16.20 Leicester
Frozenracingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4224.8
- 1m 7f 113y
- Class 4
- 14 runners

Runners: 14 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Form: U53-3P
Last run: 27 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 118
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 1m 7f 113y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Won twice (2m3f/2m4f) over hurdles in Ireland in 2020; appeared to be running with credit when he twice unseated over fences last winter but he's been below form since; tried cheekpieces/visor on last two outings (both are absent today) and the latter was a step back in the right direction, before today's return to hurdles, but others have more pressing claims. |
12/1 |
Form: 0/9P-5 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 12lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 116
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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5th 5 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 1m 7f 113y Class 3 |
11st 6lb |
Won a 2m1f maiden and 2m2f novice early in 2021 on soft ground, but he's been tailed off or pulled up in all three of his handicaps; latest was in cheekpieces; had wind surgery later last December and not seen since; worth a market check. |
8/1 |
4 |
20th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 2f 111y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Tailed off or pulled up so far in handicaps but there's potential off this mark on his early form and perhaps wind surgery will turn him around; market informative. |
7/1 |
Form: 16P-P6 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 116
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 5 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 1f 162y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
took keen hold, towards rear, headway 3rd, led when pecked on landing 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last |
12/1 |
Form: 433 BF
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 10lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 114
Place / No / Draw |
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 8 |
21st Dec 2022 Soft 2m 3f 110y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Won the second of his two Irish points in April and he's shown promise with his two frame efforts over hurdles at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) this autumn; was beaten 27l last month but that third was behind an impressive winner in a big field and he sets the standard here; key player. |
5/2 |
Form: 157-43 D
Last run: 54 days
W: 11st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
Place / No / Draw |
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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3rd 2 |
1st Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 4f 110y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Won two juvenile hurdles last season (on good to soft and soft) and, although beaten in all three handicaps, he ran well for a long way in a Class 2 at Ascot a month ago; needs considering back down in class. |
9/2 |
Form: O36-21 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 9lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 113
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 3 |
30th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Promise in bumpers in Ireland; ran well for second on his stable/hurdle debut at Leicester last month and went one better at the same track 33 days ago (near 2m, heavy), making the running and digging deep close home; bold bid on the cards on this handicap debut. |
5/1 |
Form: 26-078 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 113
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8th 13 |
27th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
10st 5lb |
Big player judged on his second off 4lb higher in the Imperial Cup at Sandown in the spring, but he hasn't fired on all cylinders since, only seventh of nine at Ascot in November; needs to get back on track. |
16/1 |
9 |
9th Dec 2022 Good 2m 0f 179y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Has done well in this contest for the last two years (runner-up in 2020, won in 2021) but on both occasions he was in better form at the time; couple of below-par efforts this season and needs to bounce back. |
14/1 |
Form: 5-6471
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 9lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 113
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 6 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 4f 62y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Multiple hurdle winner (good record at Hexham) but only one success since June 2021; not disgraced on either start (after a break) this autumn and has slipped to a handy mark; likely to come good at some stage. |
11/1 |
Form: 25-7PP C
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 8lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 112
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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8 |
21st Dec 2022 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Four-time chase winner at around 2m when trained by Sean Curran but ran poorly on both starts for Amy Murphy in the autumn and needs last month's wind op to have made a difference. |
20/1 |
Form: 2P5524
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 111
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6 |
28th Jan 2023 Good 2m 3f 88y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
held up in rear |
4/1 |
4th 5 |
26th Dec 2022 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Fairly useful on Flat; 0-6 hurdling but it could be beginning to click for him, going down only to a progressive type in 2m Sandown handicap (soft) at the start of the month; raised 4lb but still respected. |
11/2 |
Form: 33-634 D
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 5lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 109
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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4th 6 |
15th Jan 2023 Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Beaten on his last 11 starts going back to January 2020 and he's not the force of old; however, he was a fair third at Leicester (1m7f, heavy) last time and continues to drop down the weights; might not be far away. |
12/1 |
3rd 9 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 1m 7f 113y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Can front-run; nearly all his best efforts have been on heavy going, albeit with last win in January 2020; thrown in on his old form and has a good shout judged on two of his efforts early this year; well beaten on reappearance this month (cheekpieces on last two starts) but it's possible he will have come on markedly since. |
16/1 |
Form: P47-32 D
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 109
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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6th 7 |
28th Jan 2023 Good 2m 3f 88y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Won a juvenile hurdle in 2021 (2m, good) and has run pretty well for this yard on first two chase starts, most recently staying on for second of four at Leicester (2m, good); the step up in trip could be a positive now back over hurdles and there's every chance he'll be thereabouts. |
5/1 |
Form: 16-95
Last run: 48 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 108
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Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
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6th 10 |
30th Jan 2023 Good To Soft 1m 7f 171y Class 3 |
10st 4lb |
Won four on the continent, three Flat and one hurdling; easy to back and finished well held on his British debut over 2m4f at Leicester; that was in a first-time visor and he's better in blinkers, but others still appeal more. |
33/1 |
Form: 137-81 CD
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 1lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 105
Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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1st 2 |
28th Dec 2022 Heavy 2m 4f 110y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Has good and moderate days but has won both course handicaps (1m7f (good)/2m4f (soft)); below best when last seen in the spring but is quite capable of putting modest form behind him; cheekpieces discarded. |
9/2 |
Verdict
Plenty are in with a shout. In-form Galahad Threepwood (second choice) brings very solid credentials to the table while both Kotmask and Swinging London are weighted to have a say. Omega and Hold Up La Colmine need factoring in too but Alex Hales’ C&D winner GARDENER looks to have got in lightly for his handicap debut and gets the nod.[Peter Entwistle]