14:15 Leicester
Wednesday 31 January 2018
All13:1513:4514:1514:5015:2515:55
Leicester Champion Groundstaff 2017 Novices' Claiming Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 7f 113y | Heavy | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 4m 22.1s
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Chased leader approaching 2nd, led after omitted 3 out, driven out flat
T: M BlakeJ: David Bass
Chased leaders, lost place and looked reluctant 3rd, rallied after omitted 3 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
T: Mrs L HillJ: Aidan Coleman
In rear, headway approaching omitted 3 out, stayed on one pace from next, went 3rd towards finish
T: Mrs S LeechJ: Sean Houlihan (7)
Chased leaders, challenged after omitted 3 out, every chance next, hit 2 out, lost 2nd flat, no extra
T: S ThomasJ: Charlie Deutsch (3)
Led, clear until jumped left and not fluent 3rd, headed after omitted 3 out, weakened before next
Also Ran
T: D ShawJ: James Davies
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before omitted 3 out, pulled up before next
T: W G M TurnerJ: Thomas Greatrex (7)
In rear, mistake 1st, lost touch bypassing omitted 3 out, pulled up before next
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.40, £1.70EX:£7.50Trifecta:£65.80SF:£7.17Swingers:£2.50, £6.10, £3.80
Forecasts
Indian Reel (6/4), Stuccodor (9/4), Iniesta (4/1), Righteous River (12/1), Breeze Along (20/1), Royal Etiquette (22/1), Emigrated (66/1)
Not a contest to whet the appetite and so a hopeful vote is handed to ROYAL ETIQUETTE on his return from a break. He remains a maiden but did go close at this track in the past, while he also twice finished second around this time last year on testing ground. He has gone close off a break before and could mount a challenge under in-form Aidan Coleman. Iniesta holds the strongest claims on form, having won at Stratford in October though he passed up a pair of decent chances subsequently before leaving Fergal O'Brien. Stuccodor produced a better effort at Warwick last time and is worth noting while Indian Reel drops in trip having weakened when challenging at Wetherby last week.
- Royal Etiquette
- Iniesta
- Indian Reel
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £305.00
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