14:25 Leicester

Wednesday 31 January 2024

All13:5014:2514:5515:2515:5516:25

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  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 6f 151y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:25  |   Winning time: 6m 13.9s
1st
Horse silk
4
14/1
T: S-J DaviesJ: Cillin Leonard (5)
Held up in mid-division, headway 10th, challenged 12th, led next, mistake last, stayed on, holding 2nd towards finish op 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
9
25/1
T: T R GrettonJ: R T Dunne
Prominent, led 5th, headed after 9th, stayed prominent, every chance last, held towards finish op 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
9/1
T: Mrs R GassonJ: Benjamin Poste
Prominent, left in lead 4th, headed next, led after 9th, headed 13th, not fluent 3 out, 3rd and held from last, kept on op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
28
1
4/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Chased leaders, challenged 9th, outpaced 14th, closed after next, weakened 3 out op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
44
3
11/4f
T: R WalfordJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led until blundered 4th, headway 9th, weakened 4 out, mistake 2 out op 3/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
11/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
In touch on inside, lost place before 8th, struggling before 15th, pulled up before 4 out op 5/1 tchd 6/1
PU
Horse silk
5
6/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Not jump well, held up behind leaders, lost place 6th and reminders, effort after 15th, struggling when jumped left 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 11/2
PU
Horse silk
6
5/1
T: Henry OliverJ: Henry Brooke
In rear, hampered 4th, not fluent and ridden 13th, well beaten before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

Non-Runners

7
Horse silk
Hilltown25
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 6
T: J W Mullins  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.00Pl:£2.90, £4.20, £2.80EX:£228.80Trifecta:£1,501.10Tricast:£3,280.18SF:£242.89Swingers:£26.10, £15.60, £21.80

Forecasts

Caeruleum (11/4), Hurricane Vichi (4/1), Patient Owner (5/1), Tara Cove (11/2), Hilltown (6/1), General Hubble (6/1), Deadly Missile (9/1), Nine Nine Nine (14/1), Committee Of One (25/1)

Verdict

TARA COVE has already won three points and, while he was only able to achieve modest form over hurdles, there's a good chance he will up his game now switched to the larger obstacles, so he's preferred to Caeruleum, who made a positive chasing debut on his penultimate outing. Nine Nine Nine is also respected.

  1. TARA COVE (IRE)
  2. CAERULEUM
  3. NINE NINE NINE

Previous Winners

2023
Mixedwave
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 6
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,093.002nd: £1,883.003rd: £942.004th: £471.005th: £234.00

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