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14:45 Towcester

Aspers Casino Northampton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,000 added
  • Winner: £1,949
  • 2nd: £572
  • 3rd: £286
  • 4th: £143
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 39.60s
  • Off Time: 14:45:29
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Royaume Bleu (FR)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Kinkeel (IRE)

    9/2

      1
      Silk - White, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red stars, Black cap

      Borderhopper

      22
      7/2
      • Form 083P8/2
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 83

      held up, fell 10th

      2
      Silk - Red, white braces, diabolo on sleeves and diamond on cap

      Kirkhammerton (IRE)

      23
      9/2
      • Form 225665
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 83

      held up in 4th, not fluent 3rd, chased leading pair after 10th, ridden before 12th, no impression

      4
      Silk - Purple, pink cross belts, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

      Royaume Bleu (FR)

      35
      7/4
      • Form F2F-395
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-6
      • Official Rating 77

      made all, clear 2 out, easily

      5
      Silk - Red, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Kinkeel (IRE)

      13 C
      9/2
      • Form 36826-6
      • Age 13
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 70

      tracked winner throughout, hit 3 out, ridden and no impression next, finished tired

      6
      Silk - White and red diamonds, red sleeves, white stars, check cap

      Monsieur Georges (FR)

      52
      5/1
      • Form P4433-P
      • Age 12
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 63

      tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, reminders after 8th, mistake 10th, weakened approaching next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

      3
      NR

      Overton Lad

      24 bt CD
      • Form 263-2PP
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 82

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Royaume Bleu would have a big chance here on his best form but it's a long time since he's shown that. Kirkhammerton has similar credentials but struggles to get his head in front while Overton Lad has pulled up in both starts this autumn and is starting look a light of former days. Borderhopper was still beaten more than 30 lengths despite finishing second at Hexham so we'll give a tentative vote to KINKEEL. Aged 13, he's not going to improve much on his reappearance at Cheltenham but faced an impossible task against good horses that day and did show enough last season to suggest he could still win a race like this off his current mark.

      Formwatch

      Borderhopper 28-1 (10-10) Always behind, 2nd of 5, 31l behind Papamoa (11-3) at Hexham 3m 1f Beginners Chase (0-110) (4yo+) (4) sft in Nov.

      Kirkhammerton (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Took keen hold in touch, blundered 9th, struggling 4 out, 5th of 7, 26l behind Samenerve (11-12) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.

      Royaume Bleu (FR) 8-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, hit 13th, outpaced in 5th before next, 5th of 10, 27l behind Royal Mile (9-13) at Chepstow 3m cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) gs in Oct.

      Kinkeel (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Chased leading pair to 4th, struggling 6th, soon lost touch, continued tailed off, last of 6, well behind Wishfull Thinking (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m chs (2) sft in Nov.

      Monsieur Georges (FR) 40-1 (9-11) Mid-division, lost place when mistake 10th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Royale Knight (11-4) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Oct, 16 ran.

      Overton Lad 16-1 (10-9) Towards rear, pushed along before 4th, lost place 6th, soon in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 13th, in a race won by Dunkelly Castle (11-4) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Nov, 8 ran.