Leicester Races
Leicester
16:50
Leicester Racecourse For Racing Dining & Events Handicap
Leicester
Date: Mon, 26 May 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.80
Place: £3.20 £1.90
Exacta: £29.30
Tricast: £120.94
Trifecta: £99.30
Non-Runners: Global Skies (vet's certificate), Jodhpur Blue (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Cheshire Dancer (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 134 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Prominent - pushed along halfway - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that filly had come on for her reappearance run after a long break and benefitted from a drop in grade from Class 2 to Class 4)(op 5/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Midnight's Dream (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 133 lbs | 11/4 | 1 | Led - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 9/4 and tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Dutch Decoy (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 135 lbs | 13/2 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - went second halfway - hung left and lost position 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Shaladar (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Jack Callan
(7)lbs
|
Kevin Ryan | 119 lbs | 11/1 | 8.5 | Held up in rear - outpaced but went fourth 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 13/2) | |
| 5th | 9 | Most Wanted (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David Bridgwater | 120 lbs | 100/1 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - hung right and no impression inside final furlong(op 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Encourageable (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 131 lbs | 5/1 | 8.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the ground - which was officially described as good to firm - good in places - and in their opinion was riding loose)(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Duke's Command (GB) | 4 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 15/8F | 35 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - stumbled after 2f - dropped to last halfway - eased and lost touch over 2f out - tailed off (jockey said that gelding had raced keenly in early stages and stumbled on a couple of occasions leading to him easing gelding from approaching 3f mark through to line)(op 11/2) |