Racecards
20:10 Leicester
Six Hills Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,092 added
- Winner: £4,140
- 2nd: £1,232
- 3rd: £616
- 4th: £400
- Form 542122
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Nicola Currie
raced on near side rail, made all, ridden and joined inside final furlong, ran on and always just doing enough
- Form 123-914
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey R Winston
reared up and hampered after start, raced keenly, soon in touch in centre, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 551-005
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 5/174-53
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
chased winner, ridden and hung right over 1f out, challenged and hung left inside final furlong, no extra near finish
- Form 6814-04
- Age 8
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Sophie Ralston
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 69-6785
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
A Sure Welcome has an impressive strike rate on the all-weather tracks and won at Wolverhampton on his penultimate start. But he’s yet to score on Turf so KING CRIMSON is preferred. John Butler’s sprinter has gone close in both subsequent starts since winning at Bath last month and looks the one to beat in his current form. Aguerooo is another who does all his winning on the all-weather and Prominna has plenty to find with the selection but Hollander won off a higher mark at Windsor last year and returns to Turf for the first time since.
Formwatch
King Crimson 5-6fav (10-0) Raced freely, led, clear halfway until over 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Big Lachie (9-10) at Bath 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
A Sure Welcome 7-2jfav (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 1 out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Bellevarde (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Hollander 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, steadied after 1f, ridden over 2f out, well held over 1f out, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Arzaak (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (4) pol in May.
Flying Foxy 7-1 (9-12) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, 3rd of 10, 5 3/4l behind Ty Rock Brandy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Prominna 16-1 (9-2) Restless in stalls, held up, headway over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Big Lachie (9-10) at Bath 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Aguerooo (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway1 f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 15, 5 3/4l behind Whitecrest (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (6) fm in Jun.
Oriental Splendour (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, faded final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Suitcase 'n' Taxi (9-13) at Carlisle 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.