Racecards
19:00 Towcester
Wayside Bmw Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Form 48568-9
- Age 8
- Weight 12-5
- Official Rating 120
held up, ridden and headway 4th to chase leading pair, ridden and weakened 3 out
- Form 01164-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer A B Haynes
- Jockey R Thornton
tracked leader from 3rd, led approaching 2 out, soon clear
- Form 3F3/227-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey D A Jacob
in touch, jumped badly left and lost place 3rd, staying on when mistake 3 out
- Form 0000/0-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Matthew Batchelor
led and keen, mistake 4 out, headed and weakened 2 out
Glenargo (USA)
338- Form PP/P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S T Lewis
- Jockey Mr J Stevenson
tracked leader to 3rd, weakened after 4th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 00000/
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division, ridden and weakened 4th
- Form 50F0-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer J Bennett
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
ridden from 4th, no impression
Verdict
Results suggest ANDIJAN is equally as ineffective over hurdles and fences; but he is back in the right grade and has a live chance of adding to his tally in a poor race like this. Noticeable and Benayoun can provide the selection with the most to think about. Benayoun has been placed four times in selling hurdles so can do his bit as a value option for the Placepot. Quite whether he is capable of winning is another matter and he looks risky for win-only purposes. Noticeable, like the selection, is very capable on his day and comes here in reasonabfle form. However, this course is unforgiving in nature and, as his previous wins have been achieved on much flatter surfaces, he needs everything to go his way. By contrast, Andijan doesn't mind an undulating surface and, as this is also a drop in class for him, it will be no surprise to see Irish trainer Jimmy Lambe mount another successful raid on British prize-money.
Formwatch
Andijan (IRE) 40-1 (11-12) Always behind, ridden and lost touch after 4 out, 9th of 10, well behind Political Paddy (11-2) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Noticeable (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Mid-division, ridden and headway after 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened last, 2nd of 12, 9l behind Treaty Flyer (10-9) at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Benayoun 6-1 (10-12) Held up, in touch, ridden and struggling before 6th, 7th of 11, 20l behind Dan Tucker (10-13) at Plumpton 2m hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.
Bernabeu (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 12th of 18, 39l behind You're The Top (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Glenargo (USA) 100-1 (11-0) Always in rear, hard-ridden 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Simondiun (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun, 12 ran.
Mountain Creek (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Prominent, 4th halfway, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 18th of 19, well behind After Midnight (11-0) at Tralee 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-102 sft in Oct '06.
Highly Elaborate (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Jumped right most of way, always in rear, tailed off 6th, 11th of 13, well behind Where's Susie (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Super Sensation (GER) 7-1 (11-2) Held up and keen, headway after 6th, held when mistake 2 out, 8th of 12, well behind Treaty Flyer (10-9) at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (4) gd in Apr.