Mercer Handicap – Leicester

Leicester

16:40

Mercer Handicap

Date 2024-07-06

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 2m 9.69s (slow by 5.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Little Tiger (GB) Edward Greatrex · William Stone	10/1	Won
2nd	Whatwouldyouknow (IRE) Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	10/1	1.25
3rd	Iftikhaar (IRE) James Sullivan · J R Jenkins	15/2	1.25
4th	First Encounter (GB) William Cox · John Gallagher	10/1	1.25
5th	Ribkana (IRE) Connor Murtagh · Tim Easterby	11/2	.75
6th	Walk The Moon (GB) William Carson · Tony Carroll	7/2F	.75
7th	Keen Interest (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	6/1	3
8th	Medician Star (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Michael Bell	10/1	3.25
9th	Ready Or Nott (IRE) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	6/1	2.5
10th	Bubblecraft (IRE) Darragh Keenan · Michael Wigham	33/1	28
11th	Metal Beau (IRE) Liam Keniry · Sarah Hollinshead	100/1	18

Runners (11)

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
3 (10)	Walk The Moon Bay J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	133	—	96-683	50	69	48	9d	—	—	-14	5.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
0-12 but kept on for third over 1m4f here last week and has each-way claims again
5 (6)	Ribkana Bay J:Connor Murtagh T:Tim Easterby	J:Connor Murtagh T:Tim Easterby	129	—	2-0402	46	65	56	17d	—	—	-6	7.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not very consistent but gave good account when second at Ripon last month
9 (5)	Ready Or Nott Bay J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	122	—	-43484	49	64	51	12d	—	—	-8	4.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed off 8lb higher at Yarmouth in April but form has dipped since
10 (1)	Keen Interest Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	120	p	788362	47	63	40	12d	—	—	-3	10.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Placed twice over 1m at Bath in recent weeks; tries a new trip today
4 (9)	Iftikhaar Bay J:James Sullivan T:J R Jenkins	J:James Sullivan T:J R Jenkins	130	p	843533	47	66	53	47d	—	—	-1	8.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
18-race maiden; placed twice off today's mark in May; among the most appealing options
8 (7)	Medician Star Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Michael Bell	J:Jamie Spencer T:Michael Bell	125	—	80-389	52	62	11	37d	—	—	-6	2.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Third on seasonal/handicap debut but two disappointing runs have followed; new trip today
11 (8)	First Encounter Bay J:William Cox T:John Gallagher	J:William Cox T:John Gallagher	119	p	77-220	46	60	57	25d	—	—	-5	1.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Second twice on soft ground this season but soundly beaten on good last month; now 0-8
6 (4)	Little Tiger Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:William Stone	J:Edward Greatrex T:William Stone	129	b	874-77	46	59	-	21d	—	—	-6	2.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Soundly beaten off today's basement mark over C&D three weeks ago and now 0-10
1 (3)	Whatwouldyouknow Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	135	—	807839	52	63	29	18d	—	—	-2	4.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Much more prolific on AW but was third on turf two starts ago; not ruled out
2 (2)	Bubblecraft Grey J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	J:Darragh Keenan T:Michael Wigham	135	t	19-060	52	50	-	—	—	—	-2	1.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won in France last summer but has struggled in Britain
7 (11)	Metal Beau Bay J:Liam Keniry T:Sarah Hollinshead	J:Liam Keniry T:Sarah Hollinshead	129	p	6-4500	46	57	-	12d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Well-beaten 200-1 shot in recent 6f classified race; up in trip with headgear added here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Walk The Moon	3/1	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3
Ribkana	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Ready Or Nott	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2
Keen Interest	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	6/1
Iftikhaar	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1	8/1
Medician Star	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1
First Encounter	14/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	14/1
Little Tiger	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Whatwouldyouknow	18/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	16/1
Bubblecraft	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Metal Beau	80/1	66/1	50/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Keen Interest

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

2nd

Iftikhaar

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Ribkana

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Walk The Moon

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Ready Or Nott

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Whatwouldyouknow

4.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Medician Star

2.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Little Tiger

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

First Encounter

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Bubblecraft

1.3

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Metal Beau

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Medician Star	52	62	11
Whatwouldyouknow	52	63	29
Bubblecraft	52	50	—
Walk The Moon	50	69	48
Ready Or Nott	49	64	51
Keen Interest	47	63	40
Iftikhaar	47	66	53
Ribkana	46	65	56
First Encounter	46	60	57
Little Tiger	46	59	—
Metal Beau	46	57	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Walk The Moon	9d ago	Quick return
Ready Or Nott	12d ago	Quick return
Keen Interest	12d ago	Quick return
Metal Beau	12d ago	Quick return
Ribkana	17d ago	Fit
Whatwouldyouknow	18d ago	Fit
Little Tiger	21d ago	Fit
First Encounter	25d ago	Fit
Medician Star	37d ago	Fit
Iftikhaar	47d ago	Fresh
Bubblecraft	—	—