Racecards
16:20 Towcester
Ladbrokescasino.Com Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f
- Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
- Form 3P21-1P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
led, quickened up 10th, clear 13th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened and hung left approaching last
- Form 533112
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
held up in touch, lost place 9th, ridden outpaced 11th, mistake next, plugged on
- Form 2221PP-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
chased leader, with clear leader 13th, ridden 5 out, switched left to challenge approaching 3 out, weakened soon after 2 out
- Form 4405-PU
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey R Hobson
tracked leaders, ridden 13th and outpaced, weakened 3 out
- Form 33/1P2-2
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
in rear, went prominent 9th, well behind from 4 out, ridden and stayed on strongly from 2 out, led approaching last, pushed clear
In depth
Verdict
Die Fledermaus, Dunster Castle and Spread the Word are all on the shortlist, but Die Fledermaus gets the confident vote. The selection ran well behind Primitive Way at Hexham last time and a reproduction of that effort will see him hard to beat here. He has been running consistently well all season, and although he is steadily rising in the weights, he may still be capable of taking this. Dunster Castle was disappointing last time but had previously run really well from the front to beat Elenas River at Fontwell, and he could be the one to give our selection the most to do. Spread the Word looks the best of the rest but he was predictably outclassed behind Misty Future last time. Not too many of these look good enough to get competitive, so Die Fledermaus gets the vote.