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15:10 Towcester

Sharp Handicap Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 21.80s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
8/1

    3
    Silk -
    1
    Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green epaulets, Emerald Green sleeves, Royal Blue armlets

    Kelantan

    173
    4/1
    • Form 0/6-U1
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-12

    held up, hampered 5th, headway appoaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before next

    2
    Silk - White, Red stars, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, White cap, Royal Blue stars
    13/2
    • Form P21-310
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-7

    held up, headway 9th, ridden after 2 out, weakened last

    3
    Silk - Black, Yellow hollow box, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star
    • Form 62505/P-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-3

    with leaders, fell 1st

    4
    Silk - Light Blue and Dark Blue diamonds, halved sleeves
    • Form P42-UUP
    • Age 9
    • Weight 10-13

    chased leaders, blundered and unseated rider 4th

    5
    Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops, Emerald Green and Yellow hooped cap

    Repunzel

    192
    8/1
    • Form F0152-P
    • Age 8
    • Weight 10-9

    chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching last, one pace last

    6
    Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE cross belts, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE spots, EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE hooped cap
    10/1
    • Form 6/2056-P
    • Age 9
    • Weight 10-6

    keen, in touch, headway to lead after 5th, hit 9th, driven out

    7
    Silk - BLACK, RED chevron, hooped cap
    25/1
    • Form PU5/P0P-
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-4

    prominent, lead 4th, headed and fell next

    8
    Silk - Maroon, Yellow hollow box, armlets and star on cap
    8/1
    • Form 423P54
    • Age 10
    • Weight 10-0

    led to 4th, led again next, soon headed, weakened after 9th

    In depth

    Verdict

    With only the fully exposed Hisar of these having raced recently the fitness of the remainder of the participants has to be taken on trust and, what can only be a tentative vote, goes to Kelantan, who gets the verdict over Runner Bean. The last mentioned gained a deserved success when scoring at Huntingdon in May but disappointed at Market Rasen subsequently and would not want any further softening of the ground. Magical Bailiwick has been off the track since pulled up in a novices' handicap chase at Newton Abbot over a year ago but has since left the stable of Rodney Baker to join Martin Pipe. It would not be the biggest surprise in the world to see the seven-year-old improve on previous form, especially as he returns on a favourable mark but preference is for the top weight Kelantan. Kim Bailey's gelding sprung a surprise when beating an out of sorts Cornish Gale at Wetherby in May and, while undoubtedly flattered by that, it is interesting - after just two starts over hurdles - that connections have decided to go chasing with the son of Kris. The handicapper has guessed in giving the six-year-old a mark of 100 for his debut in handicap-company and he may have made an error in that.