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16:20 Leicester

Sports Mercury Classified Stakes (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.54s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gallant Boy (IRE)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Beau Artiste

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Scent of Victory (IRE)

      9/4

        1(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves

        Scent of Victory (IRE)

        22
        9/4
        • Form 0113-06
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves

        Gallant Boy (IRE)

        8
        9/2
        • Form 005000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        held up, ridden and headway 3f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong

        3(9)
        Silk - White and Maroon stripes, White sleeves, Maroon cap

        Glandore (IRE)

        22
        16/1
        • Form 13000-U
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        held up in touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

        4(4)
        Silk - Red and White check, Black sleeves, White armlets, Black cap

        Impulsive Air (IRE)

        11
        100/1
        • Form 00-0000
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly away, always behind

        5(3)
        Silk - Red, White and Blue stripes, White sleeves

        Jonalton (IRE)

        361
        100/1
        • Form 000/066-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        6(2)
        Silk - Pink, Maroon chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star

        Martin House (IRE)

        40
        20/1
        • Form 0002-40
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        raced wide, led after 1st furlong, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly

        7(6)
        Silk - Light blue, red braces, sleeves and star on cap

        Ravenglass (USA)

        10
        8/1
        • Form 5/62-32
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        led 1st furlong, tracked leader after, ridden and led briefly over 2f out, stayed on same pace

        8(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange disc, striped sleeves and striped cap

        Talldark'n'andsome

        20
        16/1
        • Form 60-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        keen close up, ridden and led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

        9(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Red chevron, Red cap

        Silent Heir (AUS)

        19
        4/1
        • Form 0-51
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        close up, stumbled over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out

        10(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Black star, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Beau Artiste

        15
        13/2
        • Form 2232-3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Silent Heir can build on his Redcar run and win again but with a number of her opponents matched with her on official ratings, it looks a competitive event. However, the once-raced daughter of Sunday Silence has scope for improvement and we'll get more of an idea about her ability today. Others to consider are Scent Of Victory, who scored twice on the all-weather during the winter but his turf form has failed to match that. Gallant Boy has also failed to build on a couple of all-weather wins, including last time in a first-time visor. Glandore won a Killarney maiden last year but unseated her rider at Haydock on her British debut. Martin House's rating has been on the slide for a while, Ravenglass got beaten by a decent maiden maiden of Sir Michael Stoute's last time, a similar comment applying to Beau Artiste, who now steps up in trip.