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15:45 Leicester

Tom Fruit Leicestershire Stakes (Class A)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 9y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.72s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tillerman

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Gateman

    14/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Tillerman

      132
      10/3
      • Form 260130-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4

      held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, ran on to lead close home

      2(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue chevron and armlets

      Gateman

      132
      14/1
      • Form 103230-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1

      led, headed over 5f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on

      3(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Millennium Force

      20
      7/1
      • Form 31216-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      tracked leaders, ridden halfway, led inside final furlong, headed close home

      4(4)
      Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

      Red Carpet

      35
      4/5
      • Form 5/2005-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12

      pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakend final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - MAUVE

      Twilight Blues (IRE)

      210
      5/1
      • Form 500406-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      raced keen, close up, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish

      6(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Beige star, sleeves and star on cap

      Goldeva

      35
      66/1
      • Form 61003-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9

      led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Red Carnation is a horse to follow this year and he can land this Group 3 contest, the card's feature, and provide Kieren Fallon with his third win of the day. Smart enough to be second in the Middle Park Stakes as a two-year-old, he disappointed last year - despite finishing fifth in the 2,000 Guineas - but with an undescended testicle now having been corrected, he can land this and then go on to even better things. He also finished second in this race last year. Red Carpet receives weight from each of his opponents, including 6lbs from the smart Tillerman. He's a course and distance winner but might find life tough on his first run of the year. Millennium Force has to be respected following his Group 3 win in Ireland while Gateman, himself a Group 3 winner and closely weighted with Millennium Force on a piece of form through One Won One, might not quite be sharp enough first time up.