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15:30 Towcester

Wayside Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 22.10s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Scarlet Fantasy

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Diamond Mick

    9/2

      1
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green cross belts and sleeves, White cap

      Scarlet Fantasy

      8
      7/2
      • Form PP1450
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-12

      held up, headway after 5th, led going well approaching 2 out, comfortably

      2
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets

      Diamond Mick

      36
      9/2
      • Form 000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-11

      held up and behind, not fluent 4th, headway 3 out, every chance 2 out, no impression approaching last

      3
      Silk - MAROON and WHITE stripes, MAROON sleeves, quartered cap

      Hollywest (FR)

      14 b
      9/2
      • Form 030344
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-7

      with leader, led approaching 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace

      4
      Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diabolo, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Yellow quartered cap

      Jim Lad

      19 v
      9/4
      • Form 052062
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-11

      led to approaching 3rd, ridden after next, weakened 5th, last when mistake 3 out, tailed off

      5
      Silk - MAROON and WHITE stripes, MAROON sleeves, quartered cap

      Donny Bowling

      14
      6/1
      • Form 04P0P5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-7

      held up, jumped slowly 5th, headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out

      6
      Silk - MAROON, YELLOW diamond, YELLOW cap

      Balmoral Queen

      15
      11/1
      • Form 000F
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-2

      prominent, chased leader approaching 4th, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, soon pulled up

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mark Sowersby holds the key to this race, providing two of the six runners and he can take it with Donny Bowling, with stablemate Hollywest and Jim Lad others to consider. With some very ordinary form about, stakes should be kept to a minimum, but Donny Bowling has put in some decent efforts with cut in the ground and despite not winning yet, she has run better than most of these in defeat and is nicely weighted, so is taken to score. Hollywest appears in blinkers for the first time, which may help to galvanise a greater effort. The trainer will clearly have the best idea as to the gelding's chances with his stablemate, but from what we have seen he still has a bit to find, and with a stone more to carry he is opposed. Of the others, Jim Lad ran creditably for Andrew Thornton when chasing home Noble Calling in a Huntingdon seller last time and a further 3lb drop will help his cause here, but again that form looks pretty moderate in the greater scheme of things and so we will side with Donny Bowling to finally get off the mark.