Racecards
14:10 Leicester
Elusive Bloodstock EBF Stallions King Richard III Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £37,750 added
- Winner: £21,408
- 2nd: £8,116
- 3rd: £4,062
- 4th: £2,023
- Form 088-612
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 109
close up in 4th, headway to join winner over 1f out, ridden and every chance until close home
- Form 5-54485
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
taken to post early, led, headed 4f out, prominent, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 231352-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey K Shoemark
keen early, tracked leaders, headway between horses to lead 2f out, soon joined, ridden and asserted close home
- Form 3622-24
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced wide prominent, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
POGO ended last season with a fine second in a Grade 2 at Newmarket and he was also placed earlier in the Prix D’Ispahan at Chantilly. A winner in this grade at Windsor last June, Charlie Hills shouldn’t be far away in this if fully wound-up. Shine So Bright beat the brilliant Laurens in a Grade 2 in 2019 but has become hard to place. Mums Tipple is preferred to stablemate Beat Le Bon, despite carrying a small penalty, but the unexposed Lord Campari probably carries a bigger threat as he won first-time out last year.
Formwatch
Mums Tipple (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden to chase clear winner approaching final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Khuzaam (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Apr.
Beat Le Bon (FR) 11-1 (9-7) Raced wide keen towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Double Or Bubble (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Pogo (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Happy Power (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Shine So Bright 7-1 (9-7) Wore hood to post, chased leader until inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Summerghand (9-7) at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Apr.
Lord Campari (IRE) (8-13) 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Thorin (8-13) at Deauville 1m Grp 3 sft in Aug.