Racecards
15:20 Towcester
Bet On Line With williamhill.com Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 151y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form P0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey N de Boinville
chased leaders after 2nd, outpaced and struggling after 4th, went poor 3rd run-in
- Form 0-6424P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
pressed leader, hit 4th, led before went left 3 out, ridden and headed before next, chased winner until hit 2 out, soon beaten, weakened into 4th run-in
- Form UP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey James Banks
took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, weakened after 4th, soon pulled up
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs P Ford
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
behind, jumped slowly and struggling 3rd, hung badly left on bend and pulled up after next
- Form F1-65P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Henry Morshead
tracked leading pair, went left 5th, 2nd 3 out, led and hung left on bend before next, wandered in front but stayed on well
Sprogzilla
259- Form P/8P-P50
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer H James
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
raced keenly, led until before 3 out, lost 2nd and carried left 3 out, rallied into 2nd again 2 out, plugged on
In depth
Verdict
BEYOND MEASURE was pulled up last time at Bangor having finished last at Doncaster the time before. But she did finish second at Fakenham in December so is probably the one to beat in a race in which it may not pay to get too heavily involved. Shaluna did win between the flags a year ago but her efforts under Rules so far have left much to be desired. None of the others with experience have shown much either and Running Squaw is a modestly-bred nine-year-old seeing a racecourse for the first time.
Formwatch
Ambivalent About 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced and no chance with leading quartet 6th, weakened before next, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Postbridge (10-12) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Beyond Measure (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, slow 9th, mistake 5 out, hampered next, son weakened, behind when pulled up after 2 out, at Bangor 2m 4f (4) sft in Feb.
Jennifer Chimes 10-1 (11-7) Detach last til pu 7, at Garnons 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Running Squaw Denounce M out of Georgie Mctaggart.
Shaluna (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) In rear, not fluent 5th, mistake and struggling 6th, behind 4 out, pulled up after, at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
Sprogzilla 300-1 (10-10) Led until after 3rd, jumped right next, lost place after 5th, well behind from 3 out, mistake last, 10th of 11, dist behind My Mo (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Celestial Chimes (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Behind, soon detached, headway 4 out, never a factor, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Miss Night Owl (10-12) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Apr.