Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBBPlus Race) – Leicester

Leicester

16:27

Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-04-04

Distance 1m3f179y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 2m 31.45s (slow by 2.25s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fireblade (GB) James Doyle · Dylan Cunha	11/1	Won
2nd	Expert Witness (GB) Harry Davies · Patrick Chamings	15/2	1
3rd	Orchard Keeper (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	7/2J	0.05
4th	Mighty Bandit (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Warren Greatrex	11/2	.75
5th	Zayina (FR) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	11/2	.5
6th	Afloat (GB) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	17/2	0.3
7th	Appier (IRE) Ben Sanderson · S Woods	33/1	1.75
8th	Sugarloaf Lenny (IRE) Cieren Fallon · William Knight	22/1	1.25
9th	Ciara Pearl (GB) Jim Crowley · Daniel & Claire Kubler	7/2J	2.75
10th	Con Te Partiro (GB) Sean D Bowen · Richard Spencer	33/1	0.2

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
1 (6)	Ciara Pearl Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Jim Crowley T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	137	—	23615-	87	97	82	146d	—	—	+5	23.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Will find life tougher off this mark but it wouldn't be a shock to see her progress again
7 (10)	Orchard Keeper Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	127	—	21423-	77	99	83	198d	—	—	+4	23	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Race didn't fall her way when last seen; open to improvement over this trip; good claims
2 (5)	Zayina Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	134	—	3/333-	84	95	73	232d	—	—	0	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Still to run badly and remains relatively unexposed on her return from eight months off
3 (1)	Mighty Bandit Brown J:Edward Greatrex T:Warren Greatrex	J:Edward Greatrex T:Warren Greatrex	132	—	21632-	82	96	89	—	—	—	+8	23.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Undergone a third round of wind surgery; this mark within range on last summer's evidence
8 (4)	Afloat Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	126	t	23128-	76	96	85	160d	—	—	+10	19.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Could have done without the dry spell ahead of her first start in five months for new yard
5 (8)	Fireblade Bay J:James Doyle T:Dylan Cunha	J:James Doyle T:Dylan Cunha	130	—	223-23	80	94	84	74d	—	—	+2	9.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Failed to win for the Gosden yard; blinkers come off and the market should give some clues
6 (9)	Expert Witness Bay J:Harry Davies T:Patrick Chamings	J:Harry Davies T:Patrick Chamings	129	t	6830-4	79	98	90	27d	—	—	+2	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Pleasing comeback for her new yard but stamina is a live concern round here
9 (7)	Sugarloaf Lenny Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:William Knight	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Knight	126	—	11441-	76	94	73	153d	—	—	+17	23.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Three wins last backend but this is tougher than he's used to back from five months off
10 (3)	Con Te Partiro Brown J:Sean D Bowen T:Richard Spencer	J:Sean D Bowen T:Richard Spencer	120	tp	57-536	70	95	-	16d	—	—	+3	5.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Climbed the ranks on the AW last year, winning five times in lesser company; turf debut
4 (2)	Appier Bay J:Ben Sanderson(3) T:S Woods	J:Ben Sanderson(3) T:S Woods	130	—	55338-	80	96	78	156d	—	—	+9	11.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Serial slow starter who's tended to improve for a run in previous seasons; others stronger

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ciara Pearl	7/2	7/2	7/2
Orchard Keeper	4/1	4/1	4/1
Zayina	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mighty Bandit	11/2	11/2	11/2
Afloat	7/1	7/1	15/2
Fireblade	12/1	11/1	11/1
Expert Witness	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sugarloaf Lenny	14/1	14/1	14/1
Con Te Partiro	28/1	25/1	25/1
Appier	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mighty Bandit

23.5

OR: 8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Ciara Pearl

23.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Sugarloaf Lenny

23.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 15 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Orchard Keeper

OR: 6.8 Form: 10.5 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Afloat

19.8

OR: 6.5 Form: 10.4 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Zayina

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Appier

11.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Fireblade

9.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Expert Witness

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Con Te Partiro

5.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ciara Pearl	87	97	82
Zayina	84	95	73
Mighty Bandit	82	96	89
Fireblade	80	94	84
Appier	80	96	78
Expert Witness	79	98	90
Orchard Keeper	77	99	83
Afloat	76	96	85
Sugarloaf Lenny	76	94	73
Con Te Partiro	70	95	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Con Te Partiro	16d ago	Fit
Expert Witness	27d ago	Fit
Fireblade	74d ago	Fresh
Ciara Pearl	146d ago	Long break
Sugarloaf Lenny	153d ago	Long break
Appier	156d ago	Long break
Afloat	160d ago	Long break
Orchard Keeper	198d ago	Long break
Zayina	232d ago	Long break
Mighty Bandit	—	—