Racecards
12:45 Leicester
My True Love Gave To Me Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 25y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,753
- 2nd: £2,187
- 3rd: £1,094
- 4th: £547
- Form 722P6-P
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
chased leader on outside, mistake 4th, led 6th, going well 4 out, ridden 2 out, clear last when blundered, headed final 100 yards, no extra
Jikala (FR)
23- Form 42514/6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Ned Fox
dwelt start, held up towards rear, struggling from 11th, never a factor
- Form 57176F
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Ellis Collier
mid-division on inside, going okay behind leaders 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on strongly from last, led final 100 yards, won going away
- Form 667312
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 85
held up towards rear, headway to go 2nd 4 out, ridden 3 out, outpaced 2 out, stayed on well from last, not reach winner
- Form 712659
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Adam Wedge
mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened from 4 out, pulled up after 2 out
- Form 3368-54
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey D R Fox
held up towards rear, struggling from 9th, plugged on from 3 out
- Form P453U1/
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer R G Hawker
- Jockey Harry Reed
mid-division, hard ridden 3 out, outpaced 2 out, rapid late headway from last, never on terms
- Form 72/77U5-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs E Bishop
- Jockey James Best
chased leadder on inside, pushed along and weakened rapidy approaching 3 out
- Form 06PP-P4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Cynthia Woods
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
led, headed 6th, pushed along and weakened home turn, pulled up after 4 out
In depth
Formwatch
Knocknagappagh (IRE) 16-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, hampered 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up right in front of 2 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Jikala (FR) 5-1 (11-13) Mid-division, closed on leaders 6th, disputed 7th, led 8th, headed 4 out, mistake 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, gradually weakened, 6th of 8, 36 1/4l behind Catch Catchfire (11-11) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Henry Box Brown (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Towards rear, not fluent 8th, behind when fell home straight, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Northern Reel (IRE) 6-5fav (10-8) Raced in 4th, jumped left 4 out, soon went 3rd, challenged after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no match for winner, 2nd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Smurfette (11-9) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Outback Frontiers (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Held up in midfield, not fluent 12th, driven before 3 out, faded before 2 out, soon tailed off, 9th of 13, 25 1/2l behind Mister Upton (10-13) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Jumbo Veste Verte (FR) 18-1 (10-8) Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, plugged on into modest 4th 3 out, never involved, 4th of 10, 29 1/4l behind Eyed (12-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Thirsty Farmer 5-2fav (10-12) Mid-division, not much room 6th, switched outside and headway 3 out, led final bend, ridden out, won at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May beating Vinnie's Icon (10-4) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Staar (IRE) 6-1 (10-10) Not fluent 1st, raced wide disputing 4th, disputing 3rd at 9th, led after 4 out, pushed along when headed before next where mistake, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened quickly soon after, last of 5, dist behind The Scorpion King (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Can't Buy Time (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Close up, led 6th, went three lengths clear before 11th, headed 2 out, weakened quickly before last, 4th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Shillanavogy (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) sft in Dec.