Racecards
15:52 Leicester
Shelly Cheshire 50th Birthday Celebration Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,664
- 2nd: £1,719
- 3rd: £859
- 4th: £430
- Form 241322
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey C Lee
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway to dispute lead entering final furlong, soon joined, kept on gamely and led outright near finish
- Form 558063-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Alice Haynes
- Jockey Christian Howarth
midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, soon headed, no match for leaders near finish
- Form 6709-18
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey Taylor Fisher
prominent, ridden and headway to dispute lead over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out
- Form 570945-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Jim Crowley
prominent, driven and headway to lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon faded
- Form 555116
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer H Bethell
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
midfield, ridden and switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon disputed lead, no extra when headed near finish
- Form 234457-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Mark Winn
disputed lead, headed and ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 49-5535
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey Ryan Kavanagh
disputed lead, ridden and headed over 2f out, faded approaching final furlong
In depth
Formwatch
Charlie Mason 11-4fav (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Invincible Speed (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Gemini Star (IRE) 18-1 (9-11) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on inside last, took 3rd closing stages, never a danger, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Harry's Halo (9-13) at Redcar 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Temple Bruer 14-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden near side rail over 1f out, no headway, 8th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Oriental Prince (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Beelzebub (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Em Jay Kay (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Raft Up (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, staying on one pace when not much room closing stages, 6th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Shamardia (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Enderman 3-1 (10-11) Went left start, held up in rear, never a factor, 7th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Marching Mac (11-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Lion Ring (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, kept on inside final furlong, lost modest 4th towards finish,, 5th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Midnightattheoasis (9-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.