← Horse Racing · Leicester · Tue 24 Feb

April 25th With Denise Van Outen Handicap Chase (GBB Race).

Leicester · Tuesday, 24 Feb · 19:50 · 1m 7f 201y · Class 4 · TURF

WEIGHEDIN

Status

15:50

Off time

Runners

Soft (Heavy in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

XCITATIONS

            #2 · 4.33
          

🥈 Second

DENEMETHY (IRE

🥉 Third

RIP WHEELER (IRE

Market prediction · 4 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Denemethy

2.50

6/4

02 · 🥈 2nd

Rip Wheeler

2.88

15/8

03 · 🥉 3rd

Xcitations

4.33

10/3

04 · —

Cobbler's Boy

9.50

17/2

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	—	Denemethy (G) FAV [T] Off the mark at third attempt over fences at Market Rasen on Boxing Day 2024 and largely consistent in defeat since, fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Sandown (15.4f) 24 days ago. This rates a much less demanding assignment and claims with…	J J Burke	F O'Brien	8	77.1 kg	2.50 6/4
2nd	2	—	Xcitations (G) [P] Veteran C&D winner who enhanced his already excellent Sandown record in first-time cheekpieces this time last year. Likely he needed first start for 11 months when pulled up at Uttoxeter (2m) 31 days ago and better can be expected with hea…	Paul O'Brien	Mrs P Sly	11	76.2 kg	4.33 10/3
4th	3	—	Cobbler's Boy (G) [T] Cost £115,000 after finishing runner-up in an Irish point. Won maiden hurdle at Warwick last May but has struggled since, including in 2 chase tries since the turn of the year (jumped sketchily latest). A return to more positive tactics co…	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	6	72.1 kg	9.50 17/2
1st	4	—	Rip Wheeler (G) Winning pointer from a family Moore stable knows well. Progressive over hurdles and continued in a similar vein when making it 2-2 over fences at Lingfield (2½m) in November. Has had excuses in 2 subsequent runs and the return to the minim…	R T Dunne	G & J Moore	6	69.4 kg	2.88 15/8

Betting forecast: Denemethy (6/4), Rip Wheeler (15/8), Xcitations (10/3), Cobbler's Boy (17/2)