Racecards
15:25 Leicester
Pytchley Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Form 0332-1P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
led, headed after first, led again approaching 5th to 6th, led again 7th, ridden when left clear 2 out, eased flat
- Form 00-5F
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey R Thornton
held up, headway approaching 7th, went second approaching 3 out, ridden and 3 lengths down when fell 2 out
- Form 0P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey Mr C Studd
held up and keen, headway to lead after first, headed approaching 5th, led again 6th to 7th, weakened 3 out
- Form 00-0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B De Haan
- Jockey D Cosgrave
keen in touch, ridden 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey P Hide
held up, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, left poor second 2 out, soon weakened
Harley
239- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Stephen Craine
held up and keen, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when fell 2 out
Little Ed
29- Form 5B
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
held up and ran in snatches, ridden after 7th, soon weakened, took poor second last
Thorpeness (IRE)
401- Form 03-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J White
- Jockey A O'keeffe
prominent to 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
A little bit of a guessing game to close the card at Leicester, and Parson's Legacy is only a tentative choice to get the better of Albert House, Bid Spotter and Little Ed. The Irish-bred selection is a three-mile chaser in the making by all accounts and will no doubt be seen to better effect when he is upped in trip. However, the form of his Newbury success over hurdles is the best on offer for this afternoon's contest and he will be difficult to master if he turns up here in the same frame of mind. Parsons Legacy showed far too much determination for Fantastic Champion on that occasion and confirmed that he is a useful tool on his day. One caveat would be if there was a really heavy downpour, as he failed to act on the ground when pulled up at Towcester last time, but assuming the going does not deteriorate appreciably, Parsons Legacy should have enough in hand of this bunch of rivals to cope with his penalty today.