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LEICESTER
20 January 2026
Tuesday 20th January
Watch On Racing TV 'Hands & Heels' Mares' Handicap Hurdle (CJs' & Amateur Riders') (Part Of The REI) (Class 5) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Heavy
- Runners
- 11
- Type
- Hurdle
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Cloudy
Selection
Selection
Selected At
After Many Days
Selected at:
4/1
Still winless but would have a big chance judged on penultimate second and was a decent fourth at Market Rasen on latest. Should be thereabouts again.
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
0-7 over hurdles but drops in grade after fairly encouraging seasonal debut last month
/737-5
Age: 6
Weight: 12-0
OR: 99
Days: 35
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 20f Sft | 4HcHM | 11-8 | 5/9 | Apples Moon (16½L) | 33/1 | 103 | 93 |
| 29 Mar 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 20f Gd | 4HcHM | 11-4 t | 7/7 | Blue Las (38L) | 50/1 | 110 | 78 |
| 6 Mar 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 20f GS | 4NvH | 10-9 t | 3/5 | Regent's Stroll (24L) | 66/1 | 116 | 81 |
| 20 Jan 25 | War Warwick | 19f GS | 4NvHM | 11-5 t | 7/10 | That's Nice (28L) | 25/1 | 122 | 85 |
| 18 Feb 24 | Pau Pau | 19.5f Hy | 4yChL | 10-6 tp | 3/9 | Koriste (15½L) | 36/1 | - | - |
| 26 Jan 24 | Pau Pau | 19.5f VSft | 4yCh | 10-3 tp | 3/7 | Chanteur Du Bourg (5½L) | 12/1 | - | - |
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Battled well for narrow course win (1m7f) two runs ago but is not one to rely upon
P9-015
Age: 5
Weight: 11-12
OR: 97
Days: 20
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 16f GS | 5HcH | 11-12 t | 5/12 | Postponed Legacy (26L) | 25/1 | 98 | 82 |
| 17 Nov 25 | Lei Leicester | 15.5f Sft | 5NvHcHM | 12-0 ht | 1/6 | Little Venice (nse) | 3/1 | 95 | 90 |
| 28 Oct 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 16f Sft | 5HcH | 11-12 ht | 11/13 | Surrey Lord (41L) | 33/1 | 99 | 61 |
| 17 Apr 25 | Chl Cheltenham | 17f Gd | 4yHcHG3M | 10-2 ht | 9/9 | Lagoon Nebula (18L) | 80/1 | 105 | 88 |
| 15 Feb 25 | Hay Haydock | 15.5f GS | 24yH | 10-7 ht | PU/5 | Gibbs Island () | 66/1 | 101 | - |
| 28 Jan 25 | Chp Chepstow | 16f Hy | 4NvHM | 10-3 ht | 4/13 | Lagertha (14L) | 22/1 | - | 76 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Remote last of four on seasonal debut but might have needed that run; still unexposed
/671-4
Age: 8
Weight: 11-11
OR: 96
Days: 32
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 22f Hy | 5HcH | 11-5 | 4/4 | Heart Over Head (51L) | 9/1 | 99 | 61 |
| 20 Dec 24 | Utt Uttoxeter | 22f Sft | 4NvHM | 11-0 | 1/11 | El Fabienne (6L) | 9/1 | - | 99 |
| 4 Dec 24 | Hay Haydock | 24.5f Sft | 4MdH | 10-11 | 7/10 | Ski Lodge (28L) | 20/1 | - | 80 |
| 13 Nov 24 | Ban Bangor-on-Dee | 23f GS | 4NvH | 10-7 | 6/8 | Beaufort Scale (32L) | 25/1 | - | 78 |
| 24 Feb 23 | War Warwick | 16f Gd | 5NHFM | 10-11 | 7/12 | Baby Sage (28L) | 9/1 | - | 82 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Looked out of sorts when pulled up on both starts this season; now tries blinkers
13F-PP
Age: 7
Weight: 11-10
OR: 95
Days: 23
