Racecards
16:19 Leicester
Pointing Pointers Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 151y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £2,980
- 2nd: £1,491
- 3rd: £745
- 4th: £373
- Form 622/11-1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer W Biddick
- Jockey Mr William Biddick
mid-division, closer 11th, pushed along in 5th after 14th, no impression, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
Givega (FR)
60- Form 1P1P/4-1
- Age 9
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Mr James King
led, headed after 4th, tracked leader, led again 10th, jumped right 4 out, forged away 2 out and pushed along, kept on strongly and drew further clear, easily
Il Padrino (IRE)
262- Form UF5-53P
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer L Bevin
- Jockey Mr Zac Baker
always in rear, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 111-513
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Miss Laura Richardson
- Jockey Mr Huw Edwards
handy, ridden 3 out and no progress, soon weakened, bad mistake last
- Form 427-122
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer J J O'Shea
- Jockey Mr Joe Wright
tracked leaders, not fluent at times, lost position and pushed along after 9th, tailed off 14th, pulled up 2 out
Pyleigh Court
650- Form P1121/3-
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer R Pudd
- Jockey Miss Ella Herbison
mid-division, raced freely, soon prominent and led after 4th, headed 10th, lost position after 14th, plugged on for modest 3rd
- Form 113-13P
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Mrs J Owen
- Jockey Mr Tommie M O'Brien
towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon dropped away tamely and pulled up after 3 out
Red Delta
60- Form 3113-23
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Trainer Fiona Needham
- Jockey Mr John Dawson
mid-division, mistake 10th and lost ground, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out
- Form 2U6P5-P
- Age 12
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer R Pallas
- Jockey Mr O McGill
chased leaders, went 2nd after 14th, pushed along after 4 out, left behind by leader after 2 out, plugged on
- Form 5P/7P3-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer F Hutsby
- Jockey Mr T Hutsby
mid-division, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out
In depth
Formwatch
Mr Glass (IRE) 4-9fav (11-12) Prominent early, held up towards rear, headway from 12th, went 2nd from 14th, led 3 out, clear from last, comfortably, won at Wincanton 3m 1f (5) hvy in Jan beating Go Sacre Go (11-12) by 5 1/2l, 6 ran.
Givega (FR) 7-1 (12-0) Made all; r.o wl, won at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec beating Douglas Longbottom (12-0) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.
Il Padrino (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, mistake 8th, lost place before next, behind 10th, pulled up before 4 out, at Cartmel 2m 5f mdn (5) gd in May.
Jeux D'eau (FR) 5-4fav (11-12) Prominent, driven after 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Lift Me Up (12-2) at Warwick 3m (6) gs in Jan.
Paul Marvel (FR) 4-5fav (12-0) 2nd to 12; hit 15; chsd wnr 3 out; no imp, 2nd of 3, 6 1/2l behind Summerville Boy (12-0) at Askham Bryan College 3m in Feb.
Pyleigh Court 11-1 (11-12) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 27l behind Quintin's Man (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (4) gd in May.
Ragnar Lodbrok (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) (v) drpd rr 5; wl bhnd when pu aft 13, at Revesby Park 3m gd in Jan.
Red Delta 2-1jfav (12-5) Hdwy 14; one pce 3 out, 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Bride Rovers Abu (12-0) at Alnwick 3m gs in Dec.
Walk Away (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Led 5-7 & aft 12 til hdd & wknd qckly 15; pu aft nxt, at Chaddesley Corbett 3m sft in Dec.
Fine Dining (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Hdwy 6; ev ch 3 out; one pce, 3rd of 16, 19l behind Gasmani (11-7) at Larkhill 3m mdn gs in Dec.