Racecards
19:20 Towcester
Volkswagen Touareg Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 003134-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, lost place 3rd, behind when mistake 4th
- Form 04/5F86-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 96
in touch, ridden 3 out, chased winner next, one pace and headed for 2nd line
- Form 000/168-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 95
mid-division, headway 4th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 2/62177-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey Miss T Jackson
towards rear, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, plugged on
- Form P77516/
- Age 13
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey J Mogford
always in rear, weakened 3 out
- Form 06880-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
towards rear, headway 4th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, under pressure and keeping on when mistake last, took 2nd line
- Form 20/6035-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, closer order 4th, close up and blundered 3 out, not recover
- Form 67706P-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led, headed 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out
- Form B80-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey Dave Crosse
towards rear, headway 4th, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 95FP5-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey M Goldstein
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 07802-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T Messenger
in touch, ridden and close up 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 060U0-5
- Age 8
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey L Treadwell
tracked leader, ridden to lead 3 out, ridden out
- Form 0709-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer C P Morlock
- Jockey R Greene
always in rear, weakened 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Black Rainbow is taken to shock Visibility and Oeil d'Estruval. The selection cannot be fancied on his most recent runs but this is his time of the season and provided his rider can secure a handy pitch, he should give a good account of himself at big odds. Visibility looked to appreciate the drop into selling grade and has preformed well at non-selling grade since. The grey is coming down the handicap but might need more help. Oeil D'Estruval was well backed ahead of his most recent effort at Wetherby and cannot be ruled out off a feather weight. Corso Palladio is sure to have his supporters while San Antonio hails from an in-form yard. A trappy affair and at big odds, Black Rainbow is chanced.
Formwatch
Visibility (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 6th, stayed on for poor 4th from 2 out, 4th of 18, 10l behind Bob Mountain (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
San Antonio 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before next, 8th of 13, 37l behind Sunisa (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Corso Palladio (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, effort 5th, soon weakened, 11th of 18, 38l behind Rebel Raider (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Jan.
Joke Club 50-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, no chance after, 5th of 9, 24l behind Santando (11-11) at Plumpton 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Tadeusz Mandziej (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) In rear, blundered 4th, ridden, struggling when pulled up 5 out in race won by Gerrard (11-4) at Stratford 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Mar, 12 ran.
Jamadast Roma 12-1 (10-7) Stumbled badly and viturally unseated rider 1st, tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 35l behind Picacho (11-7) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gf.
Oeil d'Estruval (FR) 4-1jt-fav (9-9) Prominent, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, 4th of 14, 9l behind Hi Dancer (10-13) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Kaparolo (USA) 33-1 (9-11) Chased leader, lost 2nd when mistake 4th, ridden 3 out, soon outpaced, plugged on, 5th of 9, 13l behind Rebel Raider (11-12) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.