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14:40 Towcester

Charlie Gardner 80th Birthday Handicap Chase

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 42.10s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Jack Fuller (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Gola Supreme (IRE)

    2/1

      1
      Silk - White, Yellow hollow box, Royal Blue and Yellow striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue diamond

      Jack Fuller (IRE)

      18 b
      5/1
      • Form 223042
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 96

      held up in touch, headway 11th, led 13th, strongly pressed from 2 out, stayed on

      2
      Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, Dark Blue sleeves, quartered cap

      Gola Supreme (IRE)

      24 CD
      2/1
      • Form 176446
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 93

      held up, headway approaching 12th, chased winner 14th, every chance from 2 out, jumped right last, one pace flat

      3
      Silk - Navy Blue, Gold 'v', Red cap

      General O'Keeffe

      15
      10/3
      • Form 0P/453U
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 88

      held up in touch, mistake 11th, soon lost touch, no danger after

      4
      Silk - Pink, Royal Blue diamond, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

      Maybeseven

      17 C
      11/2
      • Form 32713U
      • Age 11
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 78

      led until 7th, chased leaders after, jumped slowly 11th, ridden 14th, weakened approaching 4 out

      5
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue diamond, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond

      Over Zealous (IRE)

      89 b D
      7/1
      • Form 5425PP
      • Age 13
      • Weight 10-8
      • Official Rating 78

      with leader, led 7th, headed 9th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out

      6
      Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Black sleeves, Red cap

      Francolino (FR)

      16
      11/1
      • Form 42-P5P3
      • Age 12
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 70

      chased leaders led 9th, headed 13th, ridden after 4 out, weakened after 3 out

      7
      Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE star, YELLOW stars on DARK BLUE sleeves and cap

      Time To Parlez

      13 C
      33/1
      • Form P5-PPP4
      • Age 14
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 70

      chased leaders to 5th, soon lost place, ridden after 9th, well behind after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      With Jack Fuller yet to prove his effectiveness over this trip and Gola Supreme having disappointed of late, preference is for Maybeseven who should appreciate today's softer surface. The selection was a comfortable winner here over two furlongs shorter in November before finding conditions too fast on a return visit later that month. Robin Dickin's gelding unseated his rider at the third here on his return earlier this month and under favourable conditions looks worth a bet in a poor contest. Top weight Jack Fuller has to be respected on recent evidence but, as we have said, has yet to prove that he stays this far and of more interest may be Robert Alner's General O'Keeffe, who remains open to improvement and has claims on the form shown behind Gee Aker Malayo at Folkestone two starts ago. The 13-year-old Over Zealous has shown little sign of retaining his ability of late and a bigger threat may come from Richard Lee's Gola Supreme, who has slipped top a fair mark. Maybeseven holds solid claims though and he gets the vote.