May 29 / 15.40 Leicester

15.40

Good To Firm

Leicester City FC EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5400
  • 1m 3f 179y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Leicester City FC EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00

Form: 6325

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Improved form on his third start when runner-up at Redcar (1m2f, soft) last month but was no match for the winner in that race and he failed to back that up in a Chester handicap (1m4f, soft) last time; has bit to prove again back in a novice and he's untried on fast ground.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 47y

Class 3

16:18 Perth

Double Oban

12st 0lb

J: Tom Hutsby

T: Olly Murphy

5-11 over hurdles but the bulk of those wins have come on soft or heavy ground; sits 4lb higher than when winning at Leicester (2m, soft; 9-4, four runners) over Christmas; one of three declared runners for Olly Murphy.

10/1

5th

3

21st Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 3

16:13 Chepstow

Double Oban

11st 6lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

Progressive 6yo who kept on stoutly to beat three rivals at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in December and is now 5-10 over hurdles; contests this much deeper race from a 6lb higher mark but still considered.

4/1

Form: 5

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to five winners including Ransom Note (7f-1m1f including 1m Group 2; RPR 118) and Dawn Sky (11.4f; 89); well-held fifth of 14 at Newbury (1m2f, good; 100-1) on recent debut but he shaped with some promise in that useful race and should be more streetwise this time; not ruled out.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

8

5th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 3

16:10 Newton Abbot

Swift Hawk

11st 1lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Fair Flat maiden who got off the mark on stable/hurdle debut at Taunton (2m, good to soft) in December and made a solid start to handicaps this year, going close at Taunton then comfortably accounting for a warm favourite at Hereford (2m, good) last month; in a deeper race here but he's an improving 4yo and the 5lb rise might not be enough to anchor him.

7/4

1st

3

13th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

16:35 Hereford

Swift Hawk

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Fair Flat-racer who won comfortably on stable/hurdle debut at Taunton (2m, good to soft) in December and went close when upped to 2m3f there (good) for recent handicap hurdle debut; went up 4lb for that and probably won't be favoured by rain here but still features prominently in calculations.

11/8

3

13th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

16:35 Hereford

Swift Hawk

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Fair Flat-racer who won comfortably on stable/hurdle debut at Taunton (2m, good to soft) in December and went close when upped to 2m3f there (good) for recent handicap hurdle debut; went up 4lb for that and probably won't be favoured by rain here but still features prominently in calculations.

11/8

OUR TIP

Form: 93

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Stoutly bred on the dam's side; ran very green at Yarmouth (1m2f, soft) last month but he left that debut effort a long way behind when a keeping-on third of six at Chelmsford (1m2f, AW; cheekpieces) 18 days ago; sets a fair standard on that form and he's open to more progress on this step up in trip; respected.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

2

7th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 1

12:08 Sandown

Cresta Cat

11st 0lb

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Completed a middle-distance hat-trick on the Flat in October, reaching a fairly useful standard; form dipped last time and doesn't have a particularly easy task switched to this code.

14/1

Form: 0-8653

Last run: 34 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Well held in his first four starts but after being gelded, he found improvement upped to 1m2f on handicap debut when a close third of six at Yarmouth (soft) last month; now returns to a novice but has claims if he can take another step forward on his step up to this trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

6

(9)

26th Sep 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

17:50 Lingfield (AW)

Intergalacticat

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: James Fanshawe

2-4 since fitted with cheekpieces in the summer, the latter win gained at Kempton (1m3f) last month; slightly disappointing when upped to 1m4f there 18 days ago but further progress remains possible.

11/4

4th

3

(3)

8th Sep 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 5

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Intergalacticat

9st 7lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: James Fanshawe

in touch with leaders, outpaced from 2f out, no impression inside final furlong

3/1

2nd

8

(8)

16th Aug 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Intergalacticat

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: James Fanshawe

He didn't have to improve to get off the mark in a small-field novice at Doncaster in June (1m2f, good; cheekpieces for the first time); below that level at Pontefract last month but there is still time for him to deliver an improved showing.

8/1

Form: 4 BF

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
32,000gns half-sister to two French winners (1m2f); set the pace when 2-1 favourite at Kempton (1m3f, AW) last month but she faded into a 3l fourth of seven; should benefit from that experience but she needs plenty of progress on this step up in trip.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

8th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 5

20:00 Uttoxeter

Sindri

10st 6lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Kevin Bishop

14-race maiden with a Flat background and ran poorly in two handicap hurdles for Tim Vaughan; what he'll make of chasing is anyone's guess but wouldn't be hopeful.

33/1

12

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Ffos Las

Sindri

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Tim Vaughan

Modest maiden on Flat and after four starts over hurdles; latest was her seasonal and handicap hurdle debut (50-1) for new yard and she was beaten 30l.

50/1

12

10th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:35 Ffos Las

Sindri

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Tim Vaughan

Modest maiden on Flat and after four starts over hurdles; latest was her seasonal and handicap hurdle debut (50-1) for new yard and she was beaten 30l.

50/1

Non-runners

Intergalacticat, Sindri

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.10
Straight Forecast £5.11
Trifecta £6.00

Selections

The Times:

Swift Hawk

SPOTLIGHT:

Cresta Cat

POSTDATA:

Double Oban

NEWMARKET:

Sindri

Daily Record:

Intergalacticat

Telegraph:

Swift Hawk

The Guardian:

Swift Hawk

The Star:

Swift Hawk

Daily Mail:

Double Oban

D Express:

Double Oban

RP RATINGS:

Cresta Cat

Daily Mirror:

Cresta Cat

The Sun:

Cresta Cat