Racecards
15:30 Leicester
Atherstone Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 151y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £3,697
- 2nd: £1,701
- 3rd: £850
- 4th: £426
- Form 8543P4
- Age 8
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
jumped left, in rear, headway 6th, lost place 10th, rallied 4 out, outpaced and no impression from 3 out, went 3rd flat
- Form 211354
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer L Morgan
- Jockey Lewis Dobb
towards rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, stayed on well
- Form PP-03P1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey David Bass
towards rear, headway after 4th, close up 4 out, weakened from 3 out
- Form 21-U79
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
not jump well, chased leaders, ridden after 4th, lost place 7th, pulled up before 12th
- Form 650612
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Lewis Stones
chased leader, led 3rd, pressed 4 out, headed before last, no extra final 100 yards
- Form 31/P654-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer P Taylor
- Jockey W T Kennedy
towards rear on inside, outpaced 9th, tailed off 14th, pulled up after 4 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Rostello is well treated on his form of last summer but hasn’t been firing. C'est Quelqu'un beat Cloudy Wednesday here 12 days ago and is only a pound worse off but BIG CHANGES takes a slight drop in grade and Lewis Dobb, who won on him twice in the autumn, is back on board.
Formwatch
Rostello (FR) 8-1 (12-0) Jumped left, raced wide in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied approaching next, kept on to go poor 4th at last, 4th of 8, 27l behind Concetto (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Big Changes 10-3 (12-0) Held up behind leaders, pushed along after 11th, outpaced 13th, 4th 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 21 3/4l behind Trac (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Keplerian 7-2fav (11-10) Close up, headway and hit 4 out, soon weakened and not fluent next, soon pulled up, at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
C'Est Quelqu'un (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leader 3rd, hung left to outer at 8th, tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, asserted towards finish, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Cloudy Wednesday (10-11) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Also Known As (IRE) 50-1 (11-10) In touch, pushed along 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out, 9th of 13, 30 1/2l behind Hercules Morse (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Cloudy Wednesday (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) In touch towards rear, headway and good jump to lead 6th, ridden and headed narrowly 2 out, still every chance next, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind C'Est Quelqu'un (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Guttural (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden after 10th, well behind 12th, tailed off, 4th of 8, dist behind Aeronisi (11-10) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Mar.