Racecards
17:00 Leicester
Granby Handicap (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 60y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
Artful Prince
163- Form 660432-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
tracked leaders, under pressure over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
- Form 23222-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey J Fanning
midfield, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 811010-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey C D Meehan
slowly into stride, switched left and headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 503070-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
tracked leaders, effort on indside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong
- Form 776226-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
made all, driven when challenged over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong
- Form 435663
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey F Tylicki
pulled hard in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat
- Form 5-11517
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer G C Bravery
- Jockey S H James
slowly into stride, midfield, headway over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 2f out
- Form 4/63134-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey P J McDonald
held up in touch, ridden ro challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 001527-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
raced freely tracking leaders, hung right when challenging well over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 4914/53-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer B Forsey
- Jockey Daniel Cremin
behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Great Expectations has a poor strike rate but was placed on the all-weather last time and Richard Hughes presence takes the eye. Boboli Gardens has won three times on the Polytrack this year but all came over 7f while Hanno ran a shocker when sent off favourite on his reappearance at Chelmsford. Artful Prince has shout off his current mark as he returns to action but a speculative vote goes to ANCIENT GREECE to continue his progressive form and add to last year's three wins with a 7lb claimer helping his cause.
Formwatch
Artful Prince 8-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Lightning Spear (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Hanno (USA) 2-1fav (9-7) Soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, last of 6, 20l behind Yul Finegold (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Ancient Greece 25-1 (8-10) Led centre group and on terms, headed over 4f out, soon beaten, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Inspector Norse (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Dynamite Dixie (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 19l behind Know Your Name (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov.
Solo Hunter 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 7l behind Geordan Murphy (9-4) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Great Expectations 7-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Mishrif (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m app hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Boboli Gardens 7-1 (9-4) Mid-division, not much room over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 4l behind Woodbridge (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) in Mar.
La Havrese (FR) 7-4fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th inside final furlong, last of 4, 3 1/2l behind Suni Dancer (8-6) at Carlisle 1m flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Euroquip Boy (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, edged left 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 17l behind Belle Bayardo (9-8) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep.
Barista (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced from over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Exzachary (8-9) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.