LEICESTER
20 January 2026
Tuesday 20th January

Newcastle (AW) Tips

12:43 13:13 13:43 14:13 14:43 15:13 15:43 16:13

Down Royal Tips

12:50 13:20 13:50 14:20 14:50 15:20 15:50

Leicester Tips

13:32 14:02 14:32 15:02 15:32 16:02

Southwell (AW) Tips

17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30
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Watch On Racing TV 'Hands & Heels' Mares' Handicap Hurdle (CJs' & Amateur Riders') (Part Of The REI) (Class 5) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 2m 4f 110y
  • Going: Heavy
Leicester
Runners
11

Type
Hurdle

Surface
Turf

Weather
Cloudy

Selection

Selection Selected At
After Many Days silk
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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4/1
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Kantagua Du Large silk
Kantagua Du Large
J: Miss Clara Brewitt 3
T: Clive Boultbee-Brooks
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 - -
2
Sophie Power silk
C
Sophie Power
J: Miss Megan Bevan 3
T: Harriet Dickin
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
3
Subtle Fortune silk
Subtle Fortune
J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 3
T: Mel Rowley
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
4
Walkinthecotswolds silk
Walkinthecotswolds
J: Oscar Palmer
T: Harriet Dickin
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 -
5
Chosen Hero silk
Chosen Hero
J: Rian Corcoran
T: Lizzie Quinlan
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
6
Pearl Smoke silk
Pearl Smoke
J: Nathan Andrews 3
T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
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
7
After Many Days silk
After Many Days
J: Will Featherstone
T: Henry Daly
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
8
Take A Hike silk
D
BF
Take A Hike
J: Freddie Keighley
T: D J Jeffreys
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
9
Queen Of Steel silk
D
Queen Of Steel
J: Mr Lucas Murphy 5
T: Fergal O'Brien
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
10
Natus Vincere silk
Natus Vincere
J: Miss Jemima Stewart 5
T: Olly Murphy
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
11
Shesupincourt silk
C
D
Shesupincourt
J: Roisin Leech 3
T: Ryan Potter
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.

Verdict silk image
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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