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15:10 Leicester

Manny Bernstein Minimum #5 Per Call Claiming Hurdle (Class F)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.00s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sharpaten (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Court of Justice (USA)

    6/4

      3
      Silk -

      Inigo Jones (IRE)

      6/1

        1
        Silk - White, Black hoop, Red sleeves and cap

        Court of Justice (USA)

        28
        6/4
        • Form 3-54010
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-12

        in touch, headway 3rd, ridden after 5th, kept on to take 2nd close home

        2
        Silk - WHITE, RED sash, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Maniatis

        11
        15/2
        • Form 20-1PU
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-12

        led, hit first, reminders 3rd, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened

        3
        Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue hoop, Red sleeves, Light Green cap

        Awesome Wells (IRE)

        22
        10/1
        • Form 044P1-P
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-8

        always behind

        4
        Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue hoops and armlets, Red cap

        Sharpaten (IRE)

        6
        7/2
        • Form 000004
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-8

        held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, driven out

        5
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), RED sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars, RED cap

        Bella Mary

        60
        33/1
        • Form 533PPP
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        always behind

        6
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Bachelors Pad

        27
        20/1
        • Form 4533U0
        • Age 10
        • Weight 11-2

        track leader to 3rd, weakened 5th

        7
        Silk - Dark Blue, White disc, sleeves and cap

        Jazzaam

        12
        20/1
        • Form 44
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-1

        mid-division, headway 4, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

        8
        Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, Royal Blue cap

        Nadeema (FR)

        303
        33/1
        • Form P/00P-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-1

        tracked leaders to 5th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        9
        Silk - Emerald Green, White cross belts, Emerald Green sleeves, White spots, Royal Blue and White hooped cap

        Inigo Jones (IRE)

        7
        6/1
        • Form 5/4P34-5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-0

        keen, mid-division, headway 5th, led after 3 out, soon ridden, hit and headed 2 out, kept on flat

        In depth

        Verdict

        Maniatis, Awesome Wells and Court Of Justice are all shortlisted for this claiming hurdle and the tentative vote is given to Maniatis. The 7-year-old unseated his rider last time at Chepstow and had previously been pulled-up, but he looks the one to beat on his Boxing Day win over It's A Wrap at Uttoxeter. Although he is clearly not the most straightforward sort, he is still open to further improvement and is worth another chance. Awesome Wells is another that was pulled-up last time but his win over Misty Future last March is solid form and a reproduction of that effort would make him a leading player. The suspicion is that he might just need this run though and he is another that has shown a tendency to disappoint his supporters. Court Of Justice is a course and distance winner who is entitled to respect, but he was disappointing last time when down the field behind Bob The Piler at Newcastle. Jazzaam has shown a modicum of ability so could be capable of running on into a place, but in a race full of imponderables we are happy to stick with Maniatis as the selection.