12 Aug 2012 16:15 Leicester
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,911); Distance: 5f 218y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Leicester Mercury Weekend Edition Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(2) |   | - | Forest Edge (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 8-92080 / 5 | Flat (8) | Catherine Gannon | P D Evans P & K Swinnerton | 25/1 | |
| prominent, led approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(1) |   | 2¾ L | Cynthia Calhoun (GB) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 9-4358 / 3 | Flat (13) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mr Tim Bostwick | 11/1 | |
| raced wide prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(5) |   | SHD | Marinus (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 242212 / 3 | Flat (17) | P J Dobbs | S Kirk Mr Dennis Potter | 3/1 | |
| in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(3) |   | 1½ L | Right Result (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 409698 / 3 | Flat (9) | Ted Durcan | J D Bethell Mr Christopher… | 6/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(4) |   | HD | Come Hither (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 0409-1 / 4 | Flat (5) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara J R Norton Ltd | 11/8 | |
| chased leading trio, switched right 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(8) |   | ½ L | Kashmiri Star (GB) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 435421 / 5 | Flat (4) | P Cosgrave | M Quinn Mr M Quinn | 6/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(6) |   | 1¼ L | For Shia And Lula (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 916-074 / 7 | Flat (9) | P Hanagan | D M Loughnane Over The Moon Racing… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8(7) |   | - | Minty Jones (GB) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 90-7077 / 10 | Flat (20) | J Quinn | M Mullineaux Mr P Clacher | |||
