January 31 / 13.50 Leicester

13.50

Soft

Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Claiming Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4067.7
  • 1m 7f 113y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Claiming Hurdle

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 31/934 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Signed off for Gary Moore last season with breakthrough hurdles success at Huntingdon and he got back on track for his current yard when fourth in 2m Wetherby handicap 36 days ago; he's well in the mix dropped into a claimer.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

5

31st Jan 2024

Soft

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

13:50 Leicester

Transatlantic

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Olly Murphy

in touch with leaders, going best when prominent 3 out, led before 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in

7/1

4th

2

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:20 Wetherby

Transatlantic

11st 12lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Olly Murphy

Won a Huntingdon novice (2m, good) for Gary Moore in April 2022; returned last month from a mammoth absence and ran a lot better at Bangor next time following wind surgery, although he was well beaten and didn't jump too well; may prefer drier ground.

6/1

11/2

  • Place: £3.00

Form: 0-6736 D

Last run: 74 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful winner in this sphere for Willie Mullins but yet to match that form in two runs for his current yard, coming in sixth in 2m4f Wetherby handicap hurdle in November; he needs to take a step forward.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

1

20th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 45y

Class 5

14:40 Uttoxeter

Foveros

12st 0lb

J: Gearoid Harney

T: Henry Oliver

towards rear

16/1

6th

1

20th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 45y

Class 5

14:40 Uttoxeter

Foveros

12st 0lb

J: Gearoid Harney

T: Henry Oliver

towards rear

16/1

5th

1

1st Dec 2024

Heavy

1m 7f 113y

Class 4

13:45 Leicester

Foveros

12st 0lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Henry Oliver

On a very long losing spell and is 0-11 (Flat/hurdles) for current stable; has a fighting chance on bits of 2024 form but is difficult to support with confidence.

20/1

Form: 122/PP

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
A fairly useful 2m4f hurdles winner for Paul Nicholls in 2021 but he's been pulled up over fences on both runs for his current yard this winter; visor/tongue-tie now fitted; reverts to hurdles with lots to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Warwick

Pozo Emery

11st 1lb

J: Mr Sam Lee

T: L J Morgan

10yo who is very lightly raced for his age; won at Southwell (2m4f, good) last May and has also scored on heavy ground; however, he failed to threaten over hurdles then fences last June and this is his first outing since.

16/1

8

8th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:30 Warwick

Pozo Emery

11st 1lb

J: Mr Sam Lee

T: L J Morgan

10yo who is very lightly raced for his age; won at Southwell (2m4f, good) last May and has also scored on heavy ground; however, he failed to threaten over hurdles then fences last June and this is his first outing since.

16/1

5th

10

19th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Worcester

Pozo Emery

11st 5lb

J: John Kington

T: L J Morgan

midfield, headway 9th, briefly went second 3 out, weakened last

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1P-PP1 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
A useful winning chaser at his best who readily capitalised on a much-reduced mark switched to hurdling and landing 2m4f Market Rasen handicap 22 days ago; he holds major claims dropped in grade.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:28 Hexham

Baron De Midleton

11st 6lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Brian Ellison

midfield, lost position and reminders before 5th, struggling 3 out, no chance when mistake 2 out, soon pulled up

9/4

2

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:28 Hexham

Baron De Midleton

11st 6lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Brian Ellison

midfield, lost position and reminders before 5th

9/4

2

5th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 3

15:25 Newcastle

Baron De Midleton

11st 9lb

J: Henry Brooke

T: Brian Ellison

set good pace, led, not fluent 4th, soon headed, lost two places before 3 out, weakened and pulled up quickly before 2 out

8/1

Form: 14/P41 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Fitted with cheekpieces when bagging 2m Market Rasen handicap hurdle 36 days ago; firmly in the picture with headgear again sported.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3

27th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

19:15 Hexham

Believe Jack

11st 4lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Alison Thorpe

Triple hurdle winner at around 2m but last success was 17 months ago and he was a remote second on chase debut at Newton Abbot (2m5f, good; 25-1) last month; looks worth another try at this trip but he needs to leave that latest form behind.

12/1

2nd

1

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 5

17:17 Newton Abbot

Believe Jack

12st 0lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Alison Thorpe

Not disgraced in 2m hurdle on stable debut in June but two underwhelming Flat runs have followed and he looks risky over this new trip on his chasing debut.

20/1

6th

5

(6)

30th Jun 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:45 Ffos Las

Believe Jack

9st 2lb

J: William Carson

T: Alison Thorpe

Didn't run badly over hurdles here on this month's stable debut but was well beaten on the Flat here (1m6f, good to soft) eight days ago and is difficult to enthuse over after that performance.

33/1

Non-runners

Iddergem

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £15.20
Straight Forecast £16.32
Trifecta £96.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Baron De Midleton

TOPSPEED:

Believe Jack

The Sun:

Transatlantic

Telegraph:

Iddergem

Daily Record:

Foveros

POSTDATA:

Believe Jack

The Star:

Believe Jack

RP RATINGS:

Baron De Midleton

The Times:

Baron De Midleton

The Guardian:

Baron De Midleton

Daily Mail:

Baron De Midleton

D Express:

Baron De Midleton

Daily Mirror:

Baron De Midleton