15.43
HeavyLeicestershire Bronze Fox Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £6337.2
- 1m 7f 113y
- Class 3
- 4 runners
Runners: 4 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
Abandoned
Form: 3326-1 D
Last run: 39 days
W: 12st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 |
18th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 3f 49y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
raced lazily at times, in touch with leaders, mistake and jockey unbalanced 2nd, not fluent 5th, outpaced and lost position before 4 out, soon no impression, tailed off |
6/1 |
|
6th 1 |
15th Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 216y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
3-13 over hurdles and largely reliable, with no ground worries; won what was effectively a match on reappearance at Fontwell (2m1f, heavy) in November and ran creditably at Warwick on sole start since; relatively exposed but firmly in calculations. |
4/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6P4-1P D
Last run: 44 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
Delivered on earlier chasing promise when winning four-runner Plumpton contest (2m4f, good) by 22l in April; no match for progressive rival when second of four at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good) last month but was badly hampered by a mid-race faller there and might be allowed an uncontested lead here. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 1 |
13th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 216y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Only his third run over fences when strolling home in a small field at Plumpton (2m4f, good); hit with a 7lb rise but his last win over hurdles was off only 3lb lower; good chance. |
11/8 |
|
1st 1 |
5th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 166y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Fine on all ground; well handicapped on his peak form over hurdles and has only raced twice as a chaser; no match for the winner at Exeter last time (2m1f) but that horse was favourite and unexposed; respected. |
9/4 |
Abandoned
Form: 214-01 CD
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 2lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 |
28th Jun 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 9lb |
10yo who had two wins at Hexham (soft/good) this spring before a backward step when bidding to complete his hat-trick over that 2m4f; ridden by Charlie Maggs on last four starts; each-way candidate. |
6/1 |
|
5th 11 |
9th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 28y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
Bidding for a C&D hat-trick having won here on last two starts (soft/good); has gone up 9lb but has run well off much higher marks in the past; could go well. |
6/1 |
|
1st 3 |
13th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 28y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Five races for his new trainer and back on track, following three third places with a tenacious C&D win (soft) under Charlie Maggs in 14-runner race 19 days ago; back up 4lb but one to consider seriously. |
100/30 |
Abandoned
Form: 7421-5
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 110
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
7th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 5f 0y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
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 |
12st 2lb |
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 |
11st 9lb |
towards rear |
10/1 |
Verdict
Gardener returns to hurdling off the same mark as for his recent chase win and he’s officially well-in to the tune of 5lb. However, that latest piece of form looks a bit dodgy so preference is for INCA DE LAFAYETTE, who won well at Wincanton before running too bad to be true in mid November.[Alistair Jones]