December 03 / 14.25 Leicester

14.25

Soft

Judy Robinson Big Birthday Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 1m 7f 113y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Judy Robinson Big Birthday Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sleet

Form: 56P9-2 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 12st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish and was useful there; lost his way after a solid start for this yard but firmly back on track following wind surgery when second to a well-backed unexposed winner at Uttoxeter (2m, heavy); wasn't without support himself; Gearoid Harney again claims 7lb.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

8

24th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

18:10 Uttoxeter

Sizing Pottsie

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

led, not fluent and briefly headed 2nd, not fluent and headed 7th, lost position 3 out

10/1

7th

8

24th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

18:10 Uttoxeter

Sizing Pottsie

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

led, not fluent and briefly headed 2nd, not fluent and headed 7th, lost position 3 out, weakened 2 out

10/1

3rd

3

31st Mar 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Sizing Pottsie

11st 10lb

J: Gearoid Harney

T: David Pipe

Smart chaser in his prime; on the downgrade now and has rather mixed record over hurdles this season but lurks on a very tempting mark and ought to handle today's ground well; will be very dangerous if perked up by first-time blinkers.

7/1

Form: 161-03 CD

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Benefited from a canny ride when winning at Taunton (2m, good) having had nothing to do with a strong gallop; heavy ground was an excuse first time back and then showed plenty more at Musselburgh when beaten under 3l; suspicion that he's on a tough mark but can still go well.
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3

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

16:50 Chepstow

Colonial Empire

11st 12lb

J: Mr Edward Vaughan

T: Tim Vaughan

Close second of 16 at Taunton (3m, good) in December, after a break, and again ran well in defeat at Catterick (3m1f, soft) in January; more exposed than some of these but still respected.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 5P31/9 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won a novice for Gary Moore in 2022; appeared to show the benefit of a wind operation when third at Bangor on Saturday, though he was left for dead by the winner and endured a hard race; big ask if turned out again.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

5

31st Jan 2024

Soft

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

13:50 Leicester

Transatlantic

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Olly Murphy

in touch with leaders, going best when prominent 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in

7/1

4th

2

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:20 Wetherby

Transatlantic

11st 12lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

Won a Huntingdon novice (2m, good) for Gary Moore in April 2022; returned last month from a mammoth absence and ran a lot better at Bangor next time following wind surgery, although he was well beaten and didn't jump too well; may prefer drier ground.

6/1

Form: 67421-

Last run: 233 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Won just a modest maiden at Sedgefield in April (2m1f, heavy) and he dropped out tamely when a remote fifth on his handicap debut at Bangor on Saturday.
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5th

1

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Kempton

Thunderclap

12st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Hughie Morrison

Only 4lb higher than when a convincing winner of this race last year (on soft) and ran as though his run 15 days ago would bring him on; couldn't discount.

8/1

5th

1

7th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Kempton

Thunderclap

12st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Hughie Morrison

Only 4lb higher than when a convincing winner of this race last year (on soft) and ran as though his run 15 days ago would bring him on; couldn't discount.

8/1

6th

3

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 145y

Class 4

13:55 Huntingdon

Thunderclap

11st 9lb

J: David Bass

T: Hughie Morrison

towards rear

10/1

Form: 9437-2 D

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Kept digging in to finish second at Warwick (2m, soft) a month ago but he has a very patchy profile and can't be relied upon to back that up.
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1

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

19:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Risk DArgent

12st 0lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Alastair Ralph

prominent, lost ground after 2nd, towards rear when fell 7th

25/1

1

24th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

19:40 Bangor-on-Dee

Risk DArgent

12st 0lb

J: Mr Frederick Philipson-Stow

T: Alastair Ralph

prominent, lost ground after 2nd, towards rear when fell 7th

25/1

11

29th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

17:05 Uttoxeter

Risk DArgent

10st 11lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Alastair Ralph

mistake 8th

16/1

Abandoned

Form: 2-P303

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Patchy since winning a Fontwell maiden (good to soft) for Milton Harris nearly 12l months ago; has something to find with Sizing Pottsie on a recent clash and reversing those placings looks a tall order after finishing tailed off at Bangor on Saturday.
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7th

7

2nd Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 145y

Class 4

13:11 Bangor-on-Dee

Polyphonic

11st 6lb

J: Mr Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Won Fontwell maiden (2m1f, good to soft) for Milton Harris last December but he has a mixed record since; wasn't beaten far when third of five at Uttoxeter two weeks ago but he's now 1-11 over hurdles and others are more convincing.

14/1

Form: /27P4-

Last run: 222 days

W: 10st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won a French bumper on heavy ground; his final run of last season was encouraging but not his reappearance on Saturday when beaten a long way out at Bangor (handicap debut after wind surgery); couldn't touch him after that run.
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9th

7

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Icarat

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

prominent behind clear leaders, weakened after 5th, tailed off

12/1

9th

7

22nd Apr 2024

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Icarat

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Bumper winner in France but he's generally struggled in Britain and has failed to complete in chase handicaps in his last two runs; dropped another 4lb but he needs a transformation back over hurdles.

12/1

4

21st Feb 2024

Soft

1m 7f 212y

Class 5

16:40 Ludlow

Icarat

11st 1lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Bumper winner in France; has far-from-solid claims on British form but he's in good hands and unexposed over fences; admittedly well held when unseating rider two out at Ffos Las (2m; 11-2 for chase debut) most recently.

7/1

Verdict

David Pipe’s SIZING POTTSIE may have bumped into one at Uttoxeter and that effort suggests the wind operation has had a positive effect. Colonial Empire might be on a tough mark but it was a solid run at Musselburgh. Transatlantic fared best of the four who ran in the same Bangor handicap on Saturday but he endured a hard race in finishing a well-held third.[Alistair Jones]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sizing Pottsie

RP RATINGS:

Thunderclap

POSTDATA:

Colonial Empire

D Express:

Risk D'Argent

Daily Record:

Colonial Empire

TOPSPEED:

Thunderclap

The Star:

Thunderclap

WEST COUNTRY:

Sizing Pottsie

The Times:

Sizing Pottsie

Telegraph:

Sizing Pottsie

Daily Mirror:

Sizing Pottsie

The Sun:

Sizing Pottsie