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12:28 Leicester

Pertemps Network Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 201y
  • Going: Good (Soft in places on the flat crossings)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
  • Winner: £3,867
  • 2nd: £1,781
  • 3rd: £890
  • 4th: £446
1
Silk - Dark Green and Beige (quartered), hooped sleeves, check cap

Baby King (IRE)

58 t D
  • Form 53-8235
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 111

2
Silk - Red and Royal Blue (quartered), White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green and White hooped cap

Boagrius (IRE)

25 t DCD
  • Form 78-4526
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 111

3
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink seams, Pink cap, Dark Blue star

File Illico (FR)

19 p D
  • Form 486-146
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

4
Silk - Black

Starvoski (IRE)

19 t D
  • Form 1/P514-9
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 109

5
Silk - Purple, yellow cross belts, yellow sleeves, purple armlets, purple and yellow quartered cap

Elkstone

38 h
  • Form 631-PPP
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 105

6
Silk - Black and emerald green (quartered), diabolo on sleeves

Monty's Award (IRE)

21 b D
  • Form 1-437P8
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 104

7
Silk - Dark blue, pink stars, pink sleeves, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap, pink star

Donladd (IRE)

41
  • Form 221P-40
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 103

8
Silk - Light Blue, Black and Light Blue striped sleeves, Red cap

Majestic Merlin

12 t
  • Form 42P3-33
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

9
Silk - White, dark blue stars, red sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap

Ben Buie (IRE)

13 v DCD
  • Form PP-9011
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

10
Silk - Black, orange chevrons, hooped sleeves and cap

Peggyclare (IRE)

9 ht
  • Form 0/P-9004
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 72

In depth

Verdict

The chase course is riding faster than the hurdles track and that will suit BEN BUIE. Martin Keighley’s charge has won both starts since fitted with a visor including a recent victory over course and distance and can defy a further rise in the weights. Boagrius drops back down in class looking to end a long losing run and is preferred to Baby King while both Majestic Merlin and Starvoski are likely improvers having only their second start over fences.

Formwatch

Baby King (IRE) 18-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4 out, well beaten from next, 5th of 7, 32 1/4l behind Jamacho (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Boagrius (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Chased leader until 4 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off, 6th of 9, 32 1/2l behind One True King (12-1) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Dec.

File Illico (FR) 15-2 (11-4) Last pair, never on terms, 6th of 11, 28 3/4l behind Brave Seasca (11-13) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Starvoski (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Always towards rear, never involved, 9th of 11, dist behind Brave Seasca (11-13) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Elkstone 40-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Monty's Award (IRE) 50-1 (11-11) Held up, pushed along and dropped to last before 8th, lost touch before 11th, last of 8, dist behind Cilaos Glace (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.

Donladd (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Midfield, mistake 3 out, weakened, 12th of 13, dist behind Rollerruler (10-10) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov.

Majestic Merlin 8-1 (11-9) Midfield, chased leaders 4 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 11 3/4l behind Eurowork (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Dec.

Ben Buie (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Jumped left at times, made all, drew clear flat, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m hcp (5) gf in Dec beating Obey The Rules (11-7) by 7 1/2l, 7 ran.

Peggyclare (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed 4 out, soon struggling, detached, 4th of 6, dist behind The Feckenham Fox (10-0) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Dec.