14:40 Leicester

Leicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase 2m 4f 110y

(4yo+, 2m 4f 110y, Class 4, 11 runners)
Winner £6,330 2nd £1,870 3rd £935 4th £468 5th £234
Going: Heavy (Chase - Soft)
Surface: Turf

Leopard Hills, Red Rouble and Scorched Son all to win 80/1

Weighed In:

Off time: 14:40:23

Full result

Result 14:40 Leicester
Pos	Horse	Distance/th>	Odds
1^st	12 Tafika		12/1
2^nd	8 Ballywatt	4½	2/1f
3^rd	5 Patsy Finnegan	13	20/1

Racecard

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	SP
1	524-U2	Baileys Concerto (IRE) 27 T:Miss V Williams J:Aidan Coleman Form: 524-U2 Age: 6 Weight: 11-12 OR: 120 Naps:	6	166 11-12	Miss V Williams	Aidan Coleman	120	5/1
2	11-4U73	Global Flyer 18 T:Mrs Caroline Bailey J:A Thornton Form: 11-4U73 Age: 8 Weight: 11-12b OR: 120 Naps:	8	166 11-12 b	Mrs Caroline Bailey	A Thornton	120	20/1
3	5/P51P-P	Masked Man (IRE) 48 T:C J Mann J:P N O'Brien Form: 5/P51P-P Age: 9 Weight: 11-12t OR: 120 Naps:	9	166 11-12 t	C J Mann	P N O'Brien (10)	120	33/1
5	F047-4P	Patsy Finnegan 27 T:A King J:R Thornton Form: F047-4P Age: 10 Weight: 11-10 OR: 118 Naps:	10	164 11-10	A King	R Thornton	118	20/1
6	34/1871-	Circus of Dreams 379 T:O Sherwood J:S P Jones Form: 34/1871- Age: 9 Weight: 11-9v OR: 117 Naps:	9	163 11-9 v	O Sherwood	S P Jones	117	20/1
7	45/9-14P	Onefourfun (IRE) 32 T:C E Longsdon J:N Fehily Form: 45/9-14P Age: 10 Weight: 11-7 OR: 115 Naps:	10	161 11-7	C E Longsdon	N Fehily	115	40/1
8	430-322	Ballywatt (IRE) 12 T:K C Bailey J:Nick Scholfield Form: 430-322 Age: 6 Weight: 11-6t OR: 114 Naps:	6	160 11-6 t	K C Bailey	Nick Scholfield	114	2/1f
9	PF314-P	The Black Baron (IRE) 31 T:Mrs L Wadham J:R Johnson Form: PF314-P Age: 10 Weight: 11-4 OR: 112 Naps:	10	158 11-4	Mrs L Wadham	R Johnson	112	10/1
10	8P-5312	Red Rouble (IRE) 14 T:N A Twiston-Davies J:S Twiston-Davies Form: 8P-5312 Age: 7 Weight: 11-0 OR: 108 Naps:	7	154 11-0	N A Twiston-Davies	S Twiston-Davies	108	10/3
11	13-884F	Heavenstown (IRE) 17 T:J L Flint J:Donal Fahy Form: 13-884F Age: 6 Weight: 10-13 OR: 107 Naps:	6	153 10-13	J L Flint	Donal Fahy	107	14/1
12	14/4FP-P	Tafika 53 T:P R Webber J:L Treadwell Form: 14/4FP-P Age: 8 Weight: 10-11p1 OR: 105 Naps:	8	151 10-11 p1	P R Webber	L Treadwell	105	12/1

Non Runners

#	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	Naps	Odds
4	231P-05	Master Milan (IRE) 45 T:Jonjo O'Neill J:R P Mclernon Form: 231P-05 Age: 6 Weight: 11-10 OR: 118 Naps:	6	1110	Jonjo O'Neill	R P Mclernon	118		NR

Race History

Race History
Year	Draw	Horse	A	Wgt	Trainer	Jockey	SP
2011		Cootehill (IRE) T:N A Twiston-Davies J:S Twiston-Davies	7	11-12	N A Twiston-Davies	S Twiston-Davies	7/2

In depth

Verdict

Ballywatt has been knocking on the door and should be thereabouts again here after losing out narrowly at Hereford 12 days ago. Red Rouble won over 3m here before finishing second at Cheltenham and is another for the short-list while it would be no surprise to see a big run from the returning Circus of Dreams with his yard in good form and the lightly-raced Baileys Concerto looks to be on an upward curve, though has been done no favours by the handicapper. Master Milan likes soft ground but disappointed when favourite at Lingfield last month and was pulled up when GLOBAL FLYER won at Huntingdon in April. Caroline Bailey's gelding drops in grade today after a remote third at Fakenham and can recapture the winning thread back on a winning mark.

Formwatch

Master Milan (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) Chased leaders, led 3rd until 5th, lost 2nd next, chased leading pair, ridden and weakened on long run to 3 out, 5th of 8, 18l behind Cranky Corner (11-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.

Tafika 16-1 (11-7) No fluent in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Loch Ba (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov, 9 ran.

Ballywatt (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Towards rear, good headway 9th, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged and upsides last, every chance flat, just failed, 2nd of 12, shd behind No No Bingo (11-5) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy.

Patsy Finnegan 66-1 (11-3) Hampered 1st and 2nd, behind, struggling 10th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Rolling Aces (11-12) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs, 15 ran.

The Black Baron (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) In touch on outside, lost touch when jumped right 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Pete The Feat (11-7) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Nov, 5 ran.

Baileys Concerto (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Led until 3rd, led 6th, bumped 10th, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, bad mistake last, no extra flat, 2nd of 7, 18l behind Simply Wings (10-9) at Towcester 2m 3f beg chs (3) sft.

Circus of Dreams 10-1 (11-12) Led, driven and headed after 3 out, soon ridden, regained lead next, kept on under pressure flat, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec '11 beating Silver Roque (11-7) by 7l, 8 ran.

Global Flyer 16-1 (11-9) Tracked leader until ridden 12th, weakened 2 out, left remote 3rd at last, 3rd of 5, 46l behind Cross Of Honour (11-11) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft.

Masked Man (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Always behind, ridden and strugging before 12th, tailed off 16th, struggling 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Time For Spring (11-9) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov, 12 ran.

Onefourfun (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, mistake 1st, hampered 4th, ridden after next, mistake 8th, soon well beaten, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Mentalist (10-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Nov, 6 ran.

Red Rouble (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Led 1st, ridden after 3 out, hard pressed next, headed narrowly last, no extra flat, 2nd of 12, 4l behind Plein Pouvoir (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp chs (4yo+) (3) sft.

Heavenstown (IRE) 17-2 (11-4) Held up in close 6th, smooth headway to 3rd and going well when fell 3 out, in a race won by Father Probus (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft, 7 ran.