Racecards
16:10 Towcester
Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m 102y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 938244
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division, 4th when pecked 4th, lost place after 8th, headway 11th, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 51-6781
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey R P McLernon
with leader, led 8th until mistake 10th, led 11th, headed after 3 out, edged left and still every chance before last, no extra flat
- Form 52P-P44
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led until not fluent 8th, led 10th, headed next, 3rd and unable to go with front pair on bend after 3 out, rallied next, led last, headed towards finish
- Form 53/59-P6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey T J O'Brien
mid-division, lost place when not fluent 2nd, mistake 11th, behind next, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 58-363P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Mrs S Johnson
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leaders, lost place 2nd, pushed along 6th, not fluent 9th, slow and behind from next, tailed off
- Form 4-55755
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey L Treadwell
towards rear, headway 4th, blundered 4 out, rallied after 2 out, led towards finish, stayed on
- Form 2/4P2-6P
- Age 13
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Brendan Powell
tracked leaders, mistake and lost a bit of ground 7th, mistake and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Bobonyx
17- Form P-P5783
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D L Williams
- Jockey James Banks
in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway before 6th, mistake next, led after 3 out, not fluent and headed last, one pace
Storm Alert
42- Form 326P-95
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Blinkers clearly did the trick for LUNAR FLOW at Uttoxeter on Saturday as he made all and, despite a couple of jumping errors, had all of his rivals in trouble a long way from home. If the headgear works a second time and he copes with these stiff fences, Jamie Snowden’s six-year-old has every chance of a quick follow-up under his penalty. Sweettoothtommy is starting to come down the weights and should find a race like this in the coming weeks, though is possibly up against a better handicapped rival today. The likes of Leith Hill Legasi, The Last Bridge and Musical Wedge have plenty to prove at present.
Formwatch
Sweettoothtommy (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, closed 8th, left 2nd 11th until after 4 out, one pace and beaten before next, 4th of 11, 15l behind Better Days (11-11) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Lunar Flow 14-1 (10-1) Made all, clear from 3 out, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Whiskey Chaser (11-6) by 37l, 9 ran.
Leith Hill Legasi 14-1 (11-5) With leaders, outpaced 6 out, headway before 3 out, kept on and no impression, 4th of 12, 26 1/2l behind Kid Kalanisi (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
One Day Like This (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place when blundered 4th, ridden and behind 10th, tailed off 12th, 6th of 9, dist behind Mystical Knight (11-0) at Hereford 3m 1f (4) sft in Dec.
The Last Bridge 6-1 (10-0) Disputed lead until pushed along 3rd, soon driven and lost place, behind 5th, pulled up before next, at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Snowball (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Mid-division, mistake 5 out, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 28 1/2l behind Kid Kalanisi (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Musical Wedge 50-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, weakened 15th, mistake 4 out, pulled up after 3 out, at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Bobonyx 25-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, 2nd 3rd, led before 8th, mistake and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Slidecheck (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Storm Alert 20-1 (11-1) In rear and wide, struggling after 7th, some headway 2 out, never any chance, 5th of 14, 25 1/2l behind Late Shipment (11-0) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jan.