Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 17:10 Professional Security Management Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase3m

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,600 added, 5yo+, 5 runners
  • Winner £2,339 2nd £687 3rd £343 4th £172
  • Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 6m 57.30s
  • Off time: 17:10:49
Pos Horse Odds
1st Paradise Expected 3/1
2nd Pancake (FR) 11/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 7P/445-P Mauve, orange stars, mauve sleeves, mauve cap, orange star Pancake (FR) 126 9 11-12 p Brendan Powell B J Llewellyn 96 11/4
2 6UP713 Light Blue and Dark Blue stripes, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap Mac Halen (IRE) 18 9 11-11 Adam Wedge (3) Evan Williams 95 9/4
3 6P9-137 Yellow, Black diamond, chevrons on sleeves Paradise Expected 30 Course Winner 9 10-7 t Michael Byrne (3) Tim Vaughan 77 3/1
4 365140 Dark Green, Yellow chevrons, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Yellow star Tavalu (USA) 30 10 10-6 b Ryan Mahon Mrs L J Young 76 14/1
5 7PP304 Red, White epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets and cap Amazing Valour (IRE) 17 Distance Winner 10 10-0 v Donal Devereux (3) P Bowen 70 7/2

Verdict

MAC HALEN won under today's conditional Adam Wedge at Taunton last month and ran well again for third when making a quick reappearance at Leicester. This is less competitive and Evan Williams' charge gets the vote. Tavalu is only a couple of pound higher than when scoring at Leicester in January, though he's been well beaten in a couple of starts since, while Paradise Expected has also struggled recently having won over a shorter trip at this track in December. Amazing Valour turned in a better effort at Southwell last time but Pancake remains out of sorts.

Formwatch

Pancake (FR) 14-1 (10-8) Led until mistake 1st, tracked leader, led again 4th, headed 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by The Shy Man (11-3) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 15 ran.

Mac Halen (IRE) 5-2 (10-8) With leader, led 2nd until mistake next, prominent, not much room and switched right before 4 out, no impression 2 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 5, 4l behind The Laodicean (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.

Paradise Expected 14-1 (10-9) Held up, not fluent 1st, ridden approaching 4 out, never in contention, 7th of 16, 19l behind Kilvergan Boy (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Feb.

Tavalu (USA) 20-1 (9-7) In touch, lost place 6th, behind 10th, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Carabinier (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.

Amazing Valour (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) Held up mid-division, headway 12th, kept on from 3 out, 4th of 12, 10l behind Raphiell (11-0) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.

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