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Leicester
15:20
Leicester Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Handicap Chase
Leicester Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.90 £1.40 Exacta: £9.40 Trifecta: £32.80
Non-Runners: Crealion (self certificate), Flegmatik (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Tracked leader - lost second 5 out - headway and disputed lead 4 out - ridden after 2 out - half a length down last - ran on run-in - led final strides (regarding the apparent improved form shown - the trainer's rep said - the gelding appreciated the good - good to firm going on this occasion)(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)
5 G Good Nicky Henderson 161 lbs 11/4 Won
2nd
Tracked leaders - went second 5 out - disputed lead 4 out - ridden 3 out - led narrowly last - kept on but headed final strides(op 11/4 tchd 2/1 and tchd 3/1)
9 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 163 lbs 85/40F 0.3
3rd
Held up in behind leaders - shaken up 3 out - close up 2 out - soon went third - 2 1/2 lengths down last - weakened run-in(op 13/2)
N/A Poor Jonjo O'Neill 159 lbs 15/2 8.5
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4th
Jumped left on occasions - led - joined and pecked on landing 4 out - soon ridden - headed 2 out - weakened before last(op 15/2)
N/A Poor Caroline Bailey 158 lbs 8/1 4
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5th
Held up in behind leaders - ridden 3 out - weakened after 2 out (trainer said the gelding was unsuited by the good - good to firm going on this occasion and would prefer a slower surface and as such the gelding could not go with the field when the pace picked up having jumped the penultimate fence)(op 15/8)
7 G AVG Richard Hobson 149 lbs 5/2 11