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13:40 Towcester

Alison Mahoney Birthday Handicap Chase (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Soft (G/Soft in back straight)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 56.20s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Paxford Jack

40/1

    2
    Silk -

    Fin Bec (FR)

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Historg (FR)

      13/2

        1
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green chevron, White cap

        Historg (FR)

        3
        13/2
        • Form 1366/34
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-12

        mid-division, headway 11th, ridden 4 out, plugged on

        2
        Silk - Beige and Dark Blue (quartered), Beige sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Beige spots

        Calvic (IRE)

        23
        4/1
        • Form 6130-51
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-7

        towards rear, closer order 7th, close up when fell 12th

        3
        Silk - Brown and Light Blue (halved), sleeves reversed, Emerald Green and Yellow striped cap

        Fin Bec (FR)

        20 b
        14/1
        • Form 41/11P-3
        • Age 11
        • Weight 11-6

        led, not fluent 3rd and 9th, ridden 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, rallied flat

        4
        Silk - Red, Black sash, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Paxford Jack

        603
        40/1
        • Form 12510P/
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-4

        tracked leader throughout, led approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, all out flat

        5
        Silk - Black, Gold hooped sleeves, Pink cap

        Jocker du Sapin (FR)

        23
        7/2
        • Form P/4562-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        in rear, mistake 2nd, headway 7th, joined leaders 12th, disputing lead when fell heavily 3 out

        6
        Silk - Light Green and White (quartered), halved sleeves

        Monger Lane

        25
        10/1
        • Form 04/16P-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-9

        mid-division, jumped slowly 8th, weakened 10th, left poor 4th 3 out

        7
        Silk - Red, Yellow braces and sleeves

        Wild Spice (IRE)

        22
        7/2
        • Form FR511-2
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-9

        in touch, ran in snatches, headway 10th to go in touch, blundered and lost place next, stayed on again approaching last

        8
        Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap

        Stand Easy (IRE)

        34
        40/1
        • Form 3/11P6-5
        • Age 11
        • Weight 10-8

        in touch, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, lost touch 9th

        9
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon seams, Royal Blue cap

        Blunham Hill (IRE)

        23
        9/2
        • Form P2431-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-7

        tracked leaders, hit 10th, every chance when fell 5 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        It is surprising to see top weight Historg turned out again quickly having seemingly bounced at Wetherby on Wednesday and Ferdy Murphy's gelding is probably best watched in a race that is taken to go to recent course winner Jocker du Sapin, who gets the vote over Wild Spice. The selection looked an improved performer when running away with a handicap over two furlongs shorter on his reappearance earlier this month for which he has been raised 14lbs. That is a perfectly fair rise for what was an impressive display and there is no reason to suggest that the seven-year-old cannot follow up. Tom George's novice chase winner Calvic has more to do in a handicap today and a bigger threat may come from Wild Spice who is entitled to come on for his reappearance at Fontwell earlier this month. The 11-year-old Fin Bec seems plenty high enough in the weights at present, while Paxford Jack has along absence to overcome. Stand Easy hails from a stable in form but need sot step up on his reappearance effort to trouble Jocker du Sapin, who gets the vote to win again.