Racecards
16:00 Leicester
Leicester Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Form 0/0-1220
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Mr Anthony Knott
led, clear approaching 3rd, ridden when headed soon after 5th, weakened
- Form 0423-30
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Miss L Allan
in touch, ridden and kept on one pace from 3 out
Real Shady
38- Form P2-1226
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
tracked leader, led soon after 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened last
Renzo (IRE)
18- Form 41040-5
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey Mr J A Jenkins
in touch, weakened after 4th
Jaybeedee
25- Form 514/4-00
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Mr J Newbold
towards rear, mistake 3rd, ridden and behind 5th, some moderate headway until weakened 2 out
Kattegat
34- Form 4F-P040
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs H Bridges
- Jockey Miss Lucy Bridges
never better than mid-division
- Form 5410-20
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Miss C Tizzard
held up towards rear, steady headway after 4th to track leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 143-540
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer K Morgan
- Jockey Mr N Pearce
in touch, ridden and outpaced after 5th, stayed on to lead 2 out, ran on clear approaching last, pushed out
- Form 20435/0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer P Pritchard
- Jockey Mr M Goldstein
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 4P4-PP6
- Age 11
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey Mr O Dayman
in touch until lost place 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened
- Form 36065
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Mr B King
mid-division, slow jump and lost place 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 60651
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Mr R Stephens
mid-division, headway approaching 5th to go in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
An amateurs' event to close the card and it can go to Court Of Justice with Real Shady and Icare d'Oudairies among others to consider. The selection is a course and distance winner, although that success did come in a seller. He has run with credit in non-sellers since and might represent a bit of value in an interesting contest. The Mick Easterby-trained Real Shady will be ridden by Tom Greenall, who rides plenty of winners in this sphere. He has raced 11 times but came good for the second time at Hexham in November under today's rider. Admittedly, he is now 12lbs higher in the ratings, but has run respectably from revised marks since. Icare d'Oudairies won at Cheltenham in November from a mark of 97 (now 110), and Apadi, a winner from a four-pound higher mark than today's during the summer - but who has run poorly since - are others that will have supporters. Coulthard is still capable of running well over hurdles at this type of level, as is Kattegat, a course and distance winner in November 2001 form a three-pound higher mark than today. Beyond Borders has been knocking at the door from around today's mark without winning, but the others are going to have to pull something of a form rabbit out of the hat to score today. This brings us back to Court Of Justice, and our judgement rules in his favour, but it was far from being a majority verdict.