Racecards
14:30 Leicester
Leicester Racecourse Ideal Christmas Party Venue Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £3,510
- 2nd: £1,648
- 3rd: £824
- 4th: £412
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C Banham
- Jockey Joey Haynes
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey Ryan Sexton
soon pushed along in rear, strongly ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders
Faithful Dream
144- Form 64
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
led narrowly racing keenly, headed over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 72
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Cam Hardie
prominent, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, rallied and stayed on well final furlong
- Form 57333
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey H Crouch
pressed leader, contested lead from over 2f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied gamely final furlong to lead close home
- Form 6966
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
pressed leader, contested lead from over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out until headed final stride
In depth
Formwatch
A Lott Of Kane (IRE) 300-1 (9-4) Mid-division, took keen hold, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, dist behind Monarch's Gold (9-4) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Black Missile (IRE) Sergei Prokofiev colt out of Oh Simple Thing.
Faithful Dream 14-1 (9-5) Midfield on far side, edged towards centre soon after halfway, outpaced when ridden over 2f out, unbalanced and hung left going into dip, kept on final 110 yards, 4th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Logi Bear (9-7) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gd in May.
Fordham Flyer 200-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd and edged left inside final furlong, not trouble winner, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Quantum Power (9-7) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.
Koffee And Kale 13-8fav (9-9) Handy on outside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon outpaced, kept on, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Dazzling Haze (9-6) at Musselburgh 5f (5) gd in Aug.
Smithills Ardad colt out of Meggys Dream.
Tie Fighter (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Overall leader towards far side of centre, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened soon after, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Blue Courvoisier (9-2) at Leicester 7f stks (4) gf in Sep.