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14:40 Leicester

Golden Miller Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 47.30s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Bak To Bill

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Formal Bid (USA)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Kattegat

      12/1

        1
        Silk - RED, WHITE seams, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves and cap

        General

        28 C
        7/1
        • Form 51-5715
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-12

        chased leader, led 6th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next

        2
        Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves

        Ben Ewar

        11
        33/1
        • Form 35-4P5P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-12

        held up, blundered 5th, effort approaching 4 out, tailed off approaching next

        3
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Formal Bid (USA)

        34 CD
        6/1
        • Form 313812
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-6

        held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd when hit last, kept on towards finish, not reach winner

        4
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon chevron, halved sleeves, Light Blue and Maroon quartered cap

        Samsaam (IRE)

        47 b
        4/1
        • Form 41P-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-3

        held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching next

        5
        Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

        Kattegat

        40 C
        12/1
        • Form 53P-335
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-1

        led, headed 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last

        6
        Silk - Pink and Purple diamonds, halved sleeves

        Noisetine (FR)

        39 D
        4/1
        • Form 511-863
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-0

        chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

        7
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW stars, hooped cap

        Bak To Bill

        54
        6/1
        • Form 412-232
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-13

        chased leaders, led 3 out, soon ridden, clear next, ridden out, kept on

        11
        Silk - Grey, Red striped sleeves and cap

        Kadito

        29
        8/1
        • Form 457-117
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-4

        chased leaders, ridden to challenge 3 out, blundered next, weakened approaching last

        13
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and GREY diabolo, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, GREY armlets, quartered cap

        Fairtoto

        75
        20/1
        • Form 22273-0
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-1

        mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

        8
        NR

        Meadows Boy

        32 D
        • Form R-0F217
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-13

        Withdrawn

        9
        NR

        Queen's Pageant

        48
        • Form 1-55178
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-8

        Nonrunner

        10
        NR

        Redwood Grove (USA)

        39
        • Form 846-P40
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-7

        Nonrunner

        12
        NR

        Mrs Pickles

        12 D
        • Form F-54221
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-2

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Quite a competitive heat in which Ben Ewar would have an outstanding chance of this mark if he went anything like as well as when just being touched into third behind Rooster Booster in last year's County Hurdle. However, his rapid decline in the weights can be attributed to breaking blood vessels and a bout of lameness which suggests that he is best watched until showing some signs that he is recovering his form. Formal Bid does well in this sort of contest but is thoroughly exposed at the moment. He does love some cut though and that may be enough to keep him galloping into a place when others cry enough. Samsaam takes a slight drop in class here from his last outing when he was well beaten at Cheltenham. However, that was his first run since April and after a month to recover he should come here in good order. He has some good form on the flat on soft ground and with the expert guidance of A P McCoy he is the selection here. This trip should suit Bak To Bill, who has some good form over slightly further and also with cut in the ground. He does have the look of an exposed horse at the moment, but has still been running consistently for all that and could claim a place. The one who could give the selection most to do is Mrs Pickles, who stayed on strongly to win in the mud at Chepstow last time and gets in here off a feather weight. She seems to take her racing well and could improve again with ground conditions in her favour.