12:55 Leicester

Saturday 28 December 2019

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Parsley Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:58 | Winning time: 5m 30.20s

1^st

Oscar Academy

611-0

25/1

T: O MurphyJ: Lewis Stones (7)

Held up towards rear, headway before 7th, led approaching omitted 2 out, clear last, easily op 40/1

2^nd

Port Of Mars

511-0

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in rear, headway when badly hampered normal 3 out, gradually recovered from omitted 2 out, chased winner before last, no impression, did well in the circumstances op 4/1 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Enchancia

511-0

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (7)

Mid-division, headway 4th, mistake 6th, led before normal 3 out, headed before omitted 2 out, weakened last op 12/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

2 ½

Captain Blackpearl

511-0

11/8f

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings

Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, headway 6th, weakened before last op 6/4 tchd 5/4 and tchd 13/8

5^th

Streets Of Fire

510-7

10/1

T: Jean-Rene AuvrayJ: Hugh Nugent (5)

Made most until before normal 3 out, weakened before omitted 2 out, tailed off op 9/1

Also Ran

Bendy Bow

411-0

4/1

T: M BradstockJ: Bryony Frost

Disputed lead until after 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before normal 3 out op 8/1

Kiteinahurricane

411-0

100/1

T: S AllwoodJ: L Heard

Mid-division on outside, took keen hold, jumped right 2nd, not much room and mistake next, struggling and looked awkward 5th, tailed off before normal 3 out, soon pulled up

The Macon Lugnatic

511-0

6/1

T: B PaulingJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, jumped right 1st, challenged 6th, mistake next, losing place when jumped right and badly baulked 3 out, weakened after and pulled up op 7/2

Tricky Customer

511-0

100/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, challenged 4th, lost place after 7th, well behind before normal 3 out, pulled up after op 66/1

Harmattan

410-7

100/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan

Mid-division, in rear and ridden 5th, well behind after 7th, pulled up after

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£28.40Pl:£5.30, £2.20, £3.10EX:£204.70Trifecta:£1,150.20SF:£135.81Swingers:£19.30, £21.90, £6.50

Forecasts

Captain Blackpearl (11/8), Bendy Bow (4/1), Port Of Mars (9/2), The Macon Lugnatic (6/1), Streets Of Fire (10/1), Enchancia (14/1), Oscar Academy (25/1), Kiteinahurricane (100/1), Harmattan (100/1), Tricky Customer (100/1)

A tricky contest to start proceedings with unknown quantities on show in the form of point-to-point winners Enchancia and Port Of Mars who both look nice types on paper, but are making their return from long absences. Bendy Bow made a very pleasing debut over hurdles when runner-up over C&D earlier this month, and he should figure prominently once again on that evidence. Captain Blackpearl showed a similar level of encouragement when second at Uttoxeter last month. However, the selection is THE MACON LUGNATIC who showed more than enough ability in bumpers last season to suggest he could take a race as open as this on his hurdles debut.

The Macon Lugnatic
Captain Blackpearl
Bendy Bow

Previous Winners

2018

Lomachenko

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 4

J: D A Jacob | T: N J Henderson

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,458.002nd: £1,603.003rd: £801.004th: £401.00