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15:55 Leicester

Kibworth Handicap

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 19.85s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sirce (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Pocketwood

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bulwark (IRE)

      9/2

        4
        Silk -

        Pax Romana (IRE)

        7/1

          1(7)
          Silk - Black, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green sleeves, Black armlets, Emerald Green cap

          Pocketwood

          10
          12/1
          • Form 081-552
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 51

          in touch, shaken up over 5f out, led over 2f out, headed and no extra near finish

          2(12)
          Silk - Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star

          Fine Lady

          173 BF
          10/1
          • Form 6232-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 50

          led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly

          3(14)
          Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

          Bulwark (IRE)

          166
          9/2
          • Form 045-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-2
          • Official Rating 49

          tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace inside final furlong

          4(5)
          Silk - Light Blue and Dark Blue (quartered), Dark Green sleeves

          Pax Romana (IRE)

          195
          7/1
          • Form 43-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-1
          • Official Rating 48

          held up, headway over 2f out, hung right under pressure from over 1f out, kept on

          5(6)
          Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

          Asaateel (IRE)

          201
          12/1
          • Form 0849-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-1
          • Official Rating 48

          held up, headway over 5f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

          6(16)
          Silk - Pale Blue, Yellow cross belts, Yellow cap, Red spots

          Blue Hedges

          129
          25/1
          • Form 0046-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-1
          • Official Rating 48

          tracked leaders, weakened rapidly over 3f out

          7(4)
          Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, sleeves and cap

          Along The Nile

          152
          12/1
          • Form 690469-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-1
          • Official Rating 48

          behind, some headway over 4f out, never nearer

          8(3)
          Silk - Red, Black seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

          Our Choice (IRE)

          14
          11/1
          • Form 47676-2
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-13
          • Official Rating 46

          mid-division, ridden and headway over 4f out, soon beaten

          9(2)
          Silk - Dark blue, pink diamond, pink cap

          Rudaki

          175
          33/1
          • Form 0430-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-13
          • Official Rating 46

          held up, never dangerous

          10(9)
          Silk - Grey, Dark Blue stripe, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, check cap

          Garple Burn

          57
          66/1
          • Form 048
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 45

          always behind

          11(11)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK hoop and armlets, RED cap

          Dinner Date

          26
          22/1
          • Form 9-05
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 45

          in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, hung right and weakened inside final furlong

          12(8)
          Silk - Black, Light Blue and White striped sleeves, Light Blue cap

          Musardiere

          187
          20/1
          • Form 750-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 43

          mid-division, never dangerous

          13(15)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets, striped cap

          Master Joseph

          217 BF
          11/1
          • Form 478025-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-9
          • Official Rating 42

          in touch, behind from halfway

          14(10)
          Silk - Purple, Yellow epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Purple armlets, Purple cap, Yellow star

          Sirce (IRE)

          10 v
          7/2
          • Form 80417-1
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-8
          • Official Rating 41

          held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish

          15(13)
          Silk - Grey, White hoop, Light Blue sleeves, Orange cap

          Telegram Sam (IRE)

          127
          25/1
          • Form 905-
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-7
          • Official Rating 40

          always behind

          16(1)
          Silk - Black, Red cross belts, White and Red chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

          Merrymadcap (IRE)

          14
          28/1
          • Form 68600-3
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-7
          • Official Rating 40

          held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon weakened

          In depth

          Verdict

          Despite her penalty, Sirce is some way ahead of the handicapper and is taken to confirm Warwick superiority over Pocketwood, with Our Choice rated the best of the remainder. The selection made a winning return to turf when running out the five-length winner of a similar contest at Warwick last week and is set to go up 12lbs in future handicaps so, even under a 5lb penalty, can be considered to be 7lbs well in at the weights. Pocketwood is hard to recommend even on the revised terms and of more interest may be Nick Littmoden's Our Choice, who showed improved form on the all-weather last time and should not be inconvenienced by the return to turf. Mark Johnston's Fine Lady is of interest first time in a handicap and should appreciate today's longer trip and softer surface. John Dunlop's Asaateel and Amanda Perrett's Bulwark are others open to improvement, while a market move for Lynda Ramsden's Along The Nile would be of interest. Sirce is well treated though and she gets the vote.

          Formwatch

          Pocketwood 25-1 Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 5l behind Sirce at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp gs in Mar.

          Fine Lady 2-1fav Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Qawaafil at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn aut (E4) gs in Oct.

          Bulwark (IRE) 7-1 Led stands' side group, well on terms, ridden and kept on final 2f, not pace of leaders centre, 5th of 16, 10l behind Spear Thistle at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (D2) sft in Oct.

          Pax Romana (IRE) 3rd of 20, 4 1/2l behind Khatanga at Saint-Cloud 1m 3yo sll gs in Sept.

          Asaateel (IRE) 8-1 Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 15l behind Danehill Willy at Warwick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D3) gs in Sept.

          Our Choice (IRE) 14-1 Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, shd behind High Dyke at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Mar.

          Master Joseph 5-1fav Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 5th of 20, 2 1/2l behind Caitlin at Redcar 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) gf in Sept.

          Sirce (IRE) 9-1 Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp gs in Mar beating Pocketwood by 5l, 15 ran.