Racecards
13:35 Leicester
Happy 18th Birthday Georgia Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 25y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £3,594
- 2nd: £1,656
- 3rd: £828
- 4th: £414
- Form 066-468
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
close up, not fluent 7th, pushed along 4 out, pushed along and not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 34/9-44U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey David Noonan
in touch in rear, pushed along 4 out, weakened next
- Form 226/771
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Thomas Doggrell
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 5P5-413
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Lewis Stones
disputed lead until led 4 out, ridden and headed last, kept on, no chance with easy winner
- Form 4-59071
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up towards rear, wide and headway 5 out, joined leader 3 out, led on bit last, ran on, comfortable
- Form 6-P4357
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
mainly disputed lead until ridden 4 out, weakened next
- Form 2/5-366P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Marettimo finally won a race at Taunton at the 24th attempt and Thomas Doggrell takes off 7lb again. Out The Glen had Leskinfere well behind when successful over a bit further here two runs ago but didn’t reproduce that form at Fontwell. Fazayte unseated his rider on his chasing bow at Bangor but gets cheekpieces to aid concentration and No Hubs No Hoobs might make a better chaser than hurdler. Laura Morgan sent out the winner of this two years ago and RADETZKY MARCH (NAP) was always travelling best when scoring easily at Fakenham. This is no better and he can shrug off a penalty.
Formwatch
No Hubs No Hoobs (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, lost place after 7th, 8th of 16, dist behind Trump Lady (10-11) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Fazayte (FR) 3-1 (11-12) Chased winner after 1st until 3rd, went 2nd again 6th until 7th, 4 lengths 3rd and ridden when mistake and unseated rider 4 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Marettimo (IRE) 22-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, went 2nd after 4 out, led next, clear when went left 2 out, awkward last, stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Feb beating Pola Chance (10-8) by 5 1/2l, 11 ran.
Out The Glen (IRE) 10-3fav (11-11) 2 towards rear, headway to chase leaders 11th, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 9, 27 1/2l behind Galtee Mountain (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Radetzky March (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Close up in rear, headway to go 3rd 2 out, led on bit next, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Feb beating Vinnie's Getaway (10-6) by 10l, 6 ran.
Leskinfere (IRE) 8-1 (10-1) Chased leaders on inside, weakened before 4 out, no chance when badly hampered next, 7th of 11, 30 1/4l behind Out The Glen (11-9) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
On The Bandwagon (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, driven and well beaten before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb.