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14:30 Leicester

Dove Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,400 added
  • Winner: £4,159
  • 2nd: £1,221
  • 3rd: £611
  • 4th: £305
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 29.02s
  • Off Time: 14:30:34
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Red and White check, White cap
  • Form 2-P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat

2
Silk - BLACK, Pink spots
4/1
  • Form 4240-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

led 1st, tracked leader until led again 2 out, ridden and ran on

3
Silk - Emerald green and dark blue (quartered), emerald green sleeves, emerald green cap, dark blue diamond
33/1
  • Form 3310/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up next

4
Silk - Orange, white hoop, orange sleeves, white stars
  • Form 67-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on one pace

5
Silk - Maroon and White (quartered), Maroon sleeves, White cap
  • Form 54-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, not fluent 2nd, ridden and lost place 6th, behind when pulled up 3 out

6
Silk - Dark blue, light green stars, light blue and dark blue hooped sleeves, light green cap, yellow star
13/2
  • Form 12-P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

close up, ridden 3 out, stayed on approaching last, not trouble leaders

7
Silk - Terracotta, Black diamond on body and cap
  • Form 3P217-8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

led 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace

8
Silk - Emerald green and yellow diamonds, emerald green sleeves, yellow armlets and diamonds on cap
  • Form 4-53
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

close up, lost place 3 out, tailed off

9
Silk - Orange, black stars, armlets and stars on cap
7/2
  • Form 1-35
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off

10
Silk - Black and White stripes, Yellow sleeves, Black and Yellow striped cap
15/8
  • Form 40332-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 108

tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened flat

In depth

Verdict

WHITEOAK FLEUR has yet to finish out of the frame over hurdles and, though a little exposed, has shown enough to suggest she can run a modest race like this. Velkera was third on debut at Market Rasen but tailed off on a subsequent visit. Fforbidden Love had decent bumper form the season before last but will probably need this and winning pointer Seaside Girl is making her debut under Rules. Eleanor Bob has shown nothing in two runs over timber.

Formwatch

Castlegrace Rose (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear of mid-division, closer on outside halfway, outpaced towards rear and struggling, tailed off and pulled up, at Fontwell 2m 2f (5) sft in Nov.

Eleanor Bob 50-1 (11-4) Chased winner until 3rd, soon lost place, behind 4 out, 6th of 9, 30 3/4l behind Getariver (11-4) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.

Fforbidden Love 66-1 (10-13) Tracked winner, lost place over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 15th of 19, 19 1/2l behind Hawthorn Cottage (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (2) gd in Apr.

Jessie Lightfoot (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Led, driven and headed over 5f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out, last of 7, dist behind Orrisdale (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.

Love Of Midnight 80-1 (10-5) Soon tailed off, plugged on past beaten horses from after 2 out, 6th of 12, dist behind Shanacoole Prince (10-12) at Hereford 2m (4) sft in Nov.

Seaside Girl (IRE) 5-2 (12-2) Ld, 1l adv 8th, chall frm 4out until hdd bef 2out, btn in 3rd, drpd to 4th & pu bef last, at Kinsale 3m gs in Jun.

Streets Of Fire (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Towards rear, struggling 5th, 8th of 12, dist behind Shanacoole Prince (10-12) at Hereford 2m (4) sft in Nov.

Thequeenbee (IRE) 11-4 (11-11) Chsd ldr, 2l 2nd 1/2way, wknd to 4th aftr 3out, regained mod 3rd aftrr 2out, ko flat, 3rd of 6, 11 1/2l behind Feralkat (11-6) at Moig South 3m mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.

Velkera (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Prominent, not fluent 5th, soon led, reminder and headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, dist behind Crossgalesfamegame (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.

Whiteoak Fleur 12-1 (10-10) Prominent, dived at 4th, left 2 out, no chance with winner, jumped right last, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 14, 20 3/4l behind Floressa (10-10) at Worcester 2m (4) gs in Oct.