16:40 Leicester

Saturday 6 July 2024

All16:0516:4017:1517:5318:2518:55

Mercer Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   1m 2f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:40  |   Winning time: 2m 9.69s
1st
Horse silk
6
(4)
Little Tiger
49-3
10/1
T: W StoneJ: Edward Greatrex
Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly over 110 yards out to lead towards finish op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(3)
Whatwouldyouknow
99-9
10/1
T: N TinklerJ: Faye McManoman
Mid-division, effort and headway on inner over 3f out, pushed along in 3rd over 2f out, ridden and led entering final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish op 12/1 tchd 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(9)
Iftikhaar
59-4
15/2
T: J R JenkinsJ: J P Sullivan
Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, kept on, no extra final 110 yards op 7/1 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
(8)
First Encounter
38-7
10/1
T: J GallagherJ: William Cox
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on but always held op 14/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
5
(6)
Ribkana
49-3
11/2
T: T D EasterbyJ: Connor Murtagh
Led, headed and remained close up after 2 furlongs, ridden and led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, faded 110 yards out op 6/1 tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
3
(10)
Walk The Moon
49-7
7/2f
T: A W CarrollJ: William Carson
Handy on outer, raced alone, joined rest and led after 2 furlongs, ridden and headed 2f out, battled on, faded inside last op 10/3 tchd 18/5
7th
Horse silk
3
10
(1)
Keen Interest
38-8
6/1
T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no progress op 9/2
8th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(7)
Medician Star
38-13
10/1
T: M L W BellJ: J P Spencer
Towards rear, some headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased inside last op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
9
(5)
Ready Or Nott
38-10
6/1
T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton
Rear mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never involved op 11/2
10th
Horse silk
28
2
(2)
Bubblecraft
49-9
33/1
T: M WighamJ: Darragh Keenan
Prominent early, settled to track leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon dropped away tamely
11th
Horse silk
18
7
(11)
Metal Beau
49-3
100/1
T: Sarah HollinsheadJ: Liam Keniry
Awkward start, always detached in rear, eased under 3f out op 50/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.00Pl:£3.10, £3.20, £2.60EX:£96.10Trifecta:£779.40Tricast:£800.59SF:£106.52Swingers:£15.80, £14.10, £15.10

Forecasts

Walk The Moon (7/2), Ribkana (11/2), Keen Interest (6/1), Ready Or Nott (6/1), Iftikhaar (15/2), Little Tiger (10/1), Whatwouldyouknow (10/1), First Encounter (10/1), Medician Star (10/1), Bubblecraft (33/1), Metal Beau (100/1)

Verdict

RIBKANA ran as well as she ever has when runner-up at Ripon 17 days ago and a reproduction of that form could be enough to see her shed her maiden status. First Encounter will pose a threat if able to bounce back from a poor showing at Wetherby last month, with Walk The Moon likely to remain competitive from his current mark.

  1. RIBKANA (IRE)
  2. FIRST ENCOUNTER
  3. WALK THE MOON

Prize Money

1st: £3,664.002nd: £1,719.003rd: £859.004th: £430.005th: £214.00

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