Racecards
15:30 Towcester
Paul Hardick Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Form 3F313U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Killian Moore
led until after 1st, prominent until lost place 10th, well beaten 4 out
- Form 1P2332
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
tracked leaders, outpaced 14th, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd towards finish
- Form P16-362
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
held up in rear, headway approaching 12th, ridden after 14th, weakened 3 out
- Form 5PP8P5
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey A Thornton
led after 1st, headed 5th, led 9th, jumped right and hit 12th, led 14th until 4 out, no extra last, lost 3rd towards finish
- Form 4605-01
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division, mistake 6th, headway 10th, 3rd and one pace before 2 out, rallied to chase winner approaching last, no impression
- Form 2/7-6565
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
tracked leaders, mistake 1st, hit 3 out, 4th and one pace before 2 out, no impression
- Form 3567-05
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Andrew Martin
- Jockey J Martin
held up in rear, ridden 11th, well beaten 4 out
- Form 8055/41
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey David Bass
prominent, led 5th until 9th, led 11th until 14th and again 4 out, clear approaching last, eased towards finish
- Form P-PU54P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, lost place approaching 13th, mistake next, well beaten 3 out
- Form 95PPP9
- Age 8
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 75
not fluent, never going well in rear, pulled up before 11th
- Form 76433P
- Age 13
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer P A Pritchard
- Jockey G Sheehan
rear of mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway on outside before 5th, ridden and lost place when hit 7th, behind 11th, pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Several course specialists face the starter in this but it's hard to have much faith in Bishophill Jack or Jolly Boys Outing at present and Classic Case and Quayside Court lack a recent run. Royaume Bleu should give a good account, however, despite top weight and Doubletoilntrouble will probably be thereabouts again. COSWAY SPIRIT kept finding more to see off Witch's Hat over track and trip 11 days ago. That was only his second start over fences so there should be more to come and Ben Pauling's charge can double his tally off an 8lb higher mark as Basford Ben is treading water off his current rating.
Formwatch
Royaume Bleu (FR) 3-1fav (10-9) Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, pushed along after 5th, blundered and unseated rider 9th, in a race won by Strange Bird (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb, 9 ran.
Basford Ben 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not always fluent, challenged after 9th, no impression on winner 2 out, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Emma Soda (10-9) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft.
Doubletoilntrouble (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Prominent, jumped slowly 1st and 2nd, soon lost place, not fluent 7th, behind from 8th, left 2nd last, 2nd of 6, 23l behind Divine Intavention (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Bishophill Jack (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Raced wide, held up tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 16th, no chance after, 5th of 6, 30l behind Handsome Buddy (10-13) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Classic Case (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 3rd, jumped left 5th, headed next, led again after 7th, driven out, won at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Nov beating Endofdiscusion (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Ultra Klass (FR) 8-1 (10-13) Held up tracking leaders, outpaced and not on terms from 7th, blundered 10th, struggling 12th, tailed off when jumped slowly 4 out, lost poor 4th run-in, last of 5, 42l behind Fredo (11-11) at Sandown 2m 4f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) sft.
Trifollet 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 45l behind Long Wave (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs.
Cosway Spirit (IRE) 3-1 (10-10) Went right and bumped 1st, led and disputed, led narrowly 4th until 11th, pressed leader, led again soon after 2 out, went right last, driven and stayed on well flat, won at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs beating Witch's Hat (10-13) by 6l, 7 ran.
Jolly Boys Outing (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, lost place 11th, struggling 13th, well beaten before 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Mansonien L'as (10-13) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Dec, 11 ran.
Zelos Diktator 33-1 (10-3) Always towards rear, tailed off before 3 out, 9th of 14, 33l behind Drombeg West (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs.
Overton Lad 7-1 (10-0) Behind, reminder 11th, soon struggling, tailed off 4 out, remote 4th when pulled up before last, in a race won by Phoenix Des Mottes (9-9) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Dec, 8 ran.
Quayside Court (IRE) 6-4fav (9-11) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 2nd, headway 8th, challenged next, led 15th, clear 2 out (normal 3 out), driven out, won at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Dec beating Bennys Well (11-2) by 4l, 7 ran.