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15:20 Leicester

At The Races Virgin 534 Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
  • Winner: £4,852
  • 2nd: £1,444
  • 3rd: £722
  • 4th: £361
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.67s
  • Off Time: 15:20:29
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Berland (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Laurence

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Recently Acquired

      10/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Recently Acquired

        26
        10/1
        • Form 69-17
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong

        2(7)
        Silk - Beige, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

        Laurence

        16
        2/1
        • Form 33-31
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        tracked leaders, ridden and hung right over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner

        3(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Istinfaar (USA)

        11
        5/1
        • Form 5-16
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 82

        in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, eased final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Light And Shade

        37
        7/1
        • Form 1-2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 80

        raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        5(1)
        Silk - Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel

        Bnedel (IRE)

        251
        15/2
        • Form 31-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 77

        in touch, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no a danger

        6(2)
        Silk - Red, White epaulets, halved sleeves

        Berland (IRE)

        14
        10/1
        • Form 214-03
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 77

        keen close up, led approaching final 2f, ridden and ran on

        7(5)
        Silk - Dark blue, large yellow spots

        Bollihope

        24
        25/1
        • Form 45-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 75

        slowlt into stride, in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer

        8(8)
        Silk - Black and White (halved), sleeves reversed, Red cap

        Flying Fantasy

        17
        9/2
        • Form 073-31
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 72

        keen tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong

        Previous results

        2014
        (3)
        Silk -

        Anglophile

        15/8
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        2013
        (3)
        Silk -

        Bold Sniper

        11/4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5

        2012
        (3)
        Silk -

        Pilgrims Rest (IRE)

        6/4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        Light And Shade won her only start as a juvenile and only found one too good on her handicap debut at Doncaster. She still has plenty of scope and should go well along with Newmarket winner Laurence and Bnedel, who won at Lingfield in the autumn. Berland looked to be finding some form with a third at Leicester and Flying Fantasy landed a minor contest at Newmarket last month. But Recently Acquired looks to have plenty to do under a big weight and Bollihope appears to have gone backwards. Wolverhampton scorer ISTINFAAR (NAP) missed the break at Sandown but kept on well in the closing stages. He could be the answer to this if getting away on terms.

        Formwatch

        Recently Acquired 8-1 (9-7) Held up, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 30l behind Not Never (8-12) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.

        Laurence 5-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in May beating Ashridge Lad (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.

        Istinfaar (USA) 25-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, switched right approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Dartmouth (8-10) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.

        Light And Shade 5-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on, held final 110 yards, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Zamoura (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.

        Bnedel (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up in last pair, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on to hold on in closing stages, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Thawraat (9-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

        Berland (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, edged right and no impression final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Third Time Lucky (9-6) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.

        Bollihope 15-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 34l behind Raw Impulse (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in May.

        Flying Fantasy 9-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating Molten Lava (9-5) by 3/4l, 7 ran.