William Hercock Limited Royal Lancers Association Handicap Chase

Leicester

14:50

Date 2024-03-08

Distance 1m7f201y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,697

Winning Time 4m 23.73s (slow by 32.73s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Royal Mer (FR) Harry Cobden · David Pipe	15/8	Won
2nd	Dancing Dani (IRE) Shane Quinlan · Nikki Evans	14/1	6
3rd	Noche Negra (SPA) Sean Bowen · L J Morgan	11/8F	5
4th	It's Easy (FR) Mr Tommie M O'Brien · Clive Boultbee-Brooks	3/1	0.1

Runners (4)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Noche Negra Bay J:TBC T:L J Morgan	J: T:L J Morgan	168	—	0-7311	105	106	95	19d	—	—	-8	23.8	—	7/4 36%
Switches to a right-handed track and drops back in trip seeking hat-trick; strong claims.
3	Royal Mer Grey J:Harry Cobden T:David Pipe	J:Harry Cobden T:David Pipe	164	t	512152	101	109	91	19d	—	—	0	38.8	—	6/4 40%
Course winner (2m4f) in January; runner-up to Noche Negra at Southwell last time; chance.
2	It's Easy Bay J:Mr Tommie M O'Brien(3) T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	J:Mr Tommie M O'Brien(3) T:Clive Boultbee-Brooks	168	t	-P3242	105	113	97	29d	—	—	+8	27.6	—	7/2 22%
Ran well from this mark when runner-up at Huntingdon (2m4f, soft) latest; back in trip.
4	Dancing Dani Chestnut J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Nikki Evans	J:Shane Quinlan(3) T:Nikki Evans	142	tp	049663	79	102	60	16d	—	—	+7	11.3	—	20/1 5%
Placed over fences at Ludlow (2m) recently, but 0-18 overall and the least likely here.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Noche Negra	13/8	13/8	13/8	7/4	13/8
Royal Mer	11/8	6/4	11/8	6/5	5/4
It's Easy	7/2	10/3	3/1	10/3	3/1
Dancing Dani	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Royal Mer

38.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 12.5

6/4

2nd

It's Easy

27.6

OR: 13.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Noche Negra

23.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Dancing Dani

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Noche Negra	105	106	95
It's Easy	105	113	97
Royal Mer	101	109	91
Dancing Dani	79	102	60

Last Run