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14:35 Leicester
Pertemps Network Leicestershire Bronze Fox Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 113y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £6,426
- 2nd: £2,961
- 3rd: £1,480
- 4th: £741
- Form 12/1-42
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leaders, improved to lead soon after 3 out, clear next, pushed along last, eased flat
- Form 3313-5P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 126
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, chased clear winner next, plugged on on pace
- Form P/UU53-3
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey Brendan Powell
in touch, pushed along and lost place 4 out, behind next, pulled up last
- Form 230F-37
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Robert Williams
in touch, ridden and headway after 4 out, no impression from 3 out
- Form 4110/9P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in rear, ridden and headway 4 out, weakened next
Issam (FR)
46- Form 18/1P-17
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 119
tracked leader until ridden approaching 3 out, pulled up next
Heros (FR)
43- Form 21/378-P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
towards rear, behind from 3 out, finished in own time
- Form 3330-23
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
in rear, pushed along 4 out, never on terms
- Form 7/7333-6
- Age 11
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
led, ridden and headed soon after 3 out, plugged on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Mcgowan's Pass hasn’t won in more than two years but the veteran is 4lb lower now. PLAYFUL SAINT kept on for pressure behind the smart Love Envoi at Sandown earlier this month and is fancied to give the weight away here to lesser rivals, though Washington appeared to resent the headgear last time at Newbury having made a perfectly respectable reappearance at Ascot. The four-year-old Milldam has only finished out of the frame once so far and may do better switched to handicaps.
Formwatch
Playful Saint (FR) 17-2 (10-10) Held up off the pace in last pair, steady headway home turn, chased leaders before 2 out, went 2nd between last two, ridden and stayed on run-in, closer towards finish but always held, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Love Envoi (11-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Washington 4-1 (11-3) Off the pace in last pair, outpaced and struggling in rear after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Barnaviddaun (IRE) 17-2 (10-10) Led, headed 4th, led again before 5th, joined 8th, pushed along before 3 out, headed before next, kept on one pace from last, 3rd of 4, 8 3/4l behind Ecco (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Zambezi Fix (FR) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, brief headway approaching 3 out, ridden next, faded before last, last of 7, 32 1/2l behind Stainsby Girl (10-11) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Martinhal (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden and dropped out rapidly home turn, pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Issam (FR) 9-1 (11-1) Prominent, led before 3 out, pushed along and headed when not fluent 2 out, soon faded, 7th of 9, 16 1/2l behind Homme Public (11-4) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Heros (FR) 16-1 (11-10) Led, headed 3 out, weakened rapidly, soon pulled up, at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Milldam (FR) 5-6fav (11-0) Led, extended lead 4 out, reduced lead and headed last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Bingoo (11-0) at Hexham 2m (4) sft in Nov.
McGowan's Pass 10-1 (10-8) Led, briefly headed 5th, ridden and weakened when headed approaching 3 out, 6th of 7, 26 3/4l behind Lebowski (11-1) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.