Racecards
16:10 Towcester
Mick And Sheila Anniversary Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
Lenny
19- Form 374421
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey T Messenger
tracked leader, blundered 6th, ridden 10th, weakening when fell 3 out
- Form 4/8-3817
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey A Thornton
in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner 2 out, awkward last, kept on
- Form 7/P2P-33
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey T J Malone
held up, headway 9th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 364834
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2 out, kept on
- Form P42177
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey T Siddall
led, headed and weakened quickly 4 out, refused last and unseated rider
- Form 0-424PF
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Miss H C Knight
- Jockey M D Grant
held up, headway 10th, led briefly 3 out, weakening when jumped right last
Verdict
Lenny won unchallenged at Leicester earlier this month and has solid claims on that evidence but that was on heavy ground and with him yet to prove his effectiveness on good ground Caroline Bailey's gelding may be best ignored with preference for Seafield Bogie who gets the vote ahead of Magnetic Pole. The last mentioned has winning form on a softer surface but has run well under similar ground conditions to today and cannot be discounted in a race that may be more competitive than the numbers suggests. Razzamatazz should appreciate the better ground here, while it is to be hoped that Talikos is mentally fine following his fall last time. Star Double is hard to recommend on all known form and a safer option looks to be with Seafield Bogie who should appreciate the return to this sort of surface.
Formwatch
Lenny 11-4 (11-1) Made all, well clear before 5 out, soon in command, won at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (4) hvy beating Thatlldoya (10-13) by 25l, 5 ran.
Magnetic Pole 12-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 10th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 12, 36l behind Cetti's Warbler (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-109 (4) sft.
Razzamatazz 11-1 (11-11) In touch, hit 9th, in 3rd and one pace when hit 2 out, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Assumetheposition (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft.
Seafield Bogie (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Chased leader, led 2nd, headed 4th, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 10, 17l behind Kercabellec (9-9) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Star Double (ITY) 16-1 (11-9) Led, hit 5th, headed after 4 out, weakened quickly, 7th of 12, 43l behind Scarlet Mix (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Talikos (FR) 7-1 (11-3) Held up, close up when fell at the 3rd in race won by Thedreamstillalive (11-3) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov chs (4) gd, 6 ran.