Racecards
15:00 Towcester
Gg.com Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase (Class E )
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 64-P45B
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey Mr D Jacob
tracked leader until approaching 3rd, mistake 12th, soon struggling, stayed on from 2 out
- Form 4/1UPP-5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer John R Upson
- Jockey Mr J Newbold
held up in touch, ridden after 11th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form F334/4F
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr D England
held up, headway approaching 7th, pecked 14th, chased leader after 3 out, challenging when left 7 lengths clear 2 out, edged left flat, all out
- Form 04-614U
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer B N Pollock
- Jockey Mr T Messenger
prominent, led 4th, hit 14th, narrow leader when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
- Form P4-5P31
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer N R Mitchell
- Jockey Mr T J Dreaper
led to 4th, tracked leader until after 3 out, rallied last, kept on
- Form P566-P2
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs S Wall
- Jockey Mr G Tumelty
held up, ridden 13th, effort after 4 out, no impression after 3 out
Maybeseven
27- Form 032013
- Age 10
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Mr R McCaul
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Dun Locha Castle gets the vote over Maybeseven, Never Awol and Grumpy Stumpy. Dun Locha Castle is not badly weighted for this amateur riders event and is taken to supplement his recent success at Plumpton that saw a well-planned target achieved. The nine-year-old was bought with that race in mind, and as he was 8lb out of the handicap then, faces a similar scenario here, with the weights going up 12lbs. He was a maiden in Ireland but has quickly adapted to life on these shores, and Richard Mitchell's charge can pay to support again. Tallow Bay was a very one-paced second here last time, with Maybeseven back in third, while Never Awol unseated at the seventh. Grumpy Stumpy was a tired horse when falling at the last at Chepstow, but that was only his second run back from a long absence so he should be that bit fitter. Agincourt comes from a stable that does well here but is hard to fancy, and all in all, Dun Locha Castle has the best claims, especially with Tom Dreaper in the plate.