Coors Handicap – Leicester · The Final Fence

Leicester

16:50

Coors Handicap

Date 2023-04-29

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 6

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 2m 24.20s (slow by 20.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Silastar (GB) Ryan Moore · Gary Moore	9/4F	Won
2nd	Ivy Avenue (IRE) Frederick Larson · Michael Appleby	7/2	12
3rd	Simulation Theory (IRE) Harrison Shaw · Declan Carroll	15/2	0.1
4th	Big Bear Hug (GB) Trevor Whelan · Adam West	7/1	9.5
5th	Order Of St John (GB) Oisin Murphy · D J Jeffreys	7/1	7.5
6th	Contrast (IRE) Shane Gray · Michael & David Easterby	11/2	14
7th	Zoffany Portrait (IRE) Jim Crowley · Tony Carroll	16/1	11
8th	Iftikhaar (IRE) David Probert · J R Jenkins	50/1	11
9th	Long Call (GB) Jonathan Fisher · Tony Carroll	50/1	8.5
10th	Cuban Strike (GB) Ray Dawson · Robyn Brisland	66/1	66

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (4)	Silastar Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Gary Moore	J:Ryan Moore T:Gary Moore	135	—	798-62	65	77	71	17d	—	—	-15	12.2	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Good second of 13 when favourite on Kempton AW (1m4f) 17 days ago; has to be considered
5 (9)	Ivy Avenue Chestnut J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson(3) T:Michael Appleby	133	p	3540/2	63	81	34	28d	—	—	-4	13.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Off 332 days, fortunes turned again when second at Doncaster (1m2f, heavy) for new yard
6 (8)	Contrast Chestnut J:Shane Gray T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Shane Gray T:Michael & David Easterby	131	—	82-329	61	79	38	2d	—	—	-10	8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Nearly another soft-ground win at Redcar 12 days ago; not so hot on good to soft Thursday
4 (1)	Big Bear Hug Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Adam West	J:Trevor Whelan T:Adam West	133	—	3650-2	63	78	52	17d	—	—	+1	11.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
0-12 but had her closest finish when second of 12 on reappearance at Nottingham (1m, soft)
10 (5)	Order Of St John Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:D J Jeffreys	J:Oisin Murphy T:D J Jeffreys	124	p	662-95	54	77	69	22d	—	—	-6	3.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Fifth of 14 at Bath (1m2f, soft) three weeks ago was respectable; career-low mark
1 (2)	Simulation Theory Chestnut J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	137	—	15134-	67	78	57	210d	—	—	+5	16.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Two small-field wins last year; chance if reproducing the best of his 2022 form
8 (7)	Zoffany Portrait Chestnut J:Jim Crowley T:Tony Carroll	J:Jim Crowley T:Tony Carroll	126	b	-75004	56	76	-	28d	—	—	-4	3.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Close 4th of 9 at Doncaster (1m2f, heavy) four weeks ago, making most under a 7lb claimer
3 (10)	Long Call Bay J:Jonathan Fisher(5) T:Tony Carroll	J:Jonathan Fisher(5) T:Tony Carroll	135	—	93/35-	65	77	23	—	—	—	+2	4.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Might need the run and it's a long time since he showed his form on softer than good
9 (3)	Cuban Strike Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Robyn Brisland	J:Ray Dawson T:Robyn Brisland	124	—	679-90	54	72	-	11d	—	—	-1	1.9	9.75/1	40 3%
Unexposed having had just five starts, all AW and last four about 1m; no impact in those
7 (6)	Iftikhaar Bay J:David Probert T:J R Jenkins	J:David Probert T:J R Jenkins	127	v	54-090	57	78	48	17d	—	—	0	2.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Well beaten again on both starts for new stable (1m4f, AW; big odds); now tries a visor

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Silastar	2	9/4	9/4	15/8	9/4
Ivy Avenue	11/2	5	5	9/2	5
Contrast	9/2	7/2	10/3	4	4
Big Bear Hug	17/2	17/2	17/2	8	17/2
Order Of St John	8	8	7	15/2	8
Simulation Theory	6	7	8/1	15/2	15/2
Zoffany Portrait	10	11	10	11	11/1
Long Call	33	33	25	33	33
Cuban Strike	40	40	22	40	33
Iftikhaar	50	40	28	40	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Simulation Theory

16.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 3.1

8/1

2nd

Ivy Avenue

13.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

11/2

3rd

Silastar

12.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Big Bear Hug

11.1

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Contrast

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Long Call

4.5

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Order Of St John

3.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Zoffany Portrait

3.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Iftikhaar

2.5

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Cuban Strike

1.9

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Simulation Theory	67	78	57
Silastar	65	77	71
Long Call	65	77	23
Ivy Avenue	63	81	34
Big Bear Hug	63	78	52
Contrast	61	79	38
Iftikhaar	57	78	48
Zoffany Portrait	56	76	—
Order Of St John	54	77	69
Cuban Strike	54	72	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Contrast	2d ago	Quick return
Cuban Strike	11d ago	Quick return
Silastar	17d ago	Fit
Big Bear Hug	17d ago	Fit
Iftikhaar	17d ago	Fit
Order Of St John	22d ago	Fit
Ivy Avenue	28d ago	Fit
Zoffany Portrait	28d ago	Fit
Simulation Theory	210d ago	Long break
Long Call	—	—