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 25 | Lei Leicester | 20.5f Sft | 5HcH | 11-7 t | PU/10 | Jhentong Enki () | 50/1 | 98 | - |
| 19 Nov 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 22f Sft | 5HcHM | 11-7 ht | PU/6 | Hellfire Princess () | 14/1 | 101 | - |
| 28 Feb 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 19.5f Hy | 5HcCh | 11-11 t | F/7 | John W Creasy () | 9/1 | 101 | - |
| 7 Feb 25 | Ban Bangor-on-Dee | 19.5f Sft | 5NvHcHM | 11-10 ht | 3/10 | Chosen Bae (9½L) | 2/1F | 97 | 92 |
| 28 Jan 25 | Chp Chepstow | 19.5f Hy | 5NvHcH | 11-8 ht1 | 1/9 | Night Jet (3¾L) | 6/1 | 97 | 98 |
| 19 Dec 24 | Ffo Ffos Las | 24f Hy | 4HcHM | 11-5 h | PU/5 | Jalisco Star () | 9/1 | 97 | - |
Dropped out very tamely on last month's seasonal/stable debut; needs to turn a corner
P768-9
Age: 8
Weight: 11-7
OR: 92
Days: 37
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 25 | Crl Carlisle | 17f Sft | 5HcH | 11-12 p | 9/10 | Fostered Phil (52L) | 18/1 | 96 | 47 |
| 11 Apr 25 | Sed Sedgefield | 20f Gd | 5HcHM | 12-0 b | 8/9 | Feach Amach (40L) | 8/1 | 98 | 80 |
| 25 Mar 25 | Tau Taunton | 24f Gd | 5HcHM | 12-0 b1 | 6/9 | Elusiveness (13L) | 12/1 | 100 | 91 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Wet Wetherby | 19.5f Sft | 4HcHM | 11-4 p | 7/10 | Our Bill's Aunt (37L) | 33/1 | 105 | 74 |
| 31 Jan 25 | Lin Lingfield | 20f Hy | 5HcCh | 11-12 p | PU/11 | River Run Free () | 33/1 | 98 | - |
| 26 Dec 24 | Fon Fontwell | 18f Sft | 5HcCh | 11-12 p | 6/6 | Koenigsstern (48L) | 14/1 | 103 | 62 |
Only minor promise in her qualifying runs but improvement likely in handicaps
7-6366
Age: 5
Weight: 11-3
OR: 88
Days: 54
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 16f Sft | 4NvHM | 11-0 t | 6/7 | Khrisma (22L) | 66/1 | - | 71 |
| 12 Nov 25 | Ban Bangor-on-Dee | 16.5f Sft | 4NvH | 10-7 t | 6/9 | Orderoftheday (21L) | 125/1 | - | 79 |
| 4 Jul 25 | Ban Bangor-on-Dee | 19.5f Gd | 4MdHM | 11-1 t1 | 3/4 | Dothejive (30L) | 28/1 | - | 61 |
| 12 May 25 | Sth Southwell | 16f Gd | 5MdNHFM | 10-10 | 6/12 | Queensworthy (17L) | 80/1 | - | 70 |
| 23 Feb 25 | Her Hereford | 16f Sft | 44yNHF | 10-9 | 7/7 | Forthfactor (51L) | 10/1 | - | 29 |
0-13 over hurdles but ran well in last 2 editions of this race; probably in the mix again
3P-424
Age: 7
Weight: 11-0
OR: 85
Days: 55
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 25 | Mar Market Rasen | 20.5f GS | 5NvHcH | 11-2 p | 4/9 | Devon Skies (14½L) | 11/2 | 85 | 78 |
| 13 Oct 25 | Her Hereford | 19.5f Gd | 5HcHM | 10-11 p | 2/10 | My Virtue (2¾L) | 100/30 | 83 | 84 |
| 17 May 25 | Ban Bangor-on-Dee | 23f Gd | 5HcH | 11-2 p | 4/5 | Heather Honey (31L) | 7/1 | 88 | 63 |
| 21 Feb 25 | War Warwick | 24f Sft | 5HcChM | 11-5 | PU/8 | Fashion's Model () | 9/2 | 88 | - |
| 21 Jan 25 | Lei Leicester | 20.5f Hy | 5HcHM | 10-12 p | 3/11 | Our Bill's Aunt (22L) | 7/2F | 89 | 74 |
| 10 Dec 24 | Utt Uttoxeter | 20f Sft | 5HcHM | 11-2 p1 | 8/11 | Jacksbar (38L) | 9/1 | 91 | 64 |
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Off the mark with clear Kelso win in November and has posted another good effort since
6-4714
Age: 8
Weight: 10-13
OR: 84
Days: 50
