16:27 Leicester

Friday 4 April 2025

All13:3014:0514:4015:1715:5216:2717:02

Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBB Plus Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 3f 179y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:27  |   Winning time: 2m 31.45s
1st
Horse silk
5
(8)
Fireblade
49-4
11/1
T: Dylan CunhaJ: James Doyle
Midfield, driven over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, soon pressed leader, led close home, cosily op 12/1 tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
6
(9)
Expert Witness
59-3
15/2
T: P R ChamingsJ: Harry Davies
Held up in rear, driven and outpaced over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, went 2nd final strides, nearest finish op 10/1 tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
nse
7
(10)
Orchard Keeper
49-1
7/2j
T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell
Held up in midfield, driven over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd final strides, nearest finish op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
3
(1)
Mighty Bandit
59-6
11/2
T: W GreatrexJ: Edward Greatrex
Led, ridden and pressed for lead over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, soon pressed for lead, headed close home, lost 2 places near finish op 9/2 tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
½
2
(5)
Zayina
49-8
11/2
T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane
Midfield, pushed along 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on, no danger op 5/1 tchd 4/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
8
(4)
Afloat
59-0
17/2
T: George ScottJ: Darragh Keenan
Midfield, not clear run 2f out, ridden over 1f out, minor headway inside final furlong, no danger op 7/1 tchd 13/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(2)
Appier
69-4
33/1
T: S WoodsJ: Ben Sanderson (3)
Slowly away and lost several lengths, held up in rear, headway and ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(7)
Sugarloaf Lenny
49-0
22/1
T: W J KnightJ: Cieren Fallon
Midfield, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out op 14/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(6)
Ciara Pearl
59-11
7/2j
T: D & C KublerJ: Jim Crowley
Prominent, ridden and pressed leader over 2f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, soon weakened quickly tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
10
(3)
Con Te Partiro
48-8
33/1
T: R SpencerJ: S D Bowen
Prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong op 25/1 tchd 28/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.00Pl:£3.30, £2.30, £1.50EX:£96.80Trifecta:£433.10Tricast:£349.22SF:£88.36Swingers:£13.10, £7.00, £5.30

Forecasts

Orchard Keeper (7/2), Ciara Pearl (7/2), Mighty Bandit (11/2), Zayina (11/2), Expert Witness (15/2), Afloat (17/2), Fireblade (11/1), Sugarloaf Lenny (22/1), Appier (33/1), Con Te Partiro (33/1)

Verdict

AFLOAT was in fine form when last seen in the autumn and might be able to continue the good work on her reappearance for in-form George Scott. It's of some interest that the Roger Varian yard has stuck with Orchard Keeper and she's second choice ahead of another Newmarket-trained filly in Zayina.

  1. AFLOAT
  2. ORCHARD KEEPER (IRE)
  3. ZAYINA (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00

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