Racecards
15:05 Towcester
32Red.com Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,949
- 2nd: £572
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form P/1PF0-P
- Age 14
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened soon after 4 out, tailed off
- Form 039P23
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P A Pritchard
- Jockey Jack Doyle
pressed leader, led narrowly 3rd, headed briefly after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner, no impression and weakened to 3rd last
- Form 448-76
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Thomas M O'brien
took keen hold tracking leaders, stayed on to 2nd at the last, kept on well flat, always just held
- Form 80F-7F1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Felix de Giles
chased leaders, weakened soon after 3 out, behind and pulled up before last
- Form 00P462
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Gerald Quinn
led until 3rd, pressed leader, went right 5th, led again briefly 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 905901
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer S D Dixon
- Jockey Mr L Kilgarriff
held up in last pair, pushed along approaching 7th, reminder after 4 out, headway to 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, hung left flat, stayed on
- Form 933434
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey T Siddall
in rear, reminder after 6th, struggling soon after next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 170051
- Age 5
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Rachael Green
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A step up in trip worked the oracle for SOLSTICE SON at Fontwell on Monday. Rachael Green's claim almost halves his penalty and the lightly-raced five-year-old can show this bunch a clean pair of heels. Newton Thistle bids to follow up last month's course and distance victory but has another 15lb to carry and Gonalston Cloud didn't reproduce an earlier run at Southwell when favourite last time. Warsaw Pact may struggle to follow up his Wincanton success over a longer trip but Burnthill has claims on his second at Doncaster and Earcomesthedream can never be ignored around here.
Formwatch
Round The Horn (IRE) 22-1 (10-3) Always towards rear, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Oscar Prairie (10-8) at Towcester 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
Earcomesthedream (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Led, clear until 2nd, headed 9th, 3rd and weakening when not fluent 2 out, 3rd of 9, 29l behind Newton Thistle (9-9) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Cropley (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear, plugged on same pace from 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 17, 26l behind Tarabela (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb.
Newton Thistle 7-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 9th, clear when not fluent 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb beating Millers Reef (11-10) by 19l, 9 ran.
Burnthill (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led before 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on and no impression on winner, 2nd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Top Billing (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Jan.
Warsaw Pact (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway under pressure before 6th, chased leaders 3 out, soon driven along in 2nd, led narrowly and went right 2 out, in command before last, clear when hung left under pressure run in, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft beating Landerbee (9-10) by 5l, 12 ran.
Blue Cove 9-4fav (10-4) Held up on outside, headway 4th, challenged 7th until ridden 9th, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 9, 38l behind Newton Thistle (9-9) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Solstice Son 5-2fav (10-10) Keen led after 2nd, joined 6th until 10th, ridden out run in, readily, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft beating Brantingham Breeze (10-6) by 3l, 5 ran.
Gonalston Cloud (IRE) 3-1fav (9-13) Hampered 1st, held up mid-division, headway from 5 out, went 2nd from 4 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, 5th of 12, 7l behind Heavenstown (10-12) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.