Race cards · Sat 6 Jul
Saturday 6 July · Leicester, England
16:40 Mercer Handicap
- Distance
- 1m 2f 0y
- Going
- Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Class
- 6
- Prize
- GBP 7000
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
An open-looking contest, but KEEN INTEREST posted his best effort to date when runner-up at Bath last month and a repeat showing off the same mark of 47 may be enough to see Alice Haynes' gelding open his account. Michael Wigham is 2-5 with his representatives here in the last five seasons, so his Bubblecraft is worth a second look, while Ribkana is another to consider having finished second at Ripon last time out.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Tiger | 5874-77 | Laura Pearson | W Stone | 9 3 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Whatwouldyouknow | 807839 | Faye McManoman | N Tinkler | 9 9 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Iftikhaar | 843533 | J P Sullivan | J R Jenkins | 9 4 | 15-2 | |
| 4 | First Encounter | 777-220 | William Cox | J Gallagher | 8 7 | 10-1 | |
| 5 | Ribkana | 72-0402 | Connor Murtagh | T D Easterby | 9 3 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | Walk The Moon | 596-683 | William Carson | A W Carroll | 9 7 | 7-2 | |
| 7 | Keen Interest | 788362 | K T O'Neill | Alice Haynes | 8 8 | 6-1 | |
| 8 | Medician Star | 580-389 | J P Spencer | M L W Bell | 8 13 | 10-1 | |
| 9 | Ready Or Nott | 6-43484 | F Norton | C Johnston | 8 10 | 6-1 | |
| 10 | Bubblecraft | 319-060 | Darragh Keenan | M Wigham | 9 9 | 33-1 | |
| 11 | Metal Beau | 86-4500 | Liam Keniry | Sarah Hollinshead | 9 3 | 100-1 |