Racecards
16:27 Leicester
Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBB Plus Race) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 179y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,234
- 2nd: £2,456
- 3rd: £1,227
- 4th: £614
Ciara Pearl
146- Form 223615-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey Jim Crowley
prominent, ridden and pressed leader over 2f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, soon weakened quickly
Zayina (FR)
232- Form 213/333-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
midfield, pushed along 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on, no danger
- Form 621632-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
led, ridden and pressed for lead over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, soon pressed for lead, headed close home, lost 2 places near finish
- Form 255338-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey Ben Sanderson
slowly away and lost several lengths, held up in rear, headway and ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong
Fireblade
74- Form 5223-23
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Dylan Cunha
- Jockey James Doyle
midfield, driven over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, soon pressed leader, led close home, cosily
- Form 16830-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P R Chamings
- Jockey Harry Davies
held up in rear, driven and outpaced over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, went 2nd final strides, nearest finish
- Form 221423-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
held up in midfield, driven over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd final strides, nearest finish
- Form 823128-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
midfield, not clear run 2f out, ridden over 1f out, minor headway inside final furlong, no danger
- Form 511441-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
midfield, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out
- Form 157-536
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 70
prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
In depth
Formwatch
Ciara Pearl 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, still a lot to do when pushed along 3f out, headway when ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, no match for leaders towards finish, 5th of 11, 5l behind Estrange (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.
Zayina (FR) 6-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, headed final furlong, rallied close home, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Life On The Rocks (8-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Mighty Bandit (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Wore red hood to post, handy, led approaching 4 out where awkward, hit 3 out and pushed along, headed approaching 2 out, dropped away quickly and pulled up, at Chepstow 2m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Appier (IRE) 11-2 (10-1) Held up in rear, closer on outer over 4f out, disputed 4th over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 19 1/2l behind Rockit Tommy (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Fireblade 7-2 (9-4) Mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Amazonian (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Expert Witness 40-1 (9-4) Mounted in chute, prominent, pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Arcadian Nights (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Orchard Keeper (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Overture (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp fll (4) gf in Sep.
Afloat 28-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division on inside, ridden inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 8th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Laafi (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Sugarloaf Lenny (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Midfield, closed on leaders from 3f out, good headway inside 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, comfortably, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Eagle's Realm (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Con Te Partiro 17-2 (9-9) Took keen hold, in touch, pushed along to challenge over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 6, 13 1/4l behind Caballo De Mar (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.