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15:00 Towcester

Sharp Handicap Chase (Class F) (Class F)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 54.80s
  • 14 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue diamond, Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamond
25/1
  • Form 1-61U65
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-12

prominent, 3rd when badly hampered and unseated rider 9th

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap
16/1
  • Form F2/2P-43
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-8

tracked leader, fell 4th

3
Silk - Pink and Maroon stripes, Pink sleeves
  • Form P/0U-3PP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7

held up, mistake and hampered 4th, ridden and mistake 10th, mistake 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoop, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue spots
  • Form PP0145
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

led, not fluent 12th, headed and not headed 2 out, weakened last

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, large red spots, white cap
  • Form 20034F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

held up in touch, badly hampered 4th, left 3rd 9th, mistake 13th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

6
Silk - Pink and Purple (halved), striped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 25-25F1
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5

mistake and unseated rider 1st

7
Silk - Yellow, black chevrons, striped cap
  • Form F55011
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4

raced wide, in touch, headway 11th, pecked 13th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, stayed on

8
Silk - BROWN, LIGHT BLUE disc, LIGHT BLUE cap
  • Form 2-P5442
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, ridden 12th, headway next, pecked and rider lost iron briefly 4 out, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

9
Silk - Red, Light Blue star and sleeves
  • Form PP-0U43
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-8

in touch until hampered and unseated rider 4th

10
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
13/2
  • Form 3123F3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7

held up, unseated rider 2nd

11
Silk - GREEN, WHITE sash, collar, cuffs and cap
10/1
  • Form 2P2UP3
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-1

held up, jumped slowly 2nd, hampered and unseated rider 9th

12
Silk - White, Black chevron, Black cap
  • Form D00U62
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-0

mistake and unseated rider 1st

13
Silk - Pink, Royal Blue diamond, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form PP-55P2
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

left 2nd 4th, ridden after 13th, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened after 2 out

14
Silk - Emerald Green, large Black spots
66/1
  • Form 56F5F4
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-0

soon tailed off, blundered 2 out

In depth

Verdict

Not as open as the forecast betting would have us believe and a race that can be taken by likely favourite Runaway Bishop, with Steel Mill and Indian Laburnum best of the rest. Runaway Bishop is in fine form, having landed successive races over three miles at Huntingdon and then over two-and-a-half miles here at Towcester. The Lear Fan gelding loves some cut in the ground and although he has a 7lb penalty to shoulder for his latest win, he looks up to the task in a weak race. Steel Mill won over course and distance last time out, which was his first career success in 15 attempts. That was a very weak affair and he looked flattered by the wide margin of victory, so it is doubtful that he is capable of following up even with the considerable assistance of Mick Fitzgerald from the plate. Nevertheless he can make the frame, along with Indian Laburnum. The latter is still learning his trade after just five outings and looks like trip and ground will suit him. However, his jumping is a bit chancey and needs to improve for us to put him up as a likely winner, so for the selection we will stick with Runaway Bishop to complete a hat-trick.