13:55 Towcester

Thursday 16 March 2017

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Bet On Course With Towcester Bet Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 6m 34.44s

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Riddlestown^b¹⁰^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 12-5| J: R Patrick⁽⁷⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 96

9/2

Back out under a penalty here after coasting home by 5L at Southwell last time (3m, soft). Has previously run well in defeat from a similar mark to today's, so is in good form and can't be ruled out for the follow-up no that he has regained the winning thread. Has run well here in the past.

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Gibbstown^p⁵⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 96

9/1

8lb higher than when scoring at Hexham last March (3m, soft). Has largely been unable to cope with her rise in the weights, her best run since being back at that venue and this once again looks beyond her.

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Leith Hill Legasi^b,t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: James Best| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 94

5/1

Put together back-to-back wins at Chepstow and Plumpton last season, the latter from an 8lb lower mark than today's. Has her best chance since then then runner-up over C&D last time and is harder to fancy now back up 3lb.

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Thady Quil^p,t¹⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Andrew Tinkler| T: M Keighley| OR: 92

11/2

Moderate hurdler who made the frame in both a novices' contest and a maiden last spring. Pulled up twice in chases since then, once when sent off favourite, and clearly has a bit to prove on his first run since October.

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The Clyda Rover^p²⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Mrs H R J Nelmes| OR: 86

25/1

Not seen much racecourse action in recent seasons, though was once good enough to win an Exeter marathon from a mark of 107. Was off the track for well over two years before coming back for three runs so far this season and they have largely been a tale of woe.

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General Girling^v⁷^{(ex 7)}

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Mitchell Bastyan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 78

9/2

Ended a spell in the doldrums with the help of a first time visor when scoring at Wincanton (3m1f, heavy) last time and tries to defy a 7lb penalty here. Couldn't be ruled out in a poor contest, especially as he did once manage to put together back-to-back wins. Interesting.

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In The Tub^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Robert Hawker⁽⁷⁾| T: C J Gray| OR: 82

16/1

Couldn't complete from this lowly mark last time out and has shown very little in five starts under rules. Impossible to recommend, even in this moderate affair.

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Try It Sometime^p,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: M Hamill⁽⁵⁾| T: Sheila Lewis| OR: 79

11/2

16lb lower than when scoring in a Uttoxeter novices' handicap chase in January of last year, but has rarely threatened to get his head in front since. Ran well enough from a similar mark three starts ago over C&D and looks to have each way claims.

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Kapricorne^p,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 76

6/1

Better hurdler than chaser to the tune of 16lb these days, but capable of getting involved from this mark, particularly as the yard has been on good form of late. One of the more likely runners to pick up some money.

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Have A Go Hero¹³

Weight: 12-3| Age: 9

T: D L Williams J: James Banks

Forecasts

General Girling (9/2), Riddlestown (9/2), Leith Hill Legasi (5/1), Try It Sometime (11/2), Thady Quil (11/2), Kapricorne (6/1), Gibbstown (9/1), Have A Go Hero (10/1), In The Tub (16/1), The Clyda Rover (25/1)

Very poor fayre on offer here. Kapricorne could show up well from bottom weight, but at the other end of the scale RIDDLESTOWN might prove up to the task of defying a penalty now that he has rediscovered some form. Have A Go Hero is another of interest, along with General Girling.