13:30 Leicester

Thursday 12 February 2026

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Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 5m 34.44s

1^st

Voleur De Terres

810-2

40/1

T: Miss C DysonJ: Lee Edwards

Kicked rival start, soon raced in second, led before 6th, asserted from 4 out, went further clear after 2 out, pushed out after last, eased towards finish, readily op 25/1

2^nd

2 ½

Moor End

711-13

2/1

T: Mrs E BishopJ: Lily Pinchin

Midfield, headway 4 out, chased leader after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened after last (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe) op 15/8 tchd 5/2

3^rd

Italian Spirit

1012-0

8/1

T: H DickinJ: Miss Megan Bevan (7)

Kicked by rival at start, examined by vet and deemed fit to run, soon raced in third, outpaced and lost one place 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, regained third after 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in op 14/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

The Brickey Ranger

810-10

4/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Benjamin Macey (5)

Led, headed before 6th, chased leaders from 4 out, lost third and mistake 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in op 6/1

5^th

7 ½

Grandad's Cap

612-5

5/4f

T: L MorganJ: K Brogan

Towards rear, bad mistake 7th, rider lost iron when another mistake 10th, tailed off from 3 out op Evens tchd 10/11

Also Ran

Hitthekettle

1010-2

50/1

T: M GatesJ: James Turner (5)

Held up in rear, bad mistake 3rd, not fluent and went left 4th and 5th, soon detached, tailed off and pulled up after 7th op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Owl Of Athens²⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: Evan Williams J: Conor Ring

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£41.00Pl:£7.80, £1.50EX:£122.30Trifecta:£772.20SF:£124.63Swingers:£7.60, £14.50, £2.50

Forecasts

Grandad's Cap (5/4), Moor End (2/1), The Brickey Ranger (4/1), Italian Spirit (8/1), Owl Of Athens (12/1), Voleur De Terres (40/1), Hitthekettle (50/1)

GRANDAD'S CAP and Moor End have both made promising starts to their chasing careers, with marginal preference for the former, who shouldn't be inconvenienced by the return to this trip given how strongly he travelled when taking apart a weak race at Market Rasen recently.

GRANDAD'S CAP (IRE)
MOOR END (IRE)
OWL OF ATHENS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

River Run Free

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Jack Tudor | T: D Pipe

8/13

Prize Money

1st: £3,697.002nd: £1,701.003rd: £850.004th: £426.005th: £212.00