2025-06-03 Leicester 17:17
Leicester

Dark Horse Ladies' Day Saturday 5th July Handicap

Distance: 1m3f179y

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £3,664

Runners: 6

Winning time: 2m 35.74s (slow by 6.54s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

3 Just An Hour

J: P J McDonald T:Rod Millman

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:73 SP:3/1

Led - headed and pushed along 3f out - ridden and led again 2f out - faced challenge but ran on well inside final furlong - gamely(tchd 5/2)

2 ½

5 Lincoln Rockstar

J: Marco Ghiani T:Ivan Furtado

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:71 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - good headway on outer home turn - challenging when jockey dropped reins briefly over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 10/1)

3 ¾ 1¼

6 Giselles Defence

J: Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:70 SP:11/4F

Raced in third - lost position over 3f out - kept on from over 1f out - not pace to challenge - did well in the circumstances(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

4 2¾ 4

1 Flickering Halo

J: David Allan T:Tim Easterby

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:75 SP:4/1

Raced in second - pressed leader 4f out - led 3f out - headed 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 7/2 and tchd 6/1)

5 ¾ 4¾

2 Squeezebox

J: Rossa Ryan T:Michael Appleby

Age:6 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:74 SP:4/1

Pulled hard - held up in rear - brief headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 7/2)

6 6 10¾

4 Show Biz Kid

J: Adam Farragher T:Julia & Shelley Birkett

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:73 SP:6/1

Held up in rear - hung left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by stiff nature of track and that he failed to stay the 1m3f trip on this occasion)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4

Tote place: £2 £5.60

Exacta: £40.80

Trifecta: £184.20

CSF: £39.87