Racecards
19:30 Leicester
Foster's Gold Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 218y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Form 463106
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 60
went left start, chased leader, led over 2f out, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 541678
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey S M Levey
always towards rear
- Form 707063
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Jacob Butterfield
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 8-08761
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
- Form 9-61209
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 53
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 694424
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, one pace and no impression
- Form 665532
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer W J Knight
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
chased leaders, kept on from over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 422403
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Billy Cray
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
- Form 95/358-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 47
held up behind, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 7-764
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 54
held up mid-division, one pace from over 1f out, no impression
- Form 565738
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Paul Booth
slowly into stride and pushed along, headway on outer 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 000-945
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer K O Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 790698/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P L Clinton
- Jockey P M Quinn
always towards rear
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SHADES OF SILVER is one of the more obvious choices in a low grade contest. He's a winner without a penalty, having landed an apprentices' race at Nottingham last week, and gets the vote on that basis. Newcastle winner Gabrial The Thug is not out of this dropped in class while Mcmonagle finished a lot closer at Redcar, having slipped down the weights. Tunnel Tiger also posted a better effort when runner-up at Yarmouth recently and Sheer Poetry has more scope than most.
Formwatch
Gabrial The Thug (FR) 8-1 (7-11) Chased leaders, soon chased leader, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Spanish Plume (8-8) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Teide Peak (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never in contention, 8th of 13, 9l behind Botanist (9-1) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
Mcmonagle (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Chased leader until 3f out, chased leading pair, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon chasing winner, keeping on same pace when not much room on rails inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 75 yards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mixed Message (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in Jul.
Shades of Silver 11-4fav (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, led over 3f out, hard pressed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd beating Lord Of The Storm (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
My Renaissance 2-1fav (9-6) Mid-division, weakened over 4f out, last of 9, 29l behind Glennten (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
Mercury Magic 12-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden 6f out, plugged on from over 1f out, no chance with winner, 4th of 10, 8l behind Windy Citi (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Tunnel Tiger (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) Keen, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Nifty Kier (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Sofias Number One (USA) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders until lost place over 4f out, ridden when headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Pearl Nation (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Hidden Asset 6-1 (9-1) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 22l behind See Clearly (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs.
Sheer Poetry (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Dubai Hadeia (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Kheskianto (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Not much room start, chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 4l behind Think (9-9) at Beverley 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) hvy.
Tamujin (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, run flattened out and lost 4th close home, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Blue Clumber (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Business Bay (USA) 40-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 11l behind Edas (10-5) at Beverley 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug '11.