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13:55 Leicester

Leicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase (Qualifier) (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 45y
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,512
  • 2nd: £3,696
  • 3rd: £1,848
  • 4th: £924
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Silk - Emerald Green, Light Green striped sleeves and striped cap

Little Jon

26 p D
  • Form 535P-55
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 123

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Dark Blue and Light Blue diabolo on sleeves

Bekkensfirth

27 CD
  • Form 33912/6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 123

3
Silk - Dark green, red chevron, striped sleeves, hooped cap

Volt Face (FR)

5 t
  • Form 52-234P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 123

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap

Allee Bleue (IRE)

44 CD
  • Form 12P0-77
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 122

5
Silk - Black, Orange triple diamond and sleeves, quartered cap

Crown Hill (IRE)

32 CD
  • Form 115-244
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 119

6
Silk - Emerald green, brown spots and sleeves, yellow cap

Fergal Mael Duin

17 bt
  • Form 95P7-65
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 116

7
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), ORANGE sleeves and cap

Go West Young Man (IRE)

5
  • Form 42-47UP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 115

8
Silk - Red, dark blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, dark blue cap

Jarlath

48 CD
  • Form 2323-61
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 113

Previous results

2016
Silk -

Oliver's Hill (IRE)

5/1
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6

2015
Silk -

Mystifiable

11/2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-13

In depth

Verdict

It would be no surprise to see Little Jon run well in a race like this. Jarlath got back to winning ways at Warwick but a 4lb rise makes him vulnerable here. CROWN HILL (NAP) won here in February and won later at Hereford. He’s still 7lb than that latest success but had a pipe-opener over hurdles last month and gets the nod. Bekkensfirth has also had a recent spin over hurdles but Allee Bleue hasn’t taken to fences so far and Volt Face stopped as if shot at Ascot only five days ago.

Formwatch

Little Jon 16-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 7th (water), mistake and weakened 2 out, 5th of 12, 22 3/4l behind Gold Present (11-10) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Dec.

Bekkensfirth 12-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, closer on inside approaching 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, mistake 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 31 3/4l behind Santini (10-12) at Newbury 2m 5f (3) sft in Dec.

Volt Face (FR) 16-1 (10-7) Raced wide, chased leaders, hit 8th, mistake and pulled up 10th, at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Dec.

Allee Bleue (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Held up in rear and keen, hit 1st, headway on inside chasing leaders when hit 6th, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, 6th and no chance when blundered 2 out, eased, 7th of 9, dist behind Crievehill (11-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.

Crown Hill (IRE) 10-1 (12-1) Held up in last pair, some headway and hit 4 out, plugged on into modest 4th at the last, 4th of 10, 12l behind Thomas Patrick (11-12) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.

Fergal Mael Duin 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, reminders after 13th, ridden and one pace after 3 out, never on terms, weakened last, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Get On The Yager (11-6) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.

Go West Young Man (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Led into start, in rear, slow 1st, not fluent 2nd, mistake 8th, losing touch 10th, soon behind, pulled up after, at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (2) hvy in Dec.

Jarlath 7-2fav (11-11) Mistake 1st, tracked front pair, challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden after last, kept on under pressure flat, held on near finish, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Shanty Town (11-9) by nk, 9 ran.