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14:10 Towcester

Flexineb Nebulisers Breathe Freely Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 17.00s
  • Off Time: 14:10:25
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Black, light blue epaulets, sleeves and cap
6/1
  • Form 9/59467-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

led, joined 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, well held between last 2, no chance with winner

2
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
7/2
  • Form 6/2354-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 109

held up in last pair, headway 5th, 3rd next, went 2nd 8th, upsides on bit when hit 3 out, led approaching next, clear between last 2, easily

3
Silk - White, Black chevron, Black cap
6/1
  • Form 64526-1
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 108

pushed along almost throughout, chased leaders, not fluent and pushed along 2nd, tracked leader before 5th until 8th, weakened 4 out, tailed off

5
Silk - Black, Red disc, sleeves and cap

Horace Hazel

17 BF
3/1
  • Form 68073-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

took keen hold early, soon chasing leader until pushed along before 5th, lost 3rd next, rallied 7th, outpaced in 3rd after 3 out

6
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink (quartered), checked sleeves, Dark Blue cap
15/8
  • Form 7/66732-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 85

held up in last pair, reminders and struggling in rear after 5th, pulled up before 7th

4
NR
3/1
  • Form 1/77971-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 108

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Veteran Earcomesthedream ploughed through the Uttoxeter mud to win easily earlier this month. He goes well on this stiff track and Archie Bellamy again takes off 7lb, though the 12-year-old is now 13lb higher. HORSTED VALLEY left previous form behind when upped in trip at Exeter. That victory will have given his confidence a boost and he should follow up here as long as there isn't significant rain with jockey bookings suggesting he's the stable selection ahead of Oscar Prairie. Shady Glen has been placed twice at Taunton recently over similar trips and should make the frame again.

Formwatch

Oscar Prairie (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, pushed along before 6th, lost touch from 3 out, last of 7, well behind Jimmy The Jetplane (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.

Vaihau (FR) 8-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, one pace from 2 out, 6th of 9, 26l behind Regulation (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.

Earcomesthedream (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) In rear, pushed along 5th on outer, ran in snatches, headway 7th to go in touch, soon pushed along again, led 4 out, clear after 3 out, ran on strongly, driven out, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy beating Fromthetop (10-5) by 30l, 8 ran.

Horace Hazel 9-4fav (11-11) Behind, not fluent and reminders after 7th, outpaced before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Billy Congo (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.

Shady Glen (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leader, ridden 3 out, pressed winner next, no extra run in, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Billy Congo (11-5) at Taunton 3m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Apr.

Horsted Valley 4-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, niggled along 6th, went 2nd 3 out, driven to challenge last, soon led, stayed on well, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr beating Free Of Charge (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.