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14:30 Towcester
Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Hay Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £2,800 added
- Winner: £1,819
- 2nd: £534
- 3rd: £267
- 4th: £134
- Form 57-4432
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leader until 9th, prominent, led 14th, joined 3 out, headed soon after, no chance with winner, weakened to 3rd and mistake last
- Form 307P45
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer David Lewis
- Jockey Peter Hatton
chased leaders, ridden 13th, weakening when blundered and fell 14th
Identimin
21- Form 4P9638
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Keevil
- Jockey Dave Crosse
numerous mistakes, mid-division, blundered 4th, mistake 7th, ridden after 9th, mistake 12th and dropped to rear, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
- Form 231P52
- Age 13
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer D Pearson
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
mid-division, ridden before 11th, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1-90015
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey A Glassonbury
made most, ridden and headed 14th, chased leaders, wekaened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 3-5F643
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
fell 1st
- Form 392120
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey T Messenger
in touch, went 3rd after 3 out, stayed on to 2nd before last, no chance with winner
- Form 286-231
- Age 10
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Lee Edwards
close up, went 2nd 4 out, challenged 3 out, led soon after and clear, easily
- Form 3/F0577
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer H Chisman
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
- Form 0956-P0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, lost place 3rd, last and struggling 6th, tailed off when blundered 10th, pulled up before next
- Form P075U9
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Gerald Quinn
raced wide, headway to chase leaders 8th, went 2nd next, led briefly 13th, 3rd when blundered 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off
- Form P-5PPPP
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P A Pritchard
- Jockey Charlie Studd
towards rear when blundered badly 6th and pulled up
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Tony Carroll and Lee Edwards are a formidable partnership and HUCKLEBERRY, who scored for them at Chepstow a week ago, is very well handicapped to follow up. Once rated much higher, he's been rejuvenated by a change of yard and is actually 10lb better in than for future races. Pacha D'Oudairies is another who has slipped down the weights though that's because he's still a maiden over fences after 17 starts. He showed his best form for a long time at Ludlow last month and should go well despite his big weight. Malin Head started favourite for that Ludlow event after making a winning debut over regulation fences at Folkestone but a bad mistake put him out of contention and he can do much better. The veteran Hever Road has won five times over fences at around this level and will enjoy the quicker conditions.
Formwatch
Pacha D'Oudairies (FR) 9-1 (10-10) Prominent, chased winner 4 out, stayed on flat, not able to get to winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Ere Alfie (11-5) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Dr Anubis (IRE) 100-1 (11-8) Mid-division, jumped right at times, weakened after 4 out, 5th of 10, 34l behind Drom (11-12) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
Identimin 33-1 (11-6) Behind, mistake 1st, struggling when blundered 10th, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Oscar Charlie (10-0) at Lingfield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.
Hever Road (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) With leader, led before 16th, headed 4 out, ridden before next, chased winner, kept on from last, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Raphiell (11-0) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.
Malin Head (IRE) 2-1fav (9-11) Tracked leader until blundered 14th, outpaced from next, 5th of 11, 38l behind Ere Alfie (11-5) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Catch The Rascal (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along when jumped right 12th, outpaced from 4 out, hit 2 out, last of 3, 37l behind Pepite Rose (11-7) at Warwick 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) gd.
Roi De Garde (FR) 11-1 (10-9) Prominent, ridden 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, 10th of 16, 21l behind Kilvergan Boy (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Feb.
Huckleberry (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, hit 8th, went 2nd after 5 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, driven out, won at Chepstow 3m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-100) (5yo+) (5) sft beating Guydus (9-9) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Crossguard (USA) 25-1 (10-2) In touch on inside, lost place after 7th, never on terms after, 7th of 14, 22l behind Mac Halen (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Feb.
Glenfly (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Always behind, tailed off 11th, 12th of 16, well behind Kilvergan Boy (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Feb.
Quayside Court (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, mistake 6th, blundered 9th, behind 13th, tailed off, 9th of 11, dis behind Ere Alfie (11-5) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Roman Landing 100-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, jumped right 3rd, lost place next, behind when pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Kilvergan Boy (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Feb, 16 ran.
Thorncliffer 50-1 (10-11) Led, headed before 4th, led 5th, mistake next, headed 9th, weakened 5 out, 6th of 10, 32l behind Vin De Roy (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.