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17:15 Leicester

Steven Abraham Apprentice Handicap (Class F) (Class F)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 183y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 35.35s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Trusted Mole (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Cracow (IRE)

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Glen Vale Walk (IRE)

      8/1

        3(9)
        Silk - Red, white triple diamond, sleeves and cap

        Pertino

        2074
        16/1
        • Form 050/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-13

        keen, held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        4(7)
        Silk - Maroon, Grey stripe

        Trusted Mole (IRE)

        13
        11/4
        • Form 55353-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        pulled hard, close up, led over 4f out, ridden and ran on final furlong

        5(11)
        Silk - Black, Orange hoop, Black sleeves, Orange stars, Black cap, Orange star

        Piste Bleu (FR)

        5
        10/3
        • Form 65-0001
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        chased leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        6(1)
        Silk - Light blue, red braces, sleeves and star on cap

        Tom Bell (IRE)

        44
        15/2
        • Form 0005-20
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        pulled hard, held up, headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        7(13)
        Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, Black sleeves and cap

        Aveiro (IRE)

        35
        9/1
        • Form 321200
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7

        held up towards rear, never nearer

        8(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets,royal Blue and White striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow star

        Lord Lahar

        10
        33/1
        • Form 0/00-6
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5

        keen, held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        9(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Beige diabolo, quartered cap

        Glen Vale Walk (IRE)

        10 b
        8/1
        • Form 04034-6
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        pulled hard, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong

        10(4)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue sash, Dark Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond

        Cracow (IRE)

        631
        16/1
        • Form 005300/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        close up, ridden 2f out, effort inside final furlong, held near finish

        11(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White halved sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star

        Sherzabad (IRE)

        240
        20/1
        • Form 461000-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-5

        steadied start, always in rear

        12(5)
        Silk - LIGHT GREEN, PURPLE hoops, LIGHT GREEN sleeves

        Lost Spirit

        18
        16/1
        • Form 14250-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-5

        led, headway over 4f out, weakened quickly

        13(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Smarter Charter

        3
        10/1
        • Form 0-50206
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-5

        pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, not troubled leaders

        1(10)
        NR

        Melograno (IRE)

        25
        • Form 60360-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        Nonrunner

        2(8)
        NR

        Mr Dip

        28
        • Form 050-060
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        In a fairly modest race, Piste Bleu gets the call over Trusted Mole, Aveiro and Glen Vale Walk. The selection may only have won a seller last time but she remains not too badly weighted on the best of her form of the last year, comes here in good heart and, to be fair, the opposition is not the strongest. Course winner Trusted Mole can be given a chance based on his 12-furlong Ripon win of last April form a two-pound lower mark than today. Aveiro is back to a winning mark based on his Turf form of 2002, and Glen Vale Walk, even though he has won only once in his career, must hold a chance in a race that lacks strength in depth and given that he comes here on the back of some reasonable efforts. Sherzabad wins in his turn but has a few pounds to find on the best of his form to win. Once again, though, we will side with Piste Bleu.