15:10 Leicester

Sunday 13 August 2017

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:2016:5017:20

Heineken Selling Stakes

  • 3YO to 4YO  |   Class 5  |   7f  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:12  |   Winning time: 1m 25.42s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(5)
Horse silk
African Blessing18
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: T D Barron| OR:  70| D
2/1
Won a handicap earlier in the year but gone off the boil since and not looked as effective in the kind of ground he will get here. Likely to struggle on these terms.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Red Trooper193
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR:  77| D
7/4
One win from four starts. That win came at Kempton last year but a little disappointing twice subsequently. Comes out well at the weights here but not certain to enjoy this ground when looking at his pedigree.
3
(7)
Horse silk
Major Cornwallis24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Connor Murtagh(7)| T: R A Fahey| OR:  65| CD
9/2
Off the mark at the 15th attempt last time out in a seller over C&D. Gets the assistance of a useful 7lb claimer here and has run well on soft ground before. Bit of improvement to find at the weights but should run well.
Finished last on all three starts to date and very hard to fancy on all evidence to date. Yard have had just one winner in the last 12 months.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Luduamf15
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR:  49| C
16/1
Struggling badly in low grade handicap this summer and not won since landing a 6f seller here as a juvenile. Hard to fancy on all known form.
6
(6)
Horse silk
33/1
Beaten a long way at Doncaster on debut and not much improvement when tried in a maiden over C&D last time. Hard to fancy.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Hi Miladyb6
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR:  55| D
10/1
One win from 14 starts in a maiden at Chester over this trip. Has struggled in low grade handicaps this year but not completely ruled out having won with soft in the going description. Needs to recapture her old form and improve some though.
8
(1)
Horse silk
Queen Beatrice19
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-5| J: S De Sousa| T: W R Muir| OR:  55
8/1
Well beaten in three maidens but some promise on handicap debut at Ffos Las last month. Significantly drops back in trip here and she may offer more with De Sousa riding for the first time.

Forecasts

Red Trooper (7/4), African Blessing (2/1), Major Cornwallis (9/2), Queen Beatrice (8/1), Hi Milady (10/1), Luduamf (16/1), Coral Caye (33/1), Here I Go Again (150/1)

Verdict

Red Trooper comes out well at the weights but with some doubts about the suitability of this ground, MAJOR CORNWALLIS is preferred having won over course and distance in this company last time out. Hi Milady and Queen Beatrice may fight it out for minor honours.
  1. Major Cornwallis
  2. Red Trooper
  3. Hi Milady

Previous Winners

2016
Mecca's Missus (IRE)
Weight: 8-4  |Age: 3
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00

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