13:12 Leicester

Sunday 28 December 2025

All12:0512:3713:1213:4714:2214:5715:32

Carling The UK's Number One Lager Selling Hurdle

Off time: 13:12 | Winning time: 5m 32.91s

1^st

Casa Loupi

811-5

10/11f

T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn

Made most, led but pestered and narrowly headed on several occasions, asserted before 2 out, went further clear after last, pushed out (gelding ran without declared tongue strap as it was unable to be fitted) op 8/11 tchd 4/6

2^nd

8 ½

Bigz Belief

811-0

10/3

T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (5)

Close up, disputed led after 2nd, briefly led on several occasions, pushed along when outpaced in third before 2 out, rallied after last, stayed on and regained second towards finish op 7/2

3^rd

Borna Gem

610-7

5/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell (7)

Prominent, not fluent 2nd, prominent, closed on leaders 3 out, a length down when not fluent 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, weakened and lost second towards finish op 6/1 tchd 7/1

4^th

Carpe Diem

711-0

11/2

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Brendan Powell

Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and struggling after 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 15/2

5^th

Upthereforthinking

611-0

25/1

T: J CoulsonJ: S Grantham (10)

Held up in rear, outpaced from 3 out, soon tailed off op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Gavin¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: M Bowen J: James Bowen

Dance In The Park¹²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: M Bowen J: S Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.20, £1.50EX:£3.60Trifecta:£12.90SF:£4.45Swingers:£3.40

Forecasts

Casa Loupi (10/11), Bigz Belief (10/3), Borna Gem (5/1), Carpe Diem (11/2), Gavin (7/1), Dance In The Park (20/1), Upthereforthinking (25/1)

Hard to be confident about any of these, but CASA LOUPI would take the beating if back on song in a first-time tongue tie. Bigz Belief was well supported on reappearance/stable debut last time and could be worth another chance dropped into a seller, while the market should offer plenty of clues regarding the remainder.