Racecards
17:30 Towcester
Ladbrokes Game On! Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,000 added
- Winner: £1,300
- 2nd: £382
- 3rd: £191
- 4th: £95
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey A Thornton
held up, raced wide, headway 12f out, ridden and lost place over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 42-P63
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, lost 3rd close home
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D Bass
held up towards rear, pushed along 6f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer P W Hiatt
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
pressed leader until 13f out, soon lost place, tailed off halfway
- Form 5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer C R Egerton
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division, headway 12f out, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, ran green on bend turning for home and soon outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Felix de Giles
held up in rear, not clear run when closing 5f out, not clear run over 2f out, one pace over 1f out
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
tracked leaders, went 2nd 13f out until well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 9
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Kielan Woods
held up in rear, headway 6f out, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
- Form 846
- Age 4
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 13f out, squeezed through well over 1f out, soon went 2nd, stayed on
Previous results
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Verdict
Two four-year-olds have won this recently so June French isn't out of it after a better run at Doncaster last time. Lombard Light made a reasonable start behind Utopian at Fontwell but Pearls Legend looks best of those with experience after a very nice debut behind Salmanazar here a month ago. FOLLOW THE FACTS is the fifth foal of the classy Fiddling The Facts who has already produced three winners. The latest offspring doesn't look to have too much to do and should make a winning start.
Formwatch
Bad An Naughty (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Held up behind, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 21l behind Salmanazar (10-9) at Towcester 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Cian Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Led, headed over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 22l behind New Year's Eve (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Follow The Facts Tobougg gelding out of Fiddling The Facts.
Killimore Cottage 40-1 (11-4) Led, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 8l behind Salmanazar (10-9) at Towcester 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Lombard Light (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders until 8f out, soon ridden and lost place, stayed on again from over 1f out, never a threat, 5th of 11, 23l behind Utopian (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Millers Pudsey Pasternak gelding out of Gables Girl.
Newton Thistle 9-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 8f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 12, well behind Many Clouds (11-4) at Wetherby 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Pearls Legend 5-1 (11-4) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind Salmanazar (10-9) at Towcester 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Venceremos 16-1 (11-2) Prominent 7f, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind My Miss Lucy (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f mares n h flat (6) sft in Jan.
June French (FR) 22-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 8l behind Diligent (10-3) at Doncaster 2m mrs N H flat (5) gs in Jan.