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13:20 Towcester

totepool Wishing Racegoers A Merry Christmas E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 16.30s
  • Off Time: 13:20:33
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, red braces, sleeves and star on cap

Anteros (IRE)

23 BFD
11/4
  • Form 11-342
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 122

held up, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3 out, effort past beaten horses and went 4th after 2 out, no chance with leaders

2
Silk - Black, Scarlet hooped sleeves and hoop on cap
  • Form 64-40
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, took keen hold, just about in touch before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

3
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
  • Form 490
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Dark blue, red hoops, red sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap
  • Form 10-32
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd when not fluent 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on, just held on for 2nd

5
Silk - Yellow, dark blue stars, hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 6/P32-43
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, led before 2 out, driven out

6
Silk - Black and Maroon halved, Yellow cap, Black hoop
  • Form 2342F
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway when hit 3 out, outpaced next, stayed on flat, just failed to get 2nd

7
Silk - Black and yellow stripes, black sleeves, yellow stars, black cap, yellow star
  • Form 3-42
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

led, jumped left at times, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sash, hooped sleeves
66/1
  • Form 32/7-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch in mid-division, weakened after 3 out

9
Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves
  • Form F1-447
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out

10
Silk - Emerald Green and Black diamonds, Emerald Green sleeves and cap
  • Form P/718-20
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened well before next

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Despite pulling hard, MY WIGWAM OR YOURS was still in front over a longer trip at Bangor last time when coming down at the last. He was only beaten a short-head on his hurdling debut at Huntingdon last month and should make it third-time lucky today. Come On Laurie is probably the danger on his staying-on second to Electrolyser at Plumpton as he should be suited by the stiff finish here, though Anteros is edging closer to a first success and Garrahalish ran well for third over a longer trip here last time.

Formwatch

Anteros (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Always handy, mistake 1st, ridden approaching 2 out, went 2nd and stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind No Such Number (10-11) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.

Benefitofhindsight 33-1 (10-12) Always in rear, blundered 4th, 12th of 14, well behind Tough Trade (10-12) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.

Clubs Are Trumps (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) In touch in 5th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, 10th of 15, 43l behind Masquerade (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs.

Come On Laurie (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway before and went 3rd 2 out, chased winner last, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Electrolyser (10-12) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.

Garrahalish (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) In touch on outside, closed 3rd, challenged after 3 out, every chance next, 3rd and stayed on same pace before last, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Knockanrawley (10-5) at Towcester 2m 5f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Nov.

My Wigwam Or Yours (IRE) 2-1 (10-9) Led until 7th, led again next, headed before 3 out, led again when blundered 2 out, fell last, in a race won by The Last Samuri (11-5) at Bangor 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov, 7 ran.

Newforge House (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Led, ridden and edged left 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Fort Worth (11-4) at Huntingdon 1m 6f mdn NH flat (6) sft in Nov.

Ultra Klass (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind The Jugopolist (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f 4yo mdn stks (5) gs in Oct '12.

Uppercut De L'orne (FR) 12-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, lost place after 3rd, not fluent next, ridden and beaten after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 11, 45l behind Heath Hunter (10-6) at Sedgefield 2m 4f 4yo nov stks (4) sft in Nov.

Truckers Darling (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Behind, headway 2 out, never dangerous, 11th of 16, 30l behind Wadswick Court (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.