Racecards
14:15 Leicester
Mick Audley Livestock Trader 80th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,330
- 2nd: £1,870
- 3rd: £935
- 4th: £468
Mr Shantu (IRE)
119- Form 6-13332
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
held up in touch in 4th, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened approaching next
Batavir (FR)
162- Form 2P4-312
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked winner, challenged 4th until 2 out, no extra last
- Form 9422-41
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey C Poste
made all, not fluent 2 out, ridden clear flat, stayed on well
- Form 3U4214
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Ryan Hatch
mid-division, modest effort when not fluent 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 232-412
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Peter Carberry
not always fluent, held up, outpaced 5th, went 4th when blundered 2 out, no impression
- Form 7324-57
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Mrs A E Brooks
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out
John Louis
15- Form 474-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, challenged 2 out, no impression on winner flat, no extra
In depth
Verdict
This trip might be too short for Mr Shantu and he also has a bit to prove on heavy going. The ground could also be a problem for Mandy's Boy and A Little Bit Dusty but Rock On Rocky is a consistent sort who will handle conditions and he's only 4lb higher than when scoring at Chepstow. Tirardia is probably a few pounds too high now and Bathcounty may need this after an extended break. BATAVIR (NAP) hasn't raced since second at Auteuil in June but he's likely to be fully tuned for his UK debut and could prove a bit better than this grade in time.
Formwatch
Mr Shantu (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Led, hard pressed 2 out, headed approching last, no chance with winner flat, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Chalk It Down (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Aug.
Batavir (FR) (11-2) 2nd of 17, 3l behind Kelthomas (11-0) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 3f hcp hdl sft in Jun.
Rock On Rocky 2-1 (11-4) Made all, not fluent 1st, driven when mistake last, ran on, won at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft beating Oscar Sunset (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Tiradia (FR) 10-1 (11-8) Held up, not fluent 3rd, headway 5th, 3rd and no impression 2 out, dropped to 4th flat, 4th of 8, 20l behind Presenting Arms (11-7) at Kempton 2m cond hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
A Little Bit Dusty 5-2fav (11-6) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway on outside from 5th, mistake 3 out, went 2nd before next, driven and no impression from last, 2nd of 10, 5l behind No Likey (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in May.
The Pier (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Prominent, blundered 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 44l behind No Likey (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in May.
John Louis 9-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, 6th and one pace before last, no extra, 6th of 19, 14l behind Chesterfield (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft.
Mandy's Boy (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) Held up, pecked 4th, reminders after next, behind 7th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Cody Wyoming (10-9) at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Oct, 8 ran.
Bathcounty (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Raced wide, held up, blundered 3rd, struggling 6th, mistake and weakened 8th, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Hopeand (11-7) at Fakenham 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.