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7:10 Towcester 17 May 2011

"Mazda6" Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-95, 5yo+) (3m102yds) 3m½f Good To Firm 17 fences
1st £1,821.40 2nd £534.80 3rd £267.40 4th £133.56

Error

Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
8 110 t 86 94 94
ch g Indian Rocket - La Fille De Cirque (Cadeaux Genereux)
Behind, blundered 2nd, mistake 3rd, still 6th and hard ridden when mistake 15th, went 2nd before 2 out, 3 lengths down last, responded to sustained pressure to lead 100yds out and gamely forged clear (op 10-3)
2 
8 911 Out-of-Handicaps 4 p 67 73 71
b m Robin Des Champs (FR) - Cometina (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Held up last until 10th, effort after 15th, led after 3 out, ridden clear, 6 lengths ahead 2 out, not fluent last, idled badly and headed halfway up run-in, soon outpaced (op 17-2)
3  4 [6½]
9 103 p 77 80 76
b g Antarctique (IRE) - True Beauty (Sun Prince)
Towards rear, under pressure on outer 14th, some progress before 2 out but always making it look very hard work, went modest 3rd at last (op 10-1)
4  [11]
7 103 tb 70 69 66
ch g Sure Blade (USA) - Miss Millie (Homeboy)
Took keen hold, prominent, jumped big 1st, not fluent 6th, mistake 13th, 2nd at 15th, lost place under pressure next, plodded on (op 16-1 tchd 17-2)
5  9 [20]
9 911 Out-of-Handicaps 10 t 67 59 56
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Strong Profit (IRE) (Strong Gale)
2nd until led after 6th, jumped left and reminders, headed 11th, 3rd and outpaced under pressure 3 out, eased last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)
6  nk [20¼]
7 116 87 79 72
br g Zagreb (USA) - Brigante (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Chased leaders, 3rd after 9th until 12th, dropped to rear 14th, struggling when mistake next, plugged on flat (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)
7  35 [55¼]
10 115 p 86 49 61
b g Oscar (IRE) - Gayley Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led until before 6th, led again 11th until after 3 out, driven and lost place quickly, tailed off and eased last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)
PU   
8 1011 tp 85
b g Observatory (USA) - Imaginary (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Chased leaders until terrible mistake 4th and rider lost iron briefly, often jumped slowly after, last when slow 10th, tailed off 13th, clambered over 15th, pulled up next (op 14-1)
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