Racecards
15:00 Towcester
Jeff Whalley 65th Birthday Celebration Classified Chase (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 4304-52
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer G F Edwards
- Jockey Mr D Edwards
held up in rear, mistake 2nd and 5th, driven along after 10th, disputing remote 4th when blundered and unseated rider last
- Form 64333-1
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey E Dehdashti
chased leaders, left 2nd 10th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and 7 lengths ahead when mistake last, carried left and badly hampered by loose horse 100 yards out, lost momentum, not recover and soon headed
Aires Rock (IRE)
430- Form 87P/366-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey M J McAlister
mistake 1st, blundered and unseated rider 2nd
- Form 045304-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey W McCarthy
held up, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, weakened and 4th when not fluent 2 out
- Form UP-92U2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
chased leader from 2nd, led after 5th, hampered by loose horse after 10th, headed approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
- Form 0103P-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up towards rear, hampered 1st, mistake 6th, not fluent 7th, left 4th when mistake 10th, went 8 lengths 3rd 2 out, went 2nd after last, stayed on to lead final 75 yards
- Form 528282-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer T Wall
- Jockey Lee Edwards
led to 1st, lost place when hampered 6th, behind from 9th, tailed off
- Form P0-PU36
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
led 1st, jumped right 3rd and 4th, headed after next, chased leader until before 10th, weakened when blundered 3 out, tailed off
- Form 10PPP-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey B Fenton
jumped right and unseated rider 1st
- Form 5P4-95P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M E D Francis
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway 5th, challenged when blundered and unseated rider 10th
- Form 74-P151
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr J Guerriero
Nonrunner
Saucy Night
50- Form F04-50P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Gask
- Jockey Mr L Kilgarriff
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Algenon gets the vote here with Adecco and Ackhurst also considered. The selection showed good fighting qualities to score last time when he beat Explosive Fox. He remains relatively lightly-raced over fences and he looks the percentage call. Adecco won well on his return from a break last time when he beat River Amora and he goes on the ground so he is another that has to enter calculations. Ackhurst has yet to win under rules but he has won in the point-to-point sphere and he should be capable of getting competitive. Danse Macabre hails from a shrewd yard and he is worth noting in the market, but for the winner we will stick with Algenon.
Formwatch
Ackhurst (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 9th, ridden to challenge 4 out, led last, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Deep Quest (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Adecco (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Prominent, ridden to lead 3 out, soon clear, blundered last, pushed out flat, won at Fontwell 2m 2f cnd hcp chs (5) gf beating River Amora (11-1) by 4l, 8 ran.
Aires Rock (IRE) 50-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden and outpaced 4 out, soon beaten, 6th of 9, well behind Scribano Eile (10-10) at Perth 3m nov hdl (4) sft in Sept '06.
Danse Macabre (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Held up in 4th, effort, close up when mistake 10th, outpaced, beaten before next, last of 4, well behind Running Hot (10-6) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Explosive Fox (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 4th, mistake 7th, every chance 3 out, soon lost 2nd, plugged on to hold every chance last, no extra flat, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Randolph O'Brien (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Golden Oak (IRE) 15-2 (11-1) In touch, headway 14th, ridden and every chance 4 out, no extra approaching last, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Super Road Train (10-11) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Little Villain (IRE) 9-2fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, closer order 5th, ridden after 3 out, chased winner last, one pace, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Pop Gun (11-1) at Chepstow 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Mar.
Log On Intersky (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) In touch, outpaced from 8th, 6th of 9, 36l behind Ravenscar (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Najca De Thaix (FR) 6-1 (11-4) Jumped right, led 2nd, driven and headed 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 16l behind Highland Chief (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Oct.
Ice Cream (FR) 100-1 (11-0) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Miss Mitch (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f mrs nov chs (4) gs, 6 ran.
Algenon (DEN) 7-2 (11-8) Mid-division, headway 8th, led approaching 3 out, clear when went right and hit 2 out, all out, won at N Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Aug beating Explosive Fox (11-8) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Saucy Night 20-1 (10-13) Mid-division, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Pauls Plain (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl (5) gf in Oct, 16 ran.