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15:25 Leicester

Pete Escobar Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 45y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,498
  • 2nd: £1,908
  • 3rd: £954
  • 4th: £477
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 26.10s
  • Off Time: 15:27:33
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Vic De Touzaine (FR)

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Toby Lerone (IRE)

    7/1

      1
      Silk - Orange, dark blue star, orange sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap

      Prideofthecastle (IRE)

      22 CD
      2/1
      • Form 1310/14
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 127

      held up, not fluent 3rd, closed 6th, ridden and edged left after 2 out, soon beaten, weakened and edged left last

      2
      Silk - Light blue and dark blue (quartered), chevrons on sleeves

      Toby Lerone (IRE)

      85 b D
      7/1
      • Form 242-1P4
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 125

      led, mistake 2nd, ridden and headed before 2 out, no impression on winner from last

      3
      Silk - BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES

      Morney Wing (IRE)

      21 pt D
      15/2
      • Form U641P3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 122

      prominent, not fluent and last 6th, struggling next, well behind after 9th

      4
      Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap

      Vic De Touzaine (FR)

      9
      15/8
      • Form 73232U
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-5
      • Official Rating 120

      held up, closed 6th, led before 2 out, clear last, stayed on

      5
      Silk - Black, Red Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves, Red cap

      Saint Raph (FR)

      20 t D
      11/2
      • Form 425274
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 117

      tracked leader, lost place 7th, not fluent and outpaced next, well beaten from after 9th, plugged on flat

      Previous results

      2015
      Silk -

      Cloud Creeper (IRE)

      9/4
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-11

      2014
      Silk -

      Rydalis (FR)

      6/1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-10

      In depth

      Verdict

      It's not saying much but this is easily the best race on the card. Saint Raph loves the mud and is now only 2lb higher than for his last success. Vic De Touzaine held every chance when unseating his rider at Wincanton nine days ago and won't get many better chances to open his account but Toby Lerone still looks a shade high in the weights. Sandown third Morney Wing won over this trip at Haydock in December but PRIDEOFTHECASTLE is taken to bounce back from a below-par run over course and distance last time as it may have come too soon after a winning debut over fences at the track two weeks earlier.

      Formwatch

      Prideofthecastle (IRE) 2-1 (11-1) Held up, closed 3rd, ridden and close up before 4 out, 3rd and beaten approaching 3 out, no extra, lost remote 3rd towards finish, 4th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Stilletto (11-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.

      Toby Lerone (IRE) 15-8 (11-5) Led, jumped right, ridden after 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 28l behind Brod Na Heireann (10-12) at Towcester 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.

      Morney Wing (IRE) 16-1 (12-5) Towards rear, outpaced 5 out, rallied 2 out, kept on same pace to go 3rd after last, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Jennys Surprise (11-7) at Sandown 3m (3) sft in Feb.

      Vic De Touzaine (FR) 4-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 11th, went second after 3 out, challenging when blundered and unseated rider 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.

      Saint Raph (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Led until mistake 4 out, disputing 3rd and well held by winner 2 out, 4th of 6, 13 3/4l behind Fourth Act (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.