Racecards
14:50 Leicester
Thrusters Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 2P1/2-21
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Trainer P Dando
- Jockey Mr P Sheldrake
keen, led, headed after 1st, stayed prominent, led again 2 out, ridden and flashed tail flat, stayed on
- Form F-5452P
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Trainer Mrs J P Lomax
- Jockey Mr J Owen
behind, headway 3rd, mistake 5th, lost place next, kept on flat, never dangerous
- Form 3-12922
- Age 11
- Weight 12-2
- Trainer Ross Oliver
- Jockey Miss P Gundry
in touch, pushed along 5th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before last
- Form P4-1F4R
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey Mr R Cope
prominent, every chance approaching last, ridden and one pace flat
Coole Glen (IRE)
294- Form 4P21-22
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer W J Warner
- Jockey Mr S Morris
prominent, outpaced 7th, left moderate 3rd last, weakened flat
- Form F36-40P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer P H Hogarth
- Jockey Mr D Greenway
pulled hard, led after 1st to 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd and 5 lengths down when fell last
- Form 58-332F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Miss K Marks
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
held up, outpaced 4th, kept on to take moderate 3rd after last
In depth
Verdict
Coole Glen gets the confident vote to win with Bill Haze and Let's Fly rating the main dangers. The selection was a good second behind Silence Reings last time out, that form looks rock solid and he need only reproduce that effort to win this. Bill Haze rates the main danger as he won well last time when beating Remirez but he will need to improve again to win this. Let's Fly is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he is hard to win with. Of the remainder Hot Plunge has the ability to go close but he does not always ordain to use it and for the winner we return to Coole Glen.
Formwatch
Bill Haze 20-1 (11-10) Prominent, hit 5th, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Leicester 2m 7f mdn hts chs (5) sft in Feb beating Ramirez (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Hot Plunge 50-1 (11-12) Behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Christy Beamish (11-9) at Newbury 2m 6f hts chs (6) gd, 10 ran.
Let's Fly (FR) 5-4fav (11-0) 2nd of 5, 6l behind Reviewer (11-0) at Milborne St Andr 3m ptp gd in Feb.
Cloudy Bay Boy 13-2 (11-11) Held up, headway 3rd, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, 3rd, weakening when refused at the last in race won by Raregem (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hts chs (5) sft in Feb, 9 ran.
Coole Glen (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Mid-division, bumped 6th, led briefly after 8th and led again 3 out, ridden 3 out, joined and headed last, one pace, 2nd of 20, 6l behind Silence Reigns (12-4) at Stratford 2m 1f hts chs (H) gd in May.
Master Papa (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Behind, hit 1st, struggling from 9th, tailed off when pulled up at the 10th in race won by Abalvino (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hts chs (6) sft in Feb, 8 ran.
Wyle Post (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Held up, headway 9th fell at the 12th in race won by Bill Haze (11-10) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn hts chs (5) sft in Feb, 12 ran.