Racecards
14:15 Towcester
Towcester Rock School Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,602
- 2nd: £764
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 2/384-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Charles Greene
held up, headway 2nd, challenged next, led 4th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well
- Form U2485-1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
took keen hold and prominent, jumped left, mistake 4th, challenged next, every chance when not fluent 3 out, beaten before next
- Form 4F632-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
held up in last, effort 3 out, never got on terms with leaders, one pace and held from 2 out
- Form 5638/3-3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer M Gates
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up in touch towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no impression after, well held 2 out
Taroum (IRE)
27- Form 3-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey W T Kennedy
soon tracking leaders, chased winner after 3 out, soon close up, stayed on same pace and no impression from last
- Form 045-7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 94
led until 4th, lost place before next, weakened 3 out, hit last
Mulaazem
211- Form 369585-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D Frankland
- Jockey Harry Skelton
handy, ridden and pressing leaders after 3 out, stayed on one pace from next and no impression
In depth
Verdict
ERDELI is 7lb higher than when scoring over the C&D from a subsequent winner with Peace Corps beaten just under five lengths. A 7lb rise makes life more difficult though he should confirm the form with the third and see off Forest Rhythm, who is looking a few pounds high in the weights and is better over further. Quiet Whisper appears to be making his handicap debut from a high mark on what he's shown to date.
Formwatch
Quiet Whisper (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, chased winner after 8th until 3 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 7, 34l behind Oasis Knight (10-12) at Aintree 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Erdeli (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) Tracked leader, pressed leader 2 out, soon led, ridden and kept on strongly from last, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf beating Meridiem (10-12) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Forest Rhythm (IRE) 7-2 (10-2) Held up, pulled hard, mistake 1st, headway approaching 2 out where not fluent, close 3rd last, one pace flat, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Bermuda Boy (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
Peace Corps 13-2 (11-8) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden and kept on from last, just held for 2nd place close home, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Erdeli (11-9) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Taroum (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Settled in rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Ladies Best (10-9) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) fm.
Hannour (IRE) 18-1 (10-7) Always in rear, weakened 7f out, 7th of 10, well behind Kasbadali (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Mulaazem 20-1 (10-9) Prominent, ridden and lost place 5th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 10, 18l behind Amuse Me (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Oct.