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14:15 Leicester
Smarter Investor Bets With Martyn Of Leicester Handicap Chs (Class D )
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places (Hurdle: Soft, Good to Soft in places)
- Form 1615-16
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway 6th, ridden after 14th, weakening when hit 2 out
- Form 41122-6
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer G Harker
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 4P2-132
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, mistake 8th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, led approaching 2 out, edged left flat, driven out
- Form 1/11P-32
- Age 11
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer A P Jones
- Jockey J Goldstein
chased leader to approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 41-P133
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
settled in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 2-F5PPP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
always behind, blundered 4 out, soon tailed off and
- Form 13P-P53
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J P McNamara
mid-division, effort approaching 3 out, weakened before next
Ulusaba
10- Form 36-P011
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
held up, headway 11th, outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, every chance approaching last, not quicken near finish
- Form 433321
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey A Pogson
always towards rear, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
Buzybakson, Parsons Legacy and Ulusaba are three against the field in a wide open affair and the vote goes to Parsons Legacy. The selection was a good second behind Ulusaba last time out beaten three quarters of a length. However he is much better off at the weights with that rival here and under conditions that suit he is taken to score. Buzybakson rates the main danger he won in the style of an improver when defeating Toulouse Lautrec last time and although he is rising in the weights he still looks well handicapped. Ulusaba is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he may be in the handicappers grip now. Fin Bec was a fair second behind Paxford Jack last time and is another with place claims but his best form is over further and for that reason he is opposed. Jaybejay is well in on his best form but has failed to complete the course on his last two starts so can not be put forward with any confidence. Of the remainder Enzo De Baune is from a shrewd and is worth noting in the market but in a race that throws up more questions than answers for the winner we return to Parsons Legacy.