Racecards
15:50 Leicester
Jimmy 'Whirlwind' White Rated Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class B)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 9y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 421-400
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
led, headed after 2f, driven to lead again 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, not quicken
- Form 250243
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey S Sanders
held up in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 500210
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey W Ryan
tracked leaders, driven approaching 2f out, weakening when short of room inside 2f out, soon beaten and tailed off
Kool (IRE)
11- Form 554011
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey T Quinn
in touch, headway and pushed through to lead 1f out, edged right and soon clear
- Form 41-3250
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
with leader, led after 2f, headed approaching 2f out, weakened quickly and eased
Pie High
8- Form 402121
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
soon pushed along, outpaced halfway, soon ridden and ran on to chase clear leaders approaching final furlong, nearest at finish
Aldafra
43- Form 012530
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey I Mongan
in touch, weakened approaching 2f out
- Form 242214
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey P Doe
held up in touch, headway approaching 2f out, hung right under pressure over 1f out, no further impression
In depth
Verdict
Paul Cole's Kool comes into this on a hat-trick following wins at Warwick and Kempton but has more on his plate here having been raised 11lbs since the first of those successes. Pie High, Carafe and Cashmere are other last time out winners in the line up, with the last mentioned, trained by James Fanshawe, the most interesting of the trio. The daughter of Barathea makes her debut in this grade here having won a classified stakes race last time. The more exposed Grizedale could be the best of the rest.