Racecards
19:30 Towcester
Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 34y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,496
- 2nd: £774
- 3rd: £387
- 4th: £194
- Form 5P5427-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Mr G Roberts
held up in rear, headway on outside 7th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 3/UUFP4-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey William Clarke
not fluent, prominent, led after 4th, blundered 7th, headed after 3 out, one pace next
- Form 4/P46P-3
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J Santos
- Jockey Mr J Morris
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd or 6th, one pace after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 50P1P-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Miss G L Double
led until after 4th, prominent, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat, went 4th close home
- Form 77P/513-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M Banks
- Jockey Mr Shane Quinlan
chased leaders, challenged 3 out, soon led, headed before 2 out, no impression flat, stayed on
- Form 3/52635-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey Mr Tommie M O'Brien
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, headway 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 65PPPP-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer L Hurley
- Jockey Hugh Nugent
prominent, lost place after 5th, headway 7th, lost place before 3 out, pulled up approaching 2 out
- Form 428244-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer G Harris
- Jockey Mr Robert Hawker
held up, headway 5th, challenged 3 out, led before next, stayed on well
- Form 243PPP-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Tom Broughton
mid-division, ridden after 5th, some headway after next, no impression, weakened before 2 out
- Form 80734/P-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Mark Campion
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
held up in rear, ridden and struggling after 6th
- Form 549064-
- Age 12
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer S D Dixon
- Jockey Mr B Paris-Crofts
prominent on outside, lost place 4th, behind from 6th
- Form 8PP/87P-
- Age 13
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J G O'Neill
- Jockey Miss G Swan
chased leaders, lost place after 7th, soon weakened
- Form 647635-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer B I Case
- Jockey Max Kendrick
Nonrunner
Verdict
Not many of these find winning easy and most have question marks alongside their chance. The issue with DIEGO SUAREZ is that he remains a maiden over timber but does have, unlike many of his rivals, the virtue of consistency, stays further than this trip which is frequently a blessing around here and will receive good assistance from the saddle from Tommie O'Brien. He should give us a good run. Lombardy Boy hasn't had much racing for one of his age and has gone well at Huntingdon the last twice. In fact his last five starts have come at that venue but he's gone well enough here in the past to be a leading player. Pretty Rose is a possible improver but unproven at this trip and Rocknrobin is probably a safer addition to the shortlist.
Formwatch
Max The Minister 4-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, dist behind Motts Cross (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Generous Helpings (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Mistakes, raced wide, chased leaders, led 2nd, hit 5th, blundered next, mistake 7th, headed 3 out, chased leader, ridden before next, lost 2nd and mistake 2 out, soon no extra in 4th, 4th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Frank N Fair (10-9) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Baldadash (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, driven 2 out, one pace and no impression before last, ridden and stayed on flat, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 16, 2l behind Rolling Dough (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Rocknrobin (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, reminder after 10th, outpaced 5 out, no impression before 3 out, ridden and kept on flat, not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Mercers Court (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lombardy Boy (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders until outpaced before 2 out, stayed on under pressure before the last, went 3rd last, stayed on same pace run-in, 3rd of 14, 4 1/4l behind Pass On The Mantle (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Diego Suarez (FR) 9-2fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 2 out, soon ridden, hung right and one pace when mistake last, kept on again under pressure run-in, no threat, 5th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Pass On The Mantle (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Barra Rotha (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Distant Sound (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 4tf at the last, edged right and kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Royal Salute (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Combustible Kate (IRE) 17-2 (10-10) Chased leaders, went right 2nd, reminders and lost place on long run to 5th, pulled up before 7th, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Saddlers' Secret (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Sun Quest 16-1 (10-0) Led until 4th, led next, headed 6th, not fluent and outpaced next, plugged on approaching last, 4th of 9, 24l behind On The Road (10-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Samizdat (FR) 50-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 6th, in rear, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out, at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Pretty Rose (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Held up mid-division, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 11, 31 1/4l behind Boherna Lady (11-11) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (5) gf in Oct.