2025-04-04 Leicester 16:27
Leicester

Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m3f179y

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £5,234

Runners: 10

Winning time: 2m 31.45s (slow by 2.25s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

5 Fireblade

J:James Doyle T:Dylan Cunha

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:80 SP:11/1

In touch with leaders on outer - headway over 1f out - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

2 1

6 Expert Witness

J:Harry Davies T:Patrick Chamings

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:79 SP:15/2

Towards rear - headway on outer over 1f out - kept on and went second towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

3 nse 1

7 Orchard Keeper

J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:77 SP:7/2J

Towards rear - switched left and headway over 1f out - stayed on and went third towards finish(op 4/1)

4 ¾ 1¾

3 Mighty Bandit

J:Edward Greatrex T:Warren Greatrex

Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:82 SP:11/2

Led narrowly - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

5 ½ 2¼

2 Zayina

J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey

Age:4 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:84 SP:11/2

In touch with leaders - pushed along from 3f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

6 nk 2½

8 Afloat

J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott

Age:5 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:76 SP:17/2

Midfield on inner - going easily but repeatedly short of room from over 3f out - in the clear and no impression inside final furlong (jockey said mare was denied a clear run approx 1 1/2f out)(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

7 1¾ 4¼

4 Appier

J:Ben Sanderson(3) T:S Woods

Age:6 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:80 SP:33/1

Lost many lengths start - in rear - some headway on outer over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 25/1)

8 1¼ 5½

9 Sugarloaf Lenny

J:Cieren Fallon T:William Knight

Age:4 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:76 SP:22/1

Never better than midfield(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)

9 2¾ 8¼

1 Ciara Pearl

J:Jim Crowley T:Daniel & Claire Kubler

Age:5 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:87 SP:7/2J

Pressed leader - weakened final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - mare had become tired with today being her first run of the season; vet examined the mare during routine testing and had nothing to report)(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)

10 hd 8½

10 Con Te Partiro

J:Sean D Bowen T:Richard Spencer

Age:4 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:70 SP:33/1

Prominent - weakened final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £12

Tote place: £3.30 £2.30 £1.50

Exacta: £96.80

Trifecta: £433.10

Tricast: £349.22

CSF: £88.36