Racecards
16:00 Leicester
Pytchley Open Hunters' Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 151y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,700
- 2nd: £3,850
- 3rd: £1,924
- 4th: £963
- Form 5-P14P1
- Age 11
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J J O'Shea
- Jockey Mr Huw Edwards
in rear, pushed along briefly after 8th and 12th, not fluent 14th, went 2nd 4 out, no impression on winner, not fluent 3 out
- Form 30P-PPU
- Age 11
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer B Brookhouse
- Jockey Fern O'Brien
jumped well, soon led, clear before 4 out, unchallenged
- Form 567-P53
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A B Leyshon
- Jockey Mr James King
led early, 2nd or 3rd after, not fluent 6th or 13th, no impression on winner 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 5P/PP7P-
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer A Ward-Thomas
- Jockey Mr Martin McIntyre
jumped right and not that fluent, 2nd or 3rd until 8th, behind from 8th, soon tailed off
- Form 231-156
- Age 11
- Weight 12-4
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Miss V Collins
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cousin Pascal has won twice between the flags this winter but was pulled up when SOLOMON GREY won at Cheltenham last April. The latter had a run at Taunton last week, which will have blown away a few cobwebs, and he should outclass these. Espoir De Teillee has not managed to complete any of his last four starts.
Formwatch
Cousin Pascal (FR) Evensfav (11-0) Trckd ldrs; led app 2 out; r.o wl, won at Askham Bryan College 3m gd in Feb beating Royal Chant (11-0) by 17l, 9 ran.
Espoir De Teillee (FR) 20-1 (12-4) Jumped right, led, unseated rider 11th, at Haydock 2m 6f (3) gs in Feb.
Dalahast (FR) 11-1 (11-12) Close up, lost ground after 13th, soon struggling, ridden along and kept on into modest third 3 out, no impression on leaders, 3rd of 4, 23 1/2l behind Trappist Monk (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f (4) gd in Feb.
Too Many Diamonds (IRE) 125-1 (11-2) Last pair, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Hereford 2m 5f (5) gd in Jan.
Solomon Grey (FR) 8-1 (12-6) Towards rear, some headway on outside 13th, lost place 4 out, well held 3 out, 6th of 8, 27 1/4l behind I K Brunel (12-6) at Taunton 2m 7f (5) gd in Feb.