January 10 / 13.40 Leicester

13.40

Heavy

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  • Prize money: £3812.2
  • 1m 7f 113y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Watch On Racing TV Claiming Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £2.25
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 22-927 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Didn't fire in good Newbury handicap 11 days ago but is in much calmer waters here and has strong claims if judged on her keeping-on second at Market Rasen (2m, soft) earlier in December.
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3rd

6

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Parikarma

11st 6lb

J: Miss Imogen Mathias

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Has three wins over hurdles but she has been below her best since returning from a 436-day break in February; down to a career-low mark in this sphere but best watched for now.

12/1

7th

6

(6)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

17:17 Southwell (AW)

Parikarma

10st 12lb

J: Miss Imogen Mathias

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Six-time winner with three on the Flat and three over hurdles; returned after a lengthy absence in February but she's posted two respectable efforts over hurdles since; on dangerous mark back on the Flat but she's 0-21 on AW and others are preferred.

10/1

5th

3

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

15:10 Newton Abbot

Parikarma

11st 13lb

J: Miss Imogen Mathias

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Six-time winner with three on the Flat and three over hurdles; didn't fire at Taunton last month but her last win was over C&D (good) and she's well handicapped if she can bounce back near her best; has possibilities in change of headgear.

10/1

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7/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: /32-12

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Opened rules account in four-runner Stratford seller (2m2f, soft) in November and also ran pretty well when close second in Ludlow claimer (2m, soft; first-time cheekpieces) last month; that form isn't anything to go wild about but he helps to give Olly Murphy a good hand here.
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12th

1

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

12:28 Hereford

Iddergem

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

Won two selling hurdles for Olly Murphy last season but struggled (albeit on heavy ground) in two handicaps for new stable in February and returns from ten-month break with a lot to prove.

20/1

12th

1

21st Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

12:28 Hereford

Iddergem

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

Won two selling hurdles for Olly Murphy last season but struggled (albeit on heavy ground) in two handicaps for new stable in February and returns from ten-month break with a lot to prove.

20/1

5th

1

22nd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:45 Lingfield

Iddergem

12st 0lb

J: David Noonan

T: Claire Dyson

Competitive at plating level this winter for Olly Murphy, winning two sellers; heavy ground was no excuse last week when tailed off in a handicap on stable debut; blinkers return in place of cheekpieces but he's 3lb lower in future.

12/1

Form: 44-F7P

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Showed a modicum ability in bumpers in 2022 but struggled to get competitive in three maiden/novice hurdles in the autumn and can't be recommended here.
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7th

8

18th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

17:50 Stratford

Tampico Rocco

10st 8lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Made inauspicious start to hurdling career last season but, following a break, ran well for a long way before weakening into seventh in recent Hereford maiden (2m, good); has lowly mark for today's handicap debut; further progress possible.

10/1

7th

3

24th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:20 Hereford

Tampico Rocco

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Showed a modicum ability in bumpers in 2022 but was soundly beaten on all four hurdling starts last season, most recently when remote third in plating company in January.

100/1

7th

3

24th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

17:20 Hereford

Tampico Rocco

11st 4lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Showed a modicum ability in bumpers in 2022 but was soundly beaten on all four hurdling starts last season, most recently when remote third in plating company in January.

100/1

Form: 22-44F D

Last run: 24 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Has rather mixed record since winning Fakenham maiden on stable debut in early 2022 and took heavy fall in early stages of Southwell handicap last month but his fourth at Lingfield (2m, soft; unraced on heavy) two starts ago was a fairly good effort and he's a major player in this grade; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.
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8th

3

(2)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 32y

Class 5

15:30 Carlisle

Swinging London

9st 4lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: John Mackie

Five wins on AW, including at Southwell (1m6f) last time; may remain competitive but looks by no means guaranteed to follow up, being 0-15 in Flat turf events; just 1-20 over hurdles.

6/1

1st

3

(2)

23rd Apr 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 5

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Swinging London

9st 7lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: John Mackie

Dual C&D winner; beaten 2l when fourth of six here last month and he was unfortunate not to go even closer when fourth of 12 at Pontefract (1m4f, good to soft; short of room late on) 16 days ago; switches back to the AW with a good chance.

7/4

4th

3

(7)

7th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

1m 4f 5y

Class 5

16:27 Pontefract

Swinging London

9st 7lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: John Mackie

Returned to the Flat with respectable fourth of six at Southwell (1m4f, AW) last month but is still 3lb higher than for narrow AW win last autumn, and his Flat turf strike-rate is 0-14.

10/1

Form: 1178-5

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Four-time hurdle winner for Gary Moore (always at Fontwell) and will be very hard to beat if anywhere his best form here but, following a ten-month layoff, was beaten about 28l when fifth in this grade for new stable at Huntingdon in November; needs that outing to have done him good; has won on soft ground but his record on heavy is not persuasive.
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0

3

10th Jan 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

13:40 Leicester

Vorashann

11st 10lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

Four-time hurdle winner for Gary Moore (always at Fontwell) and will be very hard to beat if anywhere his best form here but, following a ten-month layoff, was beaten about 28l when fifth in this grade for new stable at Huntingdon in November; needs that outing to have done him good; has won on soft ground but his record on heavy is not persuasive.

7/1

5th

6

5th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

12:30 Huntingdon

Vorashann

11st 0lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: Jake Thomas Coulson

prominent, weakened 2 out

5/1

Form: 0424-4 D

Last run: 238 days

W: 11st 9lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Lowly rated veteran; gave good account when close second in Newton Abbot chase (2m5f, soft) last April but was well below that form on next two outings and this first hurdling start since 2020 comes after an eight-month absence.
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8

29th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

15:32 Bangor-on-Dee

Man Of The North

10st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

in touch with leaders, lost ground after 5th

33/1

8

29th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 1f 77y

Class 5

15:32 Bangor-on-Dee

Man Of The North

10st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

Last success came over C&D but in early 2021; two runs this year, pulling up in a claiming hurdle before the last one to finish on his return to fences; out of the weights.

33/1

6th

7

9th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

15:30 Hereford

Man Of The North

10st 7lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Dave Roberts

The last of this veteran's three wins was in early 2021 in a 2m1f handicap chase at Bangor; last seen three months ago pulling up in a claiming hurdle; others safer.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £5.50
Straight Forecast £5.58
Trifecta £94.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Parikarma

Telegraph:

Iddergem

The Times:

Swinging London

The Star:

Iddergem

RP RATINGS:

Parikarma

TOPSPEED:

Parikarma

POSTDATA:

Parikarma

The Guardian:

Parikarma

Daily Mail:

Parikarma

D Express:

Parikarma

Daily Mirror:

Parikarma

The Sun:

Parikarma

Daily Record:

Parikarma