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20:15 Leicester

Sports Mercury Classified Stakes (Class E) (Class E)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.49s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fitting Guest (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Blue Mariner

    12/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Black, Pink striped sleeves, hooped cap

      Colophony (USA)

      47
      9/1
      • Form 3216-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      held up in rear, effort over 3f out, soon outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong

      2(3)
      Silk - Beige and Dark Green (quartered), Beige sleeves, Dark Green cap

      Freeloader (IRE)

      9
      7/4
      • Form 1260-04
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6

      led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, diabolo on sleeves

      Anna Walhaan (IRE)

      11
      3/1
      • Form 205-002
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3

      in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

      4(4)
      Silk - Pink, Dark Blue stripe, striped sleeves, Dark Blue and Pink hooped cap

      Blue Mariner

      19
      12/1
      • Form 2/0-03
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      soon tracking winner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace

      5(2)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop, diabolo on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Fitting Guest (IRE)

      18
      9/4
      • Form 40-622
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4

      led after 1f, ridden clear over 1f out, eased close home

      In depth

      Verdict

      This could provide Fitting Guest with the ideal opportunity to end what has been a frustrating little spell for him and he is selected in preference to Anna Walhaan and Freeloader, who head the list of dangers. That said, Blue Mariner is still open to a fair bit of improvement and could be one to keep tabs on from here. However, there was plenty to like about the way that Fitting Guest went down fighting in his last two starts and a change of luck for the son of Grand Lodge is now overdue. The Ian Williams-trained Ana Walhaan has returned to the Flat with a degree of purpose and will not make life easy for the selection. However, he is not easy to back with any real confidence in a race like this as his win ratio of 2 from 31 starts speaks for itself . Therefore, as the one with the most scope in the field, Fitting Guest is selected to lead them home tonight.