Racecards
17:30 Leicester
Ladbrokes.com Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 5f 218y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 9000/0-8
- Age 7
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey Neil Brown
held up, ridden halfway, never near leaders
- Form 00-0621
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Saleem Golam
prominent, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong
- Form 7-410
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 70
held up, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 857306
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer W J H Ratcliffe
- Jockey S O'Hara
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, not quicken near finish
- Form 090536
- Age 9
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey M Coumbe
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 0-04478
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs P N Dutfield
- Jockey N Bazeley
slowly away, outpaced
- Form 8-06916
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey T J O'Brien
raced alone centre, prominent, led and overall leader 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
- Form 8-971
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey C Hough
outpaced, ridden halfway, never nearer
- Form 330765
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
swerved right start, lost many lengths, in rear, hung violently right from over 2f out
- Form 72-0098
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey William Carson
overall leader until ridden and headed 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on
- Form 0083-70
- Age 9
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T T Clement
- Jockey Amy Baker
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on towards finish
- Form 79/5082
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey S Creighton
unruly stalls, slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous
Iced Tango
32- Form 078-030
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 48
chased leaders until halfway, weakening when stumbled over 2f out
Leg Sweep
19- Form 234777
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T Atkinson
Nonrunner
- Form 023144
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey William Carson
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Dakota Rain gets the call here ahead of Vivi Belle and Mugeba. Vivi Belle got her head in front at Salisbury last time on good to soft. Okay, it wasn't a great race but she showed a good attitude on that occasion, is lightly raced and can improve again. Dakota Rain also showed a good attitude in coming good at Nottingham last time and, with that characteristic sure to serve him well, he should be considered too. Of the others, Cerulean Rose races from a winning mark and is sure to build on her seasonal return of 22-days ago, Mugeba is running consistently and should be on the premises again, and Nautical and Bel Cantor are back to winning marks from last season and cannot be ruled out on that basis. Once again, though, the selection is Dakota Rain.
Formwatch
Dakota Rain (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Raced centre, always prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, won at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun beating Falmassim (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Gold Flame 11-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 15l behind China Cherub (8-10) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Nautical 7-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, switched left 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Makabul (9-13) at Windsor 6f hcap (5) gs.
Limonia (GER) 8-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 9l behind Misphire (9-11) at Haydock 6f fll hcp (5) hvy in Jun.
Vivi Belle 8-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Salisbury 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Jun beating Hucking Hope (9-2) by a shd, 9 ran.
Memphis Man 11-2 (9-4) Outpaced in rear, some late progress, 5th of 11, 3l behind Bee Magic (9-4) at W'hampton 5f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) pol.
Sydneyroughdiamond 33-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Tommy Tobougg (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f mdn aut stk (6) gd.
Mugeba 11-2 (8-12) Held up, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Shes Minnie (9-13) at Nottingham 6f fll hcp (4) sft.