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15:40 Towcester

Nicola Emerson Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 18.80s
  • Off Time: 15:41:14
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 8/65PP-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

held up, mistake 5th, struggling 8th, left poor 4th 2 out, tailed off

4
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap, Dark Blue star
25/1
  • Form 454398
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 89

prominent, lost place after 5th, mistake 6th, behind after, left remote 3rd 2 out

5
Silk - White, Red spots, armlets and cap
7/1
  • Form 052F2-4
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 86

held up, pushed along approaching 6th, blundered 7th, fell 8th

6
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 1/397-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 85

always prominent, left in lead 6th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on under pressure to draw clear flat

7
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 970233
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 85

held up towards rear, headway 7th, 4 lengths 5th when fell 3 out

8
Silk - Maroon, Maroon and White diabolo on sleeves
  • Form P0F-4P5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 77

held up, headway approaching 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, 3rd and weakening when fell 2 out

9
Silk - Pink, Light Blue armlets
14/1
  • Form P-PF47P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, every chance approaching 2 out, not fluent last, no extra flat

10
Silk - BLACK, YELLOW stars, WHITE sleeves, BLACK cap, YELLOW star

Nautic (FR)

11 v CD
12/1
  • Form F3P05-P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 66

led until fell 6th

11
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green hoop, halved sleeves, Dark Green cap ,yellow star
  • Form 3-P56PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 61

chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, 4th and weakening when not much room and fell 2 out

2
NR
  • Form 3/0696P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 91

Nonrunner

3
NR
  • Form 32P-2P3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 91

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading lights but the principals look to be Bermuda Pointe, Another Jewel and South Sands and the vote is given to Bermuda Pointe. The selection went well for a long way when seventh behind Youll Do For Me looks sure to be suited by the drop in trip and with his yard continuing in good form looks the one to be on. Another Jewel rates the main danger on his latest third behind Mr Ironman especially if the first time visor works the oracle. South Sands is another worthy of respect on his latest third behind Brave Villa but he remains a maiden after 17 starts. Goscar Rock is often let down by his jumping while Gemini Storm is another that is hard to win with and for the winner we return to Bermuda Pointe.

Formwatch

Wild Chimes (IRE) 66-1 (11-9) Held up, towards rear when fell at the 4th in race won by Try (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f cnd hcp chs (5) gf, 16 ran.

Aliba (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Led, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, well behind Issaquah (10-5) at Hexham 2m nov hdl (4) gf.

Gemini Storm 25-1 (11-3) Led to 4th, remained prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 10, 17l behind Albertas Run (11-3) at Towcester 2m beg chs (4) gd.

Bermuda Pointe (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Led after 1st, headed when blundered last, soon weakened, 7th of 9, well behind Youll Do For Me (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.

Another Jewel (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway 7th, led 11th, headed after 3 out, soon beaten, 3rd of 14, 13l behind Mr Ironman (10-10) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.

Heartofmidlothian (IRE) 150-1 (11-3) Prominent, ridden after 4 out, losing place when not much room 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 10, 18l behind Albertas Run (11-3) at Towcester 2m beg chs (4) gd.

Queen Excalibur 20-1 (11-10) In touch, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Pauls Plain (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl (5) gf, 16 ran.

Nautic (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Always behind, not fluent 6th, ridden after 8th, tailed off when pulled up at the 14th in race won by Try (10-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft, 10 ran.

Narval D'avelot (FR) 50-1 (10-13) Led, jumped right and headed 3rd, ridden 9th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Joe Lively (11-6) at Lingfield 3m beg chs (4) gf in Sept, 9 ran.

Goscar Rock (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden after 7th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last pulled up 2 out in race won by Otantique (11-5) at Exeter 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Mar, 17 ran.

South Sands (IRE) 11-1 (9-13) Held up, ridden after 7th, stayed on approaching 2 out, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Brave Villa (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.