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15:40 Leicester

Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £3,976
  • 2nd: £1,832
  • 3rd: £915
  • 4th: £458
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 45.69s
  • Off Time: 15:40:50
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk - Red, white hoop, red and black striped sleeves and cap

Hillfinch

24 D
12/1
  • Form 213-736
  • Age 5
  • Weight 12-1
  • Official Rating 101

in rear, struggling from 6th, pulled up 3 out

2
Silk - White, light blue spots, striped sleeves, white cap

Lily's Gem (IRE)

31 pt CD
22/1
  • Form 54P801
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 98

close up, pushed along 6th, lost place 4 out, pulled up 2 out

3
Silk - White, beige star, diabolo on sleeves

Cheng Gong

47 b
50/1
  • Form 3255-P0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 98

led, headed 4th, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out

4
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue chevrons, hooped sleeves, Pink cap

Keplerian

64 BF
7/2
  • Form 09444-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 96

close up, headway and hit 4 out, soon weakened and not fluent next, soon pulled up

6
Silk - Black, yellow hoop, yellow sleeves, black stars, yellow cap
  • Form 24UPPP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 95

prominent, eased and soon pulled up after 4th

7
Silk - Red, Black diamond, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap, Red diamonds
9/2
  • Form 938-2P2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 93

tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next

8
Silk - Brown, Green diamond and sleeves, Orange cap
66/1
  • Form 00P01-V
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 93

in touch, reminders 4th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out

9
Silk - Red, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and cap
11/1
  • Form 1540-76
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 92

close up, tracked leader 4 out, ridden next and soon weakened

10
Silk - White, red cross belts and sleeves
  • Form 37320-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 90

held up, headway when hit 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, clear next

11
Silk - Dark Blue and Brown (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves and cap
28/1
  • Form F21145-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 89

in touch, headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and plugged on same pace

12
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, armlets and cap
11/2
  • Form 64-9P31
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 88

in touch, headway 4 out, left in lead entering straight approaching 3 out, headed soon after, pulled up last

13
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue sleeves, quartered cap

Ring The Moon

28 vt CD
28/1
  • Form P11-0P3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 87

in touch, ridden soon after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out

14
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Red and Yellow chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star
13/2
  • Form 022P-62
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 86

tracked leaders, led 4th, going well when rider took wrong course entering straight approaching 3 out, soon pulled up

15
Silk - PURPLE, yellow diamond, yellow sleeves, purple diamonds, yellow cap
40/1
  • Form 6806-FU
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 85

raced wide in touch, ridden and lost place 6th, pulled up 2 out

16
Silk - Emerald Green and Red check, halved sleeves, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap

Richardson

200 D
28/1
  • Form 0/50-650
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 78

in rear, headway 4 out, led soon after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, plugged on same pace

17
Silk - Yellow and emerald green check, red sleeves, emerald green stars, red cap, emerald green star

Big Picture

34 b D
20/1
  • Form U07/23-6
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 78

prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out

5
NR

Pawpaw

15
8/1
  • Form 4P0893
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 95

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

This may have attracted a big field but it won’t take much winning. Gerolamo Cardano did finish second over track and trip last season on soft going but BLENDED STEALTH will almost certainly appreciate this return to a longer trip having not been able to match strides with money-spinner Aggagio over 2m here three weeks ago. Sindabella keeps finding one too good but has place claims again while any market support for Keplerian should be noted.

Formwatch

Hillfinch 4-1 (11-4) In rear, in touch, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on, weakened before last, 6th of 9, 25l behind Poker Master (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Dec.

Lily's Gem (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Prominent in chasing group, went 2nd 4 out, still plenty to do next, closer 2 out, 1 length down and closing last, led run-in, ridden out, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Choral Work (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

Cheng Gong 80-1 (10-6) Led, slowed into 1st and next where given reminder, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly before next, soon behind, tailed off, 17th of 18, dist behind Sweet Will (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.

Keplerian 9-4fav (11-11) Chased leader, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, chased leaders, mistake last, weakened run-in, 5th of 16, 5 1/2l behind Walkinthewoods (11-1) at Chepstow 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.

Stop The World (IRE) 150-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, reminder after 3rd, slow jump 12th, soon dropped to rear and lost touch, pulled up before 5 out, at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Blended Stealth 2-1jfav (10-9) Led or disputed lead until not fluent 3rd, ridden and 3 lengths down when not fluent last, closed, switched right and mistake last, held flat, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Aggagio (11-13) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Big Bee Hive (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, good headway on outer after 3 out, ridden to challenge early straight and left in front 2 out, jumped high last, kept on well run-in, won at Clonmel 2m hcp sft in Mar beating Early Arrival (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.

After The Fox 25-1 (11-7) In rear, 9th 2 out, went 6th and kept on flat, never dangerous, 6th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Moveit Like Minnie (12-1) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Gerolamo Cardano 6-1 (10-2) In touch on inside, not fluent 3 out, lost place before 2 out, 7th of 8, 20l behind Hurricane Harvey (12-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.

Gaia Vallis (FR) 8-1 (11-7) In touch in mid-division, headway after 4th, chasing leaders after 7th, close up after next, weakened before last, 5th of 17, 35l behind Coolvalla (11-0) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

Sir Jack West (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) Held up in last, headway 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gf in Nov beating Samatian (11-1) by 4 1/4l, 5 ran.

Ring The Moon 8-1 (10-10) Led, headed before 5th, regained lead home turn, ridden and pressed 2 out, narrowly headed last, no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Coastal Sun (10-3) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Nov.

Sindabella (FR) 17-2 (11-6) Led, ridden when headed 3 out, kept on from 2 out, no match for winner, 2nd of 13, 13l behind Shutupshirley (11-13) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Nov.

Percy Veering 17-2 (10-8) Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 8th, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Dec.

Richardson 25-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, 10th of 14, dist behind The Boola Boss (11-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Big Picture 11-2 (10-3) Chased winner until bit awkward 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 4 out, towards rear and no chance after, 6th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Shot Boii (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Pawpaw 80-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 10l behind Busby (10-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.