17:17 Leicester

Tuesday 3 June 2025

All14:1714:4715:1715:4716:1716:4717:1717:47

Dark Horse Ladies' Day Saturday 5th July Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 3f 179y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:17  |   Winning time: 2m 35.74s
1st
Horse silk
3
(6)
Just An Hour
59-7
3/1
T: B R MillmanJ: P J McDonald
Led, narrowly headed and pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, led again inside final 2f, ridden and battled on gamely inside final furlong tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
5
(5)
Lincoln Rockstar
59-5
14/1
T: I FurtadoJ: Marco Ghiani
Held up tracking leading trio, headway out wide pressing leaders turning in, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, soon ridden and rider dropped reins briefly, kept on inside final furlong, always held op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
6
(4)
Giselles Defence
59-4
11/4f
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Ryan Kavanagh (5)
Raced in 3rd, lost place slightly turning in, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong, not pace to challenge op 3/1 tchd 10/3
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
1
(3)
Flickering Halo
49-9
4/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Tracked leader, led narrowly over 2f out, headed and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong op 11/2 tchd 7/2 and tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
2
(1)
Squeezebox
69-8
4/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Rossa Ryan
Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, gained a place 8f out, headway on inside 4f out, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong tchd 7/2
6th
Horse silk
6
4
(2)
Show Biz Kid
49-7
6/1
T: J & S BirkettJ: A J Farragher
Steadied start, held up in last pair, lost a place 8f out, pushed along out wide and closer over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after op 5/1 tchd 9/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£2.00, £5.60EX:£40.80Trifecta:£184.20SF:£39.87Swingers:£6.70, £1.90, £6.90

Forecasts

Giselles Defence (11/4), Just An Hour (3/1), Flickering Halo (4/1), Squeezebox (4/1), Show Biz Kid (6/1), Lincoln Rockstar (14/1)

Verdict

GISELLES DEFENCE ran well when beaten only by a well-treated pair at Chester on his most recent outing, so he earns the vote. Show Biz Kid has good claims if staying this far, with Squeezebox also considered.

  1. GISELLES DEFENCE (IRE)
  2. SHOW BIZ KID (IRE)
  3. SQUEEZEBOX (IRE)

Prize Money

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

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