2025-06-03 Leicester 16:47
Leicester

Voluntary Action Leicestershire (VAL) Celebrating 60 Years Handicap

Distance: 7f

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £5,234

Runners: 7

Winning time: 1m 22.66s (slow by 0.26s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

2 Sword

J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:82 SP:16/5

Slowly away - held up in rear towards far side - raced in last when groups merged before halfway - steady headway against far rail from 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - soon drifted left and hampered rival - kept on well(op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 7/2)

2 1

3 Liamarty Dreams

J:Sam James T:K R Burke

Age:6 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:81 SP:8/1

Led group towards rear - led overall when groups merged before halfway - headed over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)

3 2¾ 3¾

4 Chalk Mountain

J:Rob Hornby T:Stuart Kittow

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:81 SP:15/2

Prominent towards far side - in touch with leaders when groups merged before halfway - waiting for room over 1f out - not clear run repeatedly inside final furlong - not recover(op 9/1)

4 1 4¾

1 Commanding Prince

J:Tom Marquand T:Archie Watson

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:82 SP:9/4F

Led group towards far side - pressed leader when groups merged before halfway - briefly led over 1f out - hampered inside final furlong - weakened quickly final 110yds(tchd 5/2)

5 1½ 6¼

5 Jungle Land

J:Callum Shepherd T:George Boughey

Age:4 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:81 SP:11/2

Prominent towards near side - raced in third when groups merged before halfway - lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 9/2)

6 7½ 13¾

6 Manhattan Mirage

J:Rossa Ryan T:Adrian Wintle

Age:4 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:77 SP:18/1

Held up in rear towards near side - in touch with leaders when groups merged before halfway - outpaced over 2f out - lost touch over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

7 2 15¾

7 Infinity Blue

J:Lewis Edmunds T:Julie Camacho

Age:4 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:74 SP:11/2

Prominent towards near side - in touch with leaders when groups merged before halfway - outpaced and dropped to rear over 2f out - lost touch over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 5/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4.20

Tote place: £2.50 £3.80

Exacta: £25

Trifecta: £156.60

CSF: £27.88