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16:15 Leicester

Sunchaser Handicap

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.74s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gustavo

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lucky Leo

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Chigorin

      11/4

        1(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow sash, striped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Lucky Leo

        54
        5/1
        • Form 0/9119-7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 70

        held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort inside final furlong, held near finish

        2(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White diamond, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and diamond on White cap

        Manhattan Jack

        293
        9/1
        • Form 8529-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 67

        pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and some headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out

        3(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, hooped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star

        Chigorin

        5
        11/4
        • Form 8385-72
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 63

        close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

        4(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink spots, Pink cap

        J R Stevenson (USA)

        23 p D
        9/2
        • Form 22-7936
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 56

        held up mid-division, improved 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

        Gustavo

        25 b
        5/1
        • Form 89922-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 56

        soon led, ridden over 2f out, edged left and stayed on well inside final furlong

        6(9)
        Silk - Red, White diamond and diamond on cap

        Game Guru

        23 p
        5/1
        • Form 322137
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 56

        keen in touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression from over 2f out

        7(7)
        Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Royal Blue spots

        Royal Amaretto (IRE)

        30 t D
        20/1
        • Form 2904/00
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 56

        held up last, kept on, never dangerous

        8(1)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow epaulets, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        The Clown

        30
        25/1
        • Form 094
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 56

        keen, tracked winner until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        9(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green diamond

        Valentine's Pet

        245
        20/1
        • Form 050/080-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 56

        always in rear

        In depth

        Verdict

        A woeful race from a betting perspective and only a minimum stakes play is recommended with JR Stevenson, who needs everything to drop just right for him but has more going for him than Chigorin, who is hard to win with, and Gustavo, who has plenty to prove after running a stinker on his reappearance last month. Manhattan Jack and Lucky Leo, the only other runners that are in the handicap proper, have not really impressed at this trip and both have to prove that their heart is still in the game. Therefore, we stick with JR Stevenson, who reverts to turf on a fair mark and has at least proved that he can pull a good run out of the bag when everything goes his way.

        Formwatch

        Lucky Leo 10-1 Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Kavi at W'hampton 1m 4f stk (E3) pol in Feb.

        Manhattan Jack 12-1 Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 9l behind Lets Roll at Redcar 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-80 (D) sft in Jul.

        Chigorin 25-1 Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Kylkenny at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp sft.

        Gustavo 10-1 Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 15th of 16, well behind Count Boris at Warwick 1m 3f hcp gs in Mar.

        Game Guru 16-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 18, 11l behind Greenwich Meantime at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp gd in Mar.

        Royal Amaretto (IRE) 80-1 Always behind, last of 11, 30l behind Sorbiesharry at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (E3) pol in Mar.

        The Clown 25-1 Dwelt, mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 15l behind Screenplay at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (D3) pol in Mar.