Racecards
20:15 Leicester
Meridian Mortgages Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,527 added
- Winner: £2,322
- 2nd: £1,090
- 3rd: £545
- 4th: £300
- Form 56-1946
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey K T O'Neill
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 48-5156
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Sebastian Woods
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong
- Form 672473
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2-92230
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs I G-Leveque
- Jockey George Wood
close up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
- Form 4629-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey B A Curtis
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, eased
- Form 87077-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
tracked winner until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Paymaster
15- Form 070-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
pushed along towards rear off the pace, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
In depth
Verdict
A rather modest affair with no stand-out candidates. Colton is possibly a bit better than form figures would suggest and he didn’t handle soft going on his reappearance at Musselburgh. Sicilian Belle also has claims while Miss Bella Brand has placed in four of her six starts on the all-weather. OOH IS IT has been dropped 2lb since failing to get a run at Wolverhampton an is probably the form pick on an earlier third at Chepstow.
Formwatch
Bungledupinblue (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 3l behind Brazen Belle (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Coley's Koko (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Towards rear near side of group, some late headway, never involved, 6th of 16, 6l behind Navajo Spring (9-7) at Redcar 5f hcp (6) gd in May.
Emirati Dirham (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-6) Went right start, keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Mokaman (9-7) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Miss Bella Brand 13-2 (8-13) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Brazen Belle (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Ooh Is It 9-4fav (9-3) In touch with leaders, came under pressure over 2f out, headed and weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Red Walls (8-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Sicilian Belle 15-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Dan De Light (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Colton 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10l behind The Gloaming (9-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) sft in May.
Red Sparrow 66-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced when hung left inside final 2f, never on terms after, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Purbeck Hills (8-11) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gd in May.
Paymaster 14-1 (8-3) Restless in stalls, pressed winner until hung left inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Carbon Positive (9-11) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gf in May.