Racecards
17:55 Towcester
Blayze Unguem 'Leaders In Executive Search' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,900 added
- Winner: £2,534
- 2nd: £744
- 3rd: £372
- 4th: £186
- Form F/502-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
prominent, jumped left 1st, ridden after 4th, went 2nd after next, led 2 out, clear last, ran on
Castle Legend
304- Form 900/0PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer David Lewis
- Jockey R T Dunne
took keen hold, held up, not much room 1st, headway 3rd, lost place after next, well beaten after 5th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0-56
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
prominent until 5th, well beaten when mistake 3 out
- Form 265242-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs P Robeson
- Jockey S P Jones
led, not fluent and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner last
- Form 697-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey W P Kavanagh
tracked leaders, not fluent, mistake 3rd, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 3FP165/
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up in rear, hit 3rd, hampered 5th and 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 71P-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer M Madgwick
- Jockey M Goldstein
held up towards rear, headway when jumped right and not fluent 5th, went 3rd 3 out, jumped right and not fluent 2 out, one pace last
- Form 005-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey C Bolger
held up, not fluent 5th, soon carried head awkwardly, went 4th and jumped left 2 out, stayed on flat
- Form 2060/33-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Fergal O'Brien's pair Beggar's Velvet and Pasture Bay have already shown some ability and should be in the firing-line here while Kikos has won four times over fences, though the 10-year-old is racing over hurdles for the first time since 2008 here. DALAVAR, placed in a couple of bumpers last season, isn't highly tried on his debut over timber. He'll have had plenty of schooling and can get off the mark at the first time of asking. Typhon De Guye and Comedy House may be best of the rest.
Formwatch
Beggar's Velvet (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Led, went right 1st, ran wide on bend after next, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Lyvius (10-13) at Warwick 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Castle Legend 200-1 (10-11) Pulled hard, prominent until before 3rd, pulled up approching 5th, in a race won by Tara Rose (10-7) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul, 15 ran.
Highbury High (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Unseated rider and loose before start, in touch, mistake 2nd, lost place and struggling 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 6, well behind High Storm (11-5) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Kikos (FR) 7-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, led after 4 out, ridden before and headed 2 out, regained led last, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Baseball Ted (11-12) at Kempton 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Landerbee (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and no impression before next, mistake last, 7th of 8, well behind Victor Leudorum (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Pistolet Dove (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Raced keenly, held up in touch on outside, took closer order after 3rd, lost place 5th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 42l behind Hot Tottie (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f cond nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec '10.
Comedy House 20-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, pushed along 7f out, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up, in a race won by Sin Bin (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f NH flat (6) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Moscow In April (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Towards rear, mistake 5th, never on terms, 5th of 8, 16l behind Glen Countess (11-0) at Warwick 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gs.
Pasture Bay (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, hit 2nd, lost place after 3rd, headway 3 out, pressing for 2nd last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Speed Steed (11-0) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Typhon De Guye (FR) 5-1 (11-5) Prominent, weakened 5f out, tailed off, 14th of 16, dis behind Cool George (10-0) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Dalavar (IRE) 11-5 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 13l behind The Romford Pele (11-3) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Feb.
Mckyla (IRE) 22-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, struggling before 3 out, last of 8, 20l behind Glen Countess (11-0) at Warwick 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gs.