Racecards
15:50 Leicester
Squirrel Handicap (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 183y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £15,752
- 2nd: £4,715
- 3rd: £2,358
- 4th: £1,180
- Form 314225
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 138005
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
pressed leader until led over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 214/21-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey James Doyle
dwelt, in touch, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out
- Form 13-2538
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey A Kirby
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, driven to lead final 75 yards, ran on
- Form 15-2261
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
towards rear, pushed along 5f out, ridden over 3f out, eased over 2f out, soon pulled up and dismounted
- Form 322360
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up, towards rear, headway to lead 2f out, ridden and soon pressed, headed final 75 yards, ran on
- Form 245511
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Nathan Evans
led until over 7f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Passover went off much too quickly at Newbury last time and eventually finished well behind fifth Stars Over The Sea. Faithful Mount has hit form with a vengeance and would benefit from a strong pace as he stays further. Classic Collection's stable is in good form now and a recent absence is not a concern but Tawdeea and Noble Gift remain out of sorts and Fabricate needs to bounce back from a below-par effort in the Mallard at Doncaster. MONOTYPE got back to winning ways over this trip at Ffos Las. He steps up a grade off a 6lb higher mark here but should be up to the task.
Formwatch
Stars Over The Sea (USA) 10-1 (9-10) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 4l behind Baydar (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Tawdeea 16-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 20, 18 1/2l behind Heartbreak City (9-6) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Noble Gift 25-1 (9-5) Stumbled start, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Arab Spring (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.
Classic Collection 15-2 (9-3) Raced wide tracked leaders, weakened quickly 3f out, eased, last of 15, dist behind You're Fired (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Fabricate 10-3 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 11 3/4l behind Wall of Fire (8-9) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp stks (2) gd in Sep.
Monotype (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Sep beating Havana Beat (9-12) by 3l, 7 ran.
Passover 16-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, led and went clear after 3f until pushed laong over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 18, 10 3/4l behind Baydar (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Faithful Mount 7-1 (9-2) Made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Multellie (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.