Racecards
15:00 Towcester
Persimmon Homes Novices' Chase (Class D) (Class D)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 24/3P23-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T McGovern
- Jockey C Bolger
held up in touch, niggled along approaching 5th, weakened 10th, left poor 3rd 3 out, well behind when mistake last
- Form F60P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
prominent, ridden approaching 9th, weakened next, soon behind, tailed off
Itsonlyme (IRE)
103- Form 561P/F2-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
in touch, joined leader 8th, led 10th, pushed along approaching last, easily
- Form 0/P6P42-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey S Curran
led, headed 10th, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tired jump last
- Form 4/00526-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Stoddart
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
held up in touch, reminders after 3rd, mistake 5th and 10th, 3rd and beaten when fell 3 out
- Form B1/U0PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mr J Owen
chased leaders, reminder safter 4th, hard ridden and mistake 6th, behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
The Hearty Joker ran a promising race last time but appears to have something to find with the principals and it boils down to a match between Itsonlyme and Goldbridge. The last-named is a useful winning hurdler and appears to have races in him over the larger obstacles judged on placed efforts at Huntingdon of late, putting up a particularly fine effort when jut losing out to Bustling Rio in March. However, the vote goes to Itsonlyme who is far superior over hurdles and can make a winning return having been narrowly denied over fences at Huntingdon in January.