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13:00 Towcester

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 151y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,300 added
  • Winner: £3,444
  • 2nd: £1,011
  • 3rd: £506
  • 4th: £253
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 57.60s
  • Off Time: 13:00:14
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

French Crusader (FR)

4/7

    2
    Silk -

    Dandolo Du Gite (FR)

    4/1

      1
      Silk - Yellow and orange diamonds, white sleeves

      Court Out (IRE)

      171 t
      50/1
      • Form 38-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      behind, detached before 4th, soon pushed along, under pressure out, rallied after 3 out, no impression

      2
      Silk - Royal blue and yellow (quartered), yellow sleeves, royal blue stars, yellow cap, royal blue star

      Dandolo Du Gite (FR)

      30 t
      4/1
      • Form 2/31-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leader, keen, led 4th, headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace

      3
      Silk - White, Black cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Daydream Aulmes (FR)

      74
      5/1
      • Form 2/421-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, under pressure next, weakened closing stages

      4
      Silk - Light blue, red braces, white sleeves, red armlets, light blue and red quartered cap

      Dominateur (FR)

      70
      20/1
      • Form 2-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      held up in touch, headway when blundered 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on into 3rd closing stages, never troubled leaders

      5
      Silk - RED, BLACK armlets

      French Crusader (FR)

      74
      4/7
      • Form 152-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leader, led after 3 out, pecked on landing and well recovered next, ran on

      6
      Silk - Pink, Pink and Dark Blue check sleeves

      The Captain (IRE)

      12
      40/1
      • Form P/26-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      chased leaders, hard ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

      7
      Silk - White, dark blue stars, red sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap

      Ask Alice

      126
      100/1
      • Form 6/4697P-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-9

      led until 4th, soon chasing leaders, weakened 3 out, tailed off

      In depth

      Verdict

      This may turn out to be an above-average maiden but FRENCH CRUSADER (NAP) should take all the beating with the benefit of hurdling experience. He’s run well in a couple of starts at Doncaster. Dandolo Du Gite won a Fontwell bumper in good style last month and looks a nice prospect and the same could be said of Daydream Aulmes, progressive in bumpers and likely to enjoy this stiff track given he was placed over 2m4f between the flags. Dominateur also showed ability in bumpers and is the least exposed of these.

      Formwatch

      Court Out (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20l behind Represented (11-3) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.

      Dandolo Du Gite (FR) 13-8jfav (11-4) Led, headed over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, soon led again, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 1m 6f (5) sft in Apr beating Gwalia (11-4) by 6l, 5 ran.

      Daydream Aulmes (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gs in Feb beating Skidoosh (11-9) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

      Dominateur (FR) 9-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, headway 5f out, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon one pace, no chance with winner final furlong, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Katahdin (11-2) at Southwell 2m (5) sft in Feb.

      French Crusader (FR) 11-4 (11-3) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, challenged before last, not pace of winner flat, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Canelo (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.

      The Captain (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) In touch, chased leaders 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 16, 13 1/4l behind Movie Set (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.

      Ask Alice 66-1 (10-12) Behind from 3rd, reminder after 5th, struggling next, lost touch and pulled up soon after, at Warwick 2m 5f (4) hvy in Dec.