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 25 | Ayr Ayr | 24.5f Hy | 5HcH | 10-7 t | 4/10 | Kelvin Forlonge (5¼L) | 3/1J | 84 | 86 |
| 8 Nov 25 | Kel Kelso | 21f GS | 5HcH | 10-2 t | 1/9 | Maillot Blanc (3¾L) | 16/5F | 79 | 87 |
| 14 Jun 25 | Hex Hexham | 24f GS | 5HcCh | 10-7 t | 7/12 | Ballydangan (16½L) | 10/1 | 80 | 73 |
| 25 May 25 | Kel Kelso | 21f Gd | 4HcHM | 10-2 t | 4/7 | Feach Amach (6¾L) | 15/2 | 83 | 77 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Mus Musselburgh | 24f GS | 5NvHcH | 11-0 t | 6/8 | Evenwood Sonofagun (5¼L) | 15/2 | 81 | 79 |
| 23 Jan 25 | Wet Wetherby | 24f Sft | 5HcH | 10-7 t | 2/10 | Paddy O'Mahler (5½L) | 25/1 | 79 | 77 |
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Five wins (three on the Flat) in 2025; may yet have a bigger performance in her
611-53
Age: 6
Weight: 10-13
OR: 84
Days: 42
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 20f Sft | 5HcHM | 10-11 p | 3/9 | Analiese (12L) | 18/1 | 86 | 82 |
| 13 Nov 25 | Mar Market Rasen | 23f GS | 5HcH | 11-3 p | 5/7 | Seahouses (22L) | 7/2 | 86 | 75 |
| 6 Aug 25 | Pon Pontefract | 17f GF | 5Hc | 9-3 | 2/7 | Captain Potter (5L) | 11/4 | 62 | 64 |
| 29 Jul 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 14f Gd | 6Hc | 10-10 | 2/8 | Zooks (1½L) | 7/5F | 62 | 67 |
| 30 Jun 25 | Ffo Ffos Las | 16f GS | 6Hc | 9-4 | 1/8 | Adrian (1L) | 11/10F | 59 | 66 |
| 9 Jun 25 | Pon Pontefract | 17f Gd | 6Hc | 9-5 | 1/10 | Captain Potter (¾L) | 8/11F | 55 | 64 |
Very unexposed mare who makes her stable/handicap debut after £15,000 sale in October
559-
Age: 7
Weight: 10-12
OR: 83
Days: 416
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 24 | Don Doncaster | 16.5f Gd | 4NvH | 10-7 | 9/9 | Campaign Trail (69L) | 66/1 | - | 27 |
| 24 Nov 24 | Utt Uttoxeter | 16f Sft | 4NvHM | 11-0 | 5/10 | Kelya Wood (33L) | 100/1 | - | 78 |
| 14 Nov 24 | Mar Market Rasen | 20.5f Gd | 4MdHM | 11-4 | 5/8 | Rula Bula (49L) | 7/1 | - | 56 |
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Out of form this season and considered only if lively in the betting
-85548
Age: 9
Weight: 10-2
OR: 73
Days: 20
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 23.5f GS | 5HcH | 10-5 tp | 8/13 | Bollin Thou (45L) | 33/1 | 75 | 45 |
| 30 Nov 25 | Lei Leicester | 20.5f Sft | 5HcHM | 10-7 | 4/7 | Stamina Chope (31L) | 15/2 | 78 | 53 |
| 7 Nov 25 | Hex Hexham | 24f GS | 5HcCh | 10-9 tp | 5/11 | Eveque (20L) | 8/1 | 81 | 71 |
| 13 Oct 25 | Her Hereford | 25f Gd | 5HcCh | 10-12 tp1 | 5/9 | Unspeakable (20L) | 28/1 | 84 | 77 |
| 11 Sep 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 20f Gd | 5HcHM | 10-11 t | 8/10 | Bella Civena (26L) | 18/1 | 83 | 64 |
| 14 Apr 25 | War Warwick | 20f Gd | 5HcChM | 10-9 t | 2/4 | Lady Jago (12L) | 100/30 | 86 | 80 |
Verdict
The vote goes to TAKE A HIKE, who was a good 2m5f winner at Kelso two starts ago and looked stretched by 3m on heavy ground last time.
Take A Hike
Betting Forecast:
11/4 Take A Hike,
4/1 Natus Vincere,
9/2 After Many Days,
7/1 Queen Of Steel,
9/1 Kantagua Du Large,
10/1 Sophie Power,
12/1 Pearl Smoke,
14/1 Subtle Fortune,
Shesupincourt,
25/1 Chosen Hero,
33/1 Walkinthecotswolds
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