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14:30 Towcester

Gg.com Tipzone Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 47.30s
  • Off Time: 14:33:38
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Red halved sleeves, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 063P-0P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened 3 out

2
Silk - Royal Blue, Red triple diamond, Red sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Red cap
  • Form 0659
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 94

held up and keen, headway 6th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, one pace from 2 out

3
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, Red sleeves and cap
28/1
  • Form P-1205P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 93

tracked leaders, ridden 4 out weakened after 3 out

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED hoops, RED sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 407
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 92

in rear and keen, not jump well, kept on through beaten horses

5
Silk - White, Red stripe, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
7/2
  • Form 0P6731
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 91

in touch, not fluent 2nd, ridden and outpaced 6th, stayed on

6
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 4P-0509
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 90

keen in rear, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Purple, Red hoops, Purple sleeves and cap
  • Form 04P-80P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 90

led, headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

8
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc, White sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 2371PP
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 90

mid to rear, weakened 6th, pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW cap
33/1
  • Form 0/69-P9P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 90

mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened soon after

10
Silk - Black and Beige diabolo, Beige sleeves, Black diamonds,beige cap, Black diamond
  • Form 8/8F-445
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

held up mid-division, headway 6th, chased leader approaching 2 out, ridden and all out to lead last strides

11
Silk - Black and orange stripes, black sleeves, orange stars, orange cap
9/2
  • Form 514042
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

in touch, ridden and weakened 4 out

12
Silk - SCARLET, BLACK and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK spots on cap
50/1
  • Form 5PU/95P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 87

towards rear, some progress 7th, short lived effort

14
Silk - WHITE and DARK BLUE stripes, diamonds on sleeves
14/1
  • Form 731350
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 85

always in rear, weakened 6th

15
Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap

Errol

12
20/1
  • Form 358-956
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 83

towards rear and keen, some progress 4 out, soon beaten

16
Silk - White and Red stripes, Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap
14/1
  • Form 78-7980
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 81

in touch, weakened 5th

18
Silk - Red, Yellow braces, White sleeves and cap
  • Form 6077P6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 75

always prominent, ridden to lead 3 out, all out and headed last strides

13
NR
  • Form 007PP
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 85

Nonrunner

17
NR
  • Form 05PP-PP
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 80

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Venice Road was all out to win under testing conditions in a similar contest at Taunton earlier this month and may struggle to follow up off a 5lb higher mark today so preference is for Hardybuck with Errol rated the pick of the remainder. The selection won in heavy ground in October but has shown a similar level of form on a faster surface and remains feasibly well treated, especially for one so unexposed. Little Rort may do better on this ground having been pulled up under testing conditions on his last two starts although more solid claims are held by Errol, who has been waiting for better ground but may just need another run to put him spot on. This Way That Way is less exposed than most but has given little sign of encouragement so far, while Blackthorn is probably a shade high in the weights. The lightly raced Go Harvey Go and fast ground specialist Dizzy Future are others worthy of a mention but the vote in a largely unappealing contest goes to Hardybuck.

Formwatch

This Way That Way 33-1 (11-5) Always in rear, 9th of 14, 25l behind Helen Wood (10-5) at Leicester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jan.

Blackthorn 20-1 (11-0) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Keen Warrior (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 16 ran.

Venice Road (IRE) 10-11fav (10-7) Chased leaders, led after 3 out, all out, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft beating Joli Classical (11-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

Little Rort (IRE) 33-1 (10-3) In touch, ridden and weakened approaching 6th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Scarlet Mix (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft, 12 ran.

Go Harvey Go (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up last, headway after 5th and chased leader, kept on one pace from 3 out, 5th of 10, 21l behind Phareight Dei (10-3) at Exeter 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy in Jan.

Hardybuck (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Prominent, hard ridden after 5th, responded to lead approaching 3 out, headed last, no impression, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Helen Wood (10-5) at Leicester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jan.

Dizzy Future 16-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 14th of 18, well behind Wild Tonto (10-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.

Errol 8-1 (11-6) In touch, ridden 6th, weakened next, 6th of 11, 23l behind Princess Stephanie (10-6) at Fakenham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.