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13:45 Towcester

Brian O'Reilly Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,300 added
  • Winner: £2,144
  • 2nd: £630
  • 3rd: £315
  • 4th: £157
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 14.20s
  • Off Time: 13:46:10
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ratify

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Riddleofthesands (IRE)

    5/4

      1
      Silk - BLACK, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Riddleofthesands (IRE)

      3
      5/4
      • Form F22/88-1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 12-2
      • Official Rating 92

      keen early, mistake and headed 4 out, no chance with winner, in clear 2nd from next

      2
      Silk - Red, dark blue sleeves, white armlets and star on dark blue cap

      Kauto The Roc (FR)

      13 t D
      9/1
      • Form 3/4P-275
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 95

      started slowly, reminder and mistake 6th. went remote 4th 8th, went poor 3rd 2 out, no chance with leaders, soon lost place

      3
      Silk - grey, green and red sash, pink cap

      Ratify

      29
      11/4
      • Form 34P-343
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leading pair, went 2nd 7th, led 4 out, drew easily clear from next

      4
      Silk - Royal Blue and White stripes, chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue cap

      Red Rosso

      45
      14/1
      • Form 9-60966
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leader to 7th, soon lost place, no chance from next, refused last

      5
      Silk - White, Black braces, Black sleeves, White stars, Black cap, White star

      Roseini (IRE)

      17 C
      8/1
      • Form 54-4060
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-13
      • Official Rating 82

      held up in 5th, dropped to rear 7th, blundered 8th, struggling from next, went remote after 2 out

      6
      Silk - Emerald Green, White sleeves, quartered cap

      Irish Guard

      14 t CCD
      8/1
      • Form P965F-P
      • Age 12
      • Weight 10-7
      • Official Rating 76

      chased leaders, mistake and reminder 6th, struggling from, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      RIDDLEOFTHESANDS is hard to oppose. An easy winner at Chepstow during the week, it's difficult to see any of today's opposition preventing a follow-up. Ratify has slipped down the weights and will have come on for a recent third at Stratford. He looks the chief danger unless Kauto The Roc rediscovers the form of his second at Huntingdon in April but the remainder are even harder to fancy.

      Formwatch

      Riddleofthesands (IRE) 15-2 (11-8) Took keen hold, made all, 3 lengths ahead and going strongly when left clear 2 out, eased towards finish, unchallenged, won at Chepstow 2m hcp 0-100 (5) hvy beating Hector's House (10-0) by 12l, 6 ran.

      Kauto The Roc (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Held up in touch in last trio, not fluent 7th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Connectivity (11-4) at Southwell 3m clm hdl (5) sft.

      Ratify 7-2 (10-10) Led, ridden approaching last, headed soon after, no extra in 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Whispering Harry (10-4) at Stratford 2m hcp hld 0-95 (5) sft in Oct.

      Red Rosso 12-1 (10-12) Held up, took keen hold, not always fluent, headway 7th, mistake 9th, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 8, 28l behind Walcot Lathyrus (11-7) at Worcester 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.

      Roseini (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Mistake 3 out, always towards rear, 12th of 16, well behind Carhue Princess (10-8) at Towcester 2m 5f (5) gs.

      Irish Guard 7-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, clear with leader 5th until 10th, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Legendary Hop (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft, 6 ran.