15:37 Leicester

Thursday 2 December 2021

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Leicester Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 113y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:37  |   Winning time: 3m 59.3s
1st
Horse silk
4
9/4
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, switched left after 3 out, led before 2 out, clear flat, stayed on op 11/4 tchd 85/40
2nd
Horse silk
8 ½
2
411-10
6/4f
T: M F HarrisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway when hit 2 out, mistake last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner op 10/11
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
7
9/2
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Held up in rear, headway on inside 3 out, no impression on winner from last, lost 2nd towards finish op 13/2 tchd 7/1
4th
Horse silk
7
5
12/1
T: D BurchellJ: Ben Jones
Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, beaten 4th when mistake last, weakened flat op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
11
3
411-3
14/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (5)
In touch in mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway before 2 out, weakened approaching last op 11/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
28/1
T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan
Led until 5th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
6
6
18/1
T: R DickinJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Always towards rear op 25/1 tchd 16/1
8th
Horse silk
13
9
50/1
T: C & A PogsonJ: Tabitha Worsley (5)
Pressed leader, led 5th, headed and not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 40/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
100/1
T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)
Held up in rear, raced keenly, well behind after 5th, pulled up after op 66/1 tchd 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £1.50EX:£6.50Trifecta:£21.50Tricast:£12.58SF:£6.13Swingers:£1.60, £1.90, £2.20

Forecasts

Sergeant (6/4), Rock On Tommy (9/4), Tara Iti (9/2), Good Impression (12/1), Durragh (14/1), Fitz The Brief (18/1), Highland Parc (28/1), George Mallory (50/1), Tally's Son (100/1)

Verdict

SERGEANT continues to go the right way over hurdles, successful for the third time at Exeter in October and losing little caste in defeat in filling the runner-up spot both starts since. He remains one to be interested in and can come out on top again. 3-y-o Tara Iti is a threat with a repeat of his latest display here, along with handicap debutante Durragh.

  1. SERGEANT (FR)
  2. TARA ITI
  3. DURRAGH (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £2,342.002nd: £1,079.003rd: £539.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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