15.09
SoftLeicestershire Silver Fox Handicap Chase
- Prize money: £7921.5
- 2m 4f 25y
- Class 3
- 5 runners
Runners: 5 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
Abandoned
Form: 5115-9 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 12st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 123
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
15th Mar 2025 Good 3m 0f 0y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Added to his fine Huntingdon record when runner-up over 2m4f (good to soft) 13 days ago; claims if showing up in similar form. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 7 |
2nd Mar 2025 Good To Soft 2m 3f 189y Class 3 |
10st 12lb |
Could so easily have been chasing a hat-trick in this race having won it two years ago and gone down by just a neck to Lounge Lizard last year; returns again on a competitive mark and he wasn't far away last time at Ludlow despite some mistakes; respected. |
7/2 |
|
5th 1 |
5th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
prominent |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /6P3-5 D
Last run: 49 days
W: 11st 13lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
1st Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up off a reduced mark at Huntingdon (2m7f, good; first-time blinkers) last April and didn't run badly at Stratford (2m5f, heavy; no blinkers) on next start in October; now back from another absence and he's not as good as he was. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 4 |
1st Jun 2025 Good 2m 5f 44y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
Runner-up off a reduced mark at Huntingdon (2m7f, good; first-time blinkers) last April and didn't run badly at Stratford (2m5f, heavy; no blinkers) on next start in October; now back from another absence and he's not as good as he was. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: /121-4 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 11lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 120
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
15th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 38y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Hampered but not unlucky when second dropped back to 2m at Leicester latest (soft); work to do with Rebel Dawn Rising and Janika on last Easter's C&D clash, and Hexham win afterwards might not be infallible proof of his effectiveness at 3m under rules (tired and just held on in slowly run race). |
4/1 |
|
2nd 2 |
8th Mar 2024 Heavy 1m 7f 201y Class 5 |
12st 6lb |
Won three times for Nick Pearce last spring, including when value for more than the winning margin at Hexham (3m, soft; 5-2; first-time cheekpieces); yet to fire since returning to Dan Skelton, pulling up in the Walrus at Haydock (2m6f, heavy) three weeks ago; questions to answer, especially at 2m. |
9/2 |
|
2 |
17th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 6f 54y Class 3 |
12st 4lb |
Won two hunter chases last spring (2m4f/3m, soft) and returned from some time off with fair fourth of five in Leicester handicap (2m4f, heavy) in December; could show the benefit of that outing today; possible contender. |
13/2 |
Abandoned
Form: 21245-
Last run: 246 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 114
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
7th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Win last February came off this mark but he's offered little in two runs over hurdles back from almost a year off, latterly for his new yard a fortnight ago; the return to fences needs to help. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 3 |
7th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Win last February came off this mark but he's offered little in two runs over hurdles back from almost a year off, latterly for his new yard a fortnight ago; the return to fences needs to help. |
10/1 |
|
5th 8 |
21st Apr 2024 Good 2m 5f 82y Class 3 |
11st 1lb |
Sole career win came in a Ludlow handicap chase in February of last year (3m, good); beaten a long way into third on his return from an absence in a 2m4f novice at Huntingdon. |
20/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 33-463
Last run: 28 days
W: 11st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
7th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 42y Class 3 |
11st 3lb |
Versatile sort who won over 2m4f here on reappearance and has performed respectably over marathon trips since; stiff task from 4lb out of handicap last time; not ruled out back off proper mark. |
8/1 |
Verdict
It’s difficult to be overly confident about any of these. Heavy ground perhaps exposed FIRAK’s fitness levels here two weeks ago and he ended last season in good form. Invincible Nao is the one open to improvement, while Seigneur Des As should make his presence felt if on his game after some time out.[Alistair Jones]