Racecards
16:25 Leicester
John Smith's Premier Club Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 218y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form U7659-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Jim Crowley
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 36321-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey Neil Brown
held up, headway from 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, ridden and found little, kept on same pace
- Form 843150-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G Wragg
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 628-107
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 1123P7-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey Hayley Turner
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, edged right over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 2/940-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
pulled hard, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 90/0123-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer E S McMahon
- Jockey T Quinn
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on
- Form 69541-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C Catlin
held up in last place, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Harvest Joy gets the nod after a fine winning seasonal debut when wearing down her rivals in the later stages of a 1m 2f handicap to win going away. She has slipped to an attractive mark and although up 6lb for that, she will take all the beating. Harry The Hawk appeared a fortuitous winner at Beverley last time as the runner-up Blue Spinnaker failed to get the run of the race while Sendreni should be monitored in the market hailing from the Michael Wigham yard. He was very disappointing in a Lingfield seller on his British debut. Smirfy's Silver appears best on a quicker surface but is another that could not be left from calculations. Harvest Joy is selected to land win number two this year.
Formwatch
Harvest Joy (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Prime Number (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Harry The Hawk 4-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs beating Blue Spinnaker (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Princess Lavinia 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 13l behind Malinsa Blue (8-12) at Pontefract 1m hcap (5) frm in Sept.
Nok Twice (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden along halfway, some late headway but never troubled leaders, 7th of 18, 15l behind Blue Spinnaker (9-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Jafaru 6-1 (8-10) Held up, smooth headway to track leaders 6f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 32l behind Estate (9-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Nov.
Sendreni (FR) 15-8fav (9-8) Pulled hard, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra near finish, 5th of 9, 2l behind Naughty Thoughts (9-3) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Feb.
Smirfy's Silver 7-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Magdalene (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Never Pink (FR) 33-1 (8-13) Held up mid division, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 13, 15l behind Penny Island (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.