21 Jan 2025 15:55 Leicester
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,922); Distance: 2m 6f 151y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Kube - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Hunter Legend (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | F11-721 / 8 | Jump (24) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Gaskins Family | 11/10 | |
| made all, went five lengths clear before 3rd, reduced lead after 9th, went clear again before 4 out, went through top of 3 out, pushed along when faced sustained challenge after last, ran on well and always doing enough towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2 L | Westerninthepark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1) | 115-123 / 7 | Jump (26) | S Bowen | O Murphy The Box 8 Partnership | 6/5 | |
| wore hood to post, raced in second, not fluent 5th, closed on leader 9th, pushed along approaching 4 out, not fluent 2 out, chased winner after last, all out run-in, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 35 L | Russian Ruler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | P5P0-PU / 8 | Jump (20) | Harry Reed | L Morgan Mr Greenfingers… | 22/1 | |
| raced in third, not fluent 1st and 2nd, slight mistake 6th, jumped to the right 12th, outpaced by leading pair after 3 out, no chance from 2 out, kept going for very modest third | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 98 L | Karuma Grey (GER) (gelding, grey, 11 9) | P/473P-1 / 7 | Jump (33) | Shane Fenelon | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr A Evans | 15/2 | |
| always outpaced and detached, mistake 7th, tailed off from well before 4 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft and drying ground, gelding was examined by vet, who had nothing to report) | ||||||||||
