Racecards
15:45 Leicester
Old Year Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 201y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,800 added
- Winner: £6,108
- 2nd: £1,794
- 3rd: £897
- 4th: £448
- Form 5-15274
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Maxime Tissier
chased leaders, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, just held on
- Form 4-66651
- Age 8
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 111
chased leaders on outside, lost place 2nd, effort last bend, mistake 4 out, disputing 4th last, no impression
- Form 21115P-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer M F Harris
- Jockey Kevin Jones
in rear, jumped left 4th, tailed off after 8th, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat
- Form 346332
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
jumped left, led until after 2nd, led 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 111-P31
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey Page Fuller
held up on inside, closed 5th, ridden 4 out, chased 2 out, lost 2nd and one pace flat
- Form 3826-64
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey David England
in rear, not fluent 3rd or 3 out, headway approaching last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, just held
- Form 62-4633
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D Frankland
- Jockey Ben Jones
jumped left at times, chased leaders, ridden after 8th, lost place before mistake 4 out, tailed off
- Form 544576
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
led after 2nd, headed next, prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened flat
- Form 2176-F5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey Dave Crosse
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Verdict
FINNEGAN’S GARDEN has a good strike-rate and won in a higher grade under Page Fuller at Lingfield at the start of the month. The handicapper hasn’t over-reacted a quick double may be on the cards and Delface struggles to get his head in front, though his yard’s chasers have a good record on this course. Comber Mill has slipped to a fair mark and Ffos Las winner Robin Des Mana is also respected. Away For Slates and Canny Tom have had a break so are best watched this afternoon.
Formwatch
Little Light (FR) 9-4 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 6, dist behind Queen's Magic (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.
Robin Des Mana (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Always prominent, led after 4 out, drew clear between last 2, driven and kept on flat, all out towards finish, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Royal Act (10-9) by 1l, 7 ran.
Away For Slates (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Hampered 1st, behind, struggling before 10th, never a threat, tailed off when hampered 3 out, pulled up before last, at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Delface (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Jumped left, led, driven approaching 2 out, headed narrowly before last, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Templier (10-9) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Finnegan's Garden (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Behind, closed 3rd, challenged from 5 out, led and mistake 3 out, hung right flat, stayed on, won at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec beating Shanahan's Turn (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Mistercobar (FR) 9-1 (11-12) In touch in rear, ridden and went poor 4th 2 out, 4th of 6, 23 3/4l behind Miss Amelia (10-3) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Canny Tom (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 8th, lost place next, closed on inside 13th, driven after 2 out, 3rd and no extra last, 3rd of 7, 18l behind Downloadtheapp (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Torrent Des Mottes (FR) 16-1 (10-5) Prominent until ridden 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, 29 3/4l behind Wenceslaus (11-11) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Comber Mill (FR) 7-1 (10-11) Led until 3rd, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Present From Dubai (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Hope's Wishes 16-1 (10-9) Reluctant to jump off, held up, closed from 4th, lost place before 2 out, 5th of 7, 18l behind Born To Please (10-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.