20:05 Leicester

Monday 17 May 2021

All17:0517:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:05

Hope Against Cancer Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 2f  |   Good to Soft  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:06  |   Winning time: 2m 12.8s
1st
Horse silk
15
(1)
10/1
T: M WalfordJ: Tyler Heard (5)
Soon led, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, held on op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
1
(12)
25/1
T: H J EvansJ: Joshua Bryan
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, just held
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(4)
11/1
T: Tom DascombeJ: R Kingscote
Prominent, ridden 3f out, held from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
14
(10)
16/1
T: B EllisonJ: L Morris
Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression but kept on inside final furlong op 22/1 tchd 16/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
11
(2)
7/2
T: J MackieJ: S De Sousa
Towards rear, headway over 1f out, held but kept on inside final furlong op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
3
(14)
25/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Tyler Saunders (5)
Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace entering final furlong op 18/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
13
(15)
12/1
T: N J GiffordJ: Josephine Gordon
Slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, switched left 2f out, stayed on, never nearer op 9/1
8th
Horse silk
2
16
(5)
80/1
T: D BurchellJ: Isobel Francis (7)
In touch, lost place over 2f out op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(16)
3/1f
T: Miss E C LavelleJ: K Shoemark
Chased leaders on outside, effort 3f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 5/2
10th
Horse silk
2
9
(6)
49-0
11/2
T: H MorrisonJ: Charlie Bennett
Soon prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 13/2
11th
Horse silk
2 ¾
7
(13)
33/1
T: I FurtadoJ: T E Whelan
Mid-division, no impression final 3f, well beaten over 1f out op 50/1
12th
Horse silk
7 ½
5
(3)
80/1
T: R T PhillipsJ: T P Queally
In touch in mid-division, no impression over 2f out op 66/1
13th
Horse silk
2 ½
12
(11)
22/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson
Led early, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten op 25/1 tchd 28/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(9)
18/1
T: H PalmerJ: Tom Marquand
Slow to break, towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out op 12/1 tchd 20/1
15th
Horse silk
12
6
(7)
25/1
T: A WestJ: Joey Haynes
Slowly into stride, in rear, well beaten over 2f out op 22/1 tchd 28/1

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10
(8)
Horse silk
Jackamundo9
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 5
T: D Carroll  J: D Nolan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.90Pl:£3.20, £7.00, £3.20EX:£229.30Trifecta:£2,705.80Tricast:£2,786.44SF:£243.41Swingers:£35.80, £19.90, £34.80

Forecasts

Grey Fox (3/1), Sharpcliff (7/2), Curtiz (11/2), Bit Of A Quirke (10/1), Pot Of Paint (11/1), Didtheyleaveuoutto (12/1), Despoina (16/1), Jackamundo (16/1), Convertible (18/1), Lockdown Dream (22/1), Croeso Cymraeg (25/1), Broad Appeal (25/1), Regular Income (25/1), Hector's Here (33/1), Good Impression (80/1), Flying Dragon (80/1)

Verdict

GREY FOX was impressive when making a winning return at big odds at Windsor 2 weeks ago. A low-mileage 4-y-o, that may not prove his limit, and he can handle a rise in the weights. Convertible, Curtiz and Broad Appeal are a trio of others fancied to feature.

  1. GREY FOX (IRE)
  2. CONVERTIBLE (IRE)
  3. CURTIZ

Prize Money

1st: £2,862.002nd: £1,344.003rd: £672.004th: £336.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00

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