Leicester Races
Leicester
17:50
Curve Theatre Handicap
Leicester
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 6
Surface: Turf
Win: £19.50
Place: £3.90 £1.60 £1.90
Exacta: £77.50
Tricast: £307.87
Trifecta: £459.90
Non-Runners: Fantastic Artist (self certificate), Royal Prospect (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Al Hargah (IRE) | 3 F | AVG |
Alec Voikhansky
(5)lbs
|
Richard Hannon | 130 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Prominent - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 18/1) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Kodebreaker (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Michael Herrington | 140 lbs | 7/2 | .5 | Held up in midfield - ridden over 2f out - headway and switched left over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Graffiti (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Liam Wright
(7)lbs
|
Gary Brown | 136 lbs | 9/2 | 5.5 | Slowly away - raced in last and looked reluctant - ridden over 2f out - ran on final 110yds - went third towards finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away and slowly into stride)(op 7/2) | |
| 4th | 6 | Kenilworth King (USA) | 4 G | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 140 lbs | 22/1 | 1 | Raced in second - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Victoria Falls (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 143 lbs | 4/1 | 2.75 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 2f out - never on terms(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Eagle Eyed Freddie (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 142 lbs | 8/1 | 1.75 | Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Blue Collar Lad (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Billy Loughnane
(3)lbs
|
Robyn Brisland | 140 lbs | 10/1 | 2.5 | Held up in midfield - ridden and some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Rhea Of The Year (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Robert Eddery | 122 lbs | 50/1 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - steadied and dropped to rear over 6f out - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Gypsy Nation (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 119 lbs | 11/4F | 5 | Prominent - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 4/1) |