15:40 Leicester

Wednesday 28 December 2022

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3515:1015:40

Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 45.69s

1^st

Gerolamo Cardano

611-4

11/2

T: D J JeffreysJ: Kielan Woods

Held up, headway when hit 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, clear next op 13/2

2^nd

Richardson

710-6

28/1

T: J GroucottJ: Lee Edwards

In rear, headway 4 out, led soon after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, plugged on same pace op 25/1 tchd 33/1

3^rd

Gaia Vallis

611-3

28/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Jordan Nailor (3)

In touch, headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and plugged on same pace op 25/1

4^th

Blended Stealth

511-7

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next op 5/1

5^th

After The Fox

711-6

11/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Close up, tracked leader 4 out, ridden next and soon weakened tchd 10/1

Also Ran

Hillfinch

512-1

12/1

T: S EdmundsJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)

In rear, struggling from 6th, pulled up 3 out op 11/1

Lily's Gem

911-12

22/1

T: R PotterJ: Benjamin Poste

Close up, pushed along 6th, lost place 4 out, pulled up 2 out op 14/1

Cheng Gong

611-12

50/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Led, headed 4th, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out op 22/1

Keplerian

511-10

7/2f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Close up, headway and hit 4 out, soon weakened and not fluent next, soon pulled up tchd 10/3

Stop The World

911-9

125/1

T: M MullineauxJ: R T Dunne

Prominent, eased and soon pulled up after 4th op 80/1

Big Bee Hive

511-7

66/1

T: Miss J E FosterJ: Sean Quinlan

In touch, reminders 4th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out op 40/1

Sir Jack West

611-2

11/2

T: Deborah ColeJ: Chris Ward (3)

In touch, headway 4 out, left in lead entering straight approaching 3 out, headed soon after, pulled up last tchd 6/1

Ring The Moon

911-1

28/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

In touch, ridden soon after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out op 20/1

Sindabella

611-0

13/2

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Tracked leaders, led 4th, going well when rider took wrong course entering straight approaching 3 out, soon pulled up op 15/2

Percy Veering

510-13

40/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Raced wide in touch, ridden and lost place 6th, pulled up 2 out op 33/1

Big Picture

1010-6

20/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out

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Non-Runners

Pawpaw¹⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: D G Bridgwater J: Jordan Nailor

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£1.90, £9.50, £5.40, £1.40EX:£332.90Trifecta:£3,221.60Tricast:£4,003.14SF:£157.02Swingers:£58.70, £40.70, £226.40

Forecasts

Keplerian (7/2), Blended Stealth (9/2), Gerolamo Cardano (11/2), Sir Jack West (11/2), Sindabella (13/2), Pawpaw (8/1), After The Fox (11/1), Hillfinch (12/1), Big Picture (20/1), Lily's Gem (22/1), Richardson (28/1), Gaia Vallis (28/1), Ring The Moon (28/1), Percy Veering (40/1), Cheng Gong (50/1), Big Bee Hive (66/1), Stop The World (125/1)

BLENDED STEALTH isn't the most assured of jumpers but he was a good second here 3 weeks ago and he's worth chancing to go one better. Sir Jack West, a ready winner over C&D last time, is another to consider, while Gerolamo Cardano is worthy of interest having dropped a long way in the weights.

BLENDED STEALTH
SIR JACK WEST (IRE)
GEROLAMO CARDANO

Prize Money

1st: £3,976.002nd: £1,832.003rd: £915.004th: £458.005th: £350.006th: £350.00