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13:10 Leicester

Yuletide Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 3 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,549
  • 2nd: £1,336
  • 3rd: £668
  • 4th: £334
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 24.60s
  • Off Time: 13:11:16
  • 3 Ran
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Silk -

Theatrelands

8/11

    1
    Silk - White, Red chevron, Emerald Green and Red striped sleeves, Red cap

    Double Double (FR)

    49 BF
    5/4
    • Form 22D21/6-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-2

    jumped very poorly, raced in 3rd, not much room and bounced off rail after 11th, driven into 3 lengths 2nd when another error 4 out, soon weakened, last when unseated rider 3 out

    2
    Silk - YELLOW, RED stars, RED sleeves, YELLOW armlets, RED cap

    Minkie Moon (IRE)

    202 t
    33/1
    • Form 5470/P-P
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-2
    • Official Rating 74

    led, not fluent 1st, jumped left 2nd, mistake 7th, headed 11th, 3rd and beaten when left 2 from 4 out, no chance with winner who was heavily eased towards finish

    3
    Silk - Red, emerald green inverted triangle, emerald green and red check sleeves, red and emerald green check cap

    Theatrelands

    18 p
    8/11
    • Form 9-09115
    • Age 5
    • Weight 11-2

    tracked leader, not fluent 1st, challenged 10th, led next, clear approaching 3 out, heavily eased towards finish

    In depth

    Verdict

    THEATRELANDS won twice over hurdles in October and should make a winning start over the larger obstacles if his jumping is up to scratch. Minkie Moon has yet to show much in the way of ability so the danger is probably Peter Bowen's recent acquisition Double Double, who won a maiden hurdle at Gowran when last racing under NH Rules and has been in action on the Flat this year.

    Formwatch

    Double Double (FR) 2-1fav (11-12) Waited with, soon well off the pace in mid-division, not fluent 5 out, moderate 6th next, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 16l behind Prince Of Fire (11-12) at Down Royal 2m hdl gs in Aug '12.

    Minkie Moon (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Always in rear, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up, in a race won by Loose Preformer (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May, 11 ran.

    Theatrelands 11-4 (11-9) Held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, beaten next, weakened flat, 5th of 7, 9l behind Bernardelli (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Nov.