Racecards
14:00 Leicester
Joules Clothing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 113y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,100 added
- Winner: £5,913
- 2nd: £1,736
- 3rd: £868
- 4th: £434
Isolate (FR)
19- Form 2-31
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
raced keenly, led until after 2nd, chased leader, led before 2 out, clear last, easily
- Form 2216/4F-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A Stronge
- Jockey James Bowen
held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased winner next, no impression and not fluent last
- Form 4-22
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
in touch, mistake 1st, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, slow again next, headway final bend, jumped left 3 out, soon weakened, went left again 2 out
- Form 80-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Harry Kimber
chased leaders, mistake 3 out, well beaten 4th from 2 out
Myburg (IRE)
75- Form 50
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Ryan Mania
took keen hold, held up, headway to lead after 2nd, wandered into 4th, headed and weakening when blundering badly 2 out
Ottonian
22- Form 5
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up on outside, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, no chance with winner
Zahraani
64- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Harry Bannister
held up, closed before 3rd, lost place approaching 4th, last next, well beaten 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Isolate is clearly the form pick on his victory at Taunton but he patently failed to handle soft going on the Flat and that would be a concern at the likely odds as he tries to defy a penalty here. Second in a couple of bumpers recently, the easier going might suit Hey Joe as he makes his hurdling debut but we’re prepared to give another chance to CHEZ CASTEL MAIL, who is returning from a break but was well backed when making how own hurdling debut at Ffos Las at the end of last year and was still prominent when falling at the last at Huntingdon subsequently.
Formwatch
Isolate (FR) 10-3 (10-12) Chased clear leaders, not fluent 4th, headway approaching 5th, led after 3 out, pushed along for effort before 2 out, ran on well flat, won at Taunton 2m (4) gf in Oct beating Glory And Honour (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Chez Castel Mail (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th and beaten when fell last, at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Hey Joe (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, carried left 2f out, soon switched right, went 2nd final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind Will Sting (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Letsbe Avenue (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Always behind, weakened before 3 out, last of 16, dist behind Night Edition (10-9) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Myburg (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) In touch, not always fluent, weakened before 2 out, 14th of 15, dist behind Pisgah Pike (11-0) at Hexham 2m mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Ottonian 12-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, shaken up after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 32l behind Real Stone (11-0) at Aintree 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Zahraani 125-1 (9-1) Always in rear, never involved,, last of 10, 33 1/2l behind Evaporust (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.