Racecards
15:45 Towcester
Middleton Wholesale Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 153332
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey A Glassonbury
held up in touch, steady headway when left 3rd and hampered 7th, pushed along before 9th, mistake 10th, driven and weakened after 3 out
- Form 3PF0-78
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J Sheppard
- Jockey L Treadwell
took keen hold, chased leader 2nd until weakened quickly before 6th where mistake, behind and pulled up before 8th
- Form 0224-48
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up in rear, ridden after 3rd, blundered badly 1oth, tailed off and mistake next
- Form 4U5113
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Chris Ward
led, not fluent 5th, blundered and unseated rider 7th
Great Hero
18- Form 44-4473
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden 9th, soon struggling, weakened before 3 out
- Form 322PP6
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Ed De Giles
- Jockey Felix de Giles
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 9th, went 3rd before 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, led soon after 2 out, edged left before last, no extra and headed final 100 yards
Satou (FR)
27- Form 4513F4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
chased leader until 2nd prominent, left 2nd and hampered 7th, mistake 10th, every chance 2 out, switched left before last, stayed on to lead final 100 yards
- Form 27753P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 6th, left in lead 7th, narrowly headed soon after 2 out, switched left before last, weakened flat
In depth
Verdict
Venetia Williams won this a year ago so CLOWANCE HOUSE, who makes his debut over fences, gets the vote as he's shown a bit of potential over hurdles. Call It On, who scored over timber on fast ground at this time a year ago, has been going well enough over fences to be considered while Drom found 2m too short at Leicester after scoring over 2m5f there previously. Milgen Bay is generally consistent but disappointed when strongly fancied at Southwell and Satou probably needs further and softer ground than he's likely to get here. Present To You showed promise in the autumn but has gone backwards in his last three starts though in slightly better company.
Formwatch
Call It On (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Chased leading pair, ridden after 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, chance 2 out, soon ridden, no impression last, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Red Tanber (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.
Captain Hastings (IRE) 200-1 (10-9) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened 4 out, 8th of 10, well behind Carpincho (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chs (4) gs in Nov.
Clowance House 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, no impression last, weakened flat, 8th of 15, 15l behind Top Smart (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Feb.
Drom 11-8fav (11-12) Led, mistake 4th, hit 4 out, ridden and headed when hit next, 3rd and one pace last, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Rody (11-12) at Leicester 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Feb.
Great Hero 8-1 (11-6) Held up behind, soon in rear, headway 3 out, in 3rd and one pace before last, 3rd of 10, 13l behind Wood Yer (11-10) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Present To You (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Behind, blundered 3rd, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders, weakened 2 out, 6th of 13, 23l behind Gotoyourplay (11-2) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Satou (FR) 4-1 (12-2) In touch, hit 9th, went 2nd before 12th, lost place 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 10, 34l behind Bradley (11-7) at Sandown 3m am chs 0-130 (3) gd in Feb.
There And Then 20-1 (11-11) Towards rear, blundered 8th, tailed off when puled up before 3 out, in a race won by Pensnett Bay (10-9) at Towcester 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb, 11 ran.
Milgen Bay 11-10fav (11-12) Tracked leader until weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 4, 13l behind That's The Deal (9-11) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Feb.