Racecards
15:15 Towcester
Gg.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,952
- 2nd: £573
- 3rd: £286
- 4th: £143
- Form 57075-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Peter Toole
prominent, challenged 7th, not fluent 4 out, led next, soon clear, eased towards finish
- Form 12992F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer S C Burrough
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
held up, took keen hold, headway 4th, not fluent 5th, close up when fell 7th
- Form 6745P4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
held up in touch, hampered 7th, ridden 4 out, outpaced from 3 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner
- Form 285-U6U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Michael Murphy
held up in rear, fell 6th
- Form 0690-14
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey Adam Wedge
led until 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, lost 2nd last
- Form 6-PP9PP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 55
prominent, ridden after 6th, lost place when badly hampered next, lost touch next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The well-handicapped RINCE DONN is the most tentative of selections. Roger Curtis' charge has not been flying of late but as a result he is now 10lbs lower than his Folkestone win in January. Soft ground suits and if he can stay on the bridle for most of the race he should come out on top. Beauchamp Viking fell last time at Wincanton but is proven around this testing circuit, a comment that doesn't really apply to the out of form The Walnut Tree whose form here has not always shone. Reelwill ran well in a better race at Southwell and he comes here in better form than most of her rivals. Handtheprizeover has top weight to carry but his second to McQueen at Huntingdon, albeit beaten 10 lengths, means he commands plenty of respect with that run under his belt.
Formwatch
Handtheprizeover 9-2 (11-9) Held up in 5th, closed 11th, chased winner 3 out, no impression next, 2nd of 7, 10l behind McQueen (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) gs in Oct.
Beauchamp Viking 9-1 (10-0) Always in rear and well off the pace, struggling throughout, tailed off and no chance when fell 2 out, in a race won by I'm A Legend (11-12) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs, 6 ran.
Rince Donn (IRE) 12-1 (10-3) Chased leading pair, went 2nd briefly 5th, 4th outpaced and struggling after 3 out, 4th of 8, 17l behind That's The Deal (10-10) at Warwick 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Thievery 7-1 (10-11) Behind until blundered and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Guns of Love (10-5) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 10 ran.
Reelwill (FR) 5-1 (10-8) Held up, soon in touch, not fluent 7th, 4th when jumped right 4 out, no impression 3 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 8, 12l behind Gerrard (11-1) at Southwell 3m hcp 0-100 (4) gd.
The Walnut Tree (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Ridden along at several stages, made most until 11th, weakening when mistake 13th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Bobby Bullock (11-1) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp 0-100 (4) gs, 9 ran.