Skip to content

Racecards

13:50 Leicester

Junior Selling Hurdle (Class G)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 51.70s
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk -
13/2

    2
    Silk -
    3/1

      1
      Silk - Red, Black sash, White sleeves, Red stars, Black and Red hooped cap
      • Form 1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-12

      led and ran out 5th

      2
      Silk - Royal Blue and White diabolo, White sleeves, Royal Blue stars, White cap, Royal Blue star
      9/4
      • Form R312
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-7

      held up, unseated rider 5th

      3
      Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE diamond, RED sleeves, ROYAL BLUE and WHITE quartered cap

      Cliquey

      14 b
      13/2
      • Form 3U244
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-6

      in touch, headway 3rd, led approaching 2 out, ridden last, ran on

      4
      Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star
      11/2
      • Form UU34P4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-1

      held up, hampered 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression

      5
      Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
      6/1
      • Form 5P0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-5

      held up, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

      6
      Silk - White, Purple stars, Purple cap, White star
      3/1
      • Form 443
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-5

      with leader, left in lead 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied last, unable to quicken towards finish

      7
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap
      • Age 3
      • Weight 10-0

      tracked leaders, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, one pace flat

      In depth

      Verdict

      My Sharp Grey gets the vote over Sheer Guts here but Niembro, Frixos and the first-time blinkered Cliquey could go well at bigger prices. The selection won a Stratford seller at the end of October and then ran creditably in defeat at Plumpton in a claimer last time (and Cliquey has something to find on that form) so has clear chances based on those efforts. Sheer Guts won a Towcester seller on his sole run to date so has to be competitive in a similar race. Fine Frenzy won as a two-year-old on the Flat but has never raced beyond seven furlongs. Niembro has shown promise in three starts over hurdles, the second of which has worked out well - certainly when placed in the context of this race, so he has to be on the shortlist here. Frixos was not far behind him on the first occasion they met at Huntingdon so cannot be ruled out on that basis given this drop in grade. Cliquey hails from a stable in form and, although already beaten in a Uttoxeter seller, that was over longer trip and he is blinkered for the first time today. Overall, though, and with Jamie Moore taking a useful three pounds off his back, we'll side with My Sharp Grey.