Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 14:00 Randolph Hill Handicap 2m

  • Weighed In - (Class 6), £3,000 added, 4yo+, 11 runners
  • Winner £1,872 2nd £580 3rd £290 4th £145
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 3m 49.18s
  • Off time: 14:00:22
Pos Horse Odds
1st Talk of Saafend (IRE) 14/1
2nd Spruzzo 4/1
3rd Dechiper (IRE) 8/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (5) 334498/ Yellow, Purple hoop, Purple and Yellow striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star Ruff Diamond (USA) 31 7 11-0 Mr G R Smith (5) D Thompson 60 16/1
2 (8) 745107/ Light Blue, Yellow hollow box Calculaite 167 Distance Winner 11 10-13 Miss N Stead (5) R Ford 59 25/1
3 (9) 790-105 Black, orange hoop and armlets, quartered cap Lil Ella (IRE) 25 5 10-12 Mrs Freya Brewer (5) P Holmes 58 15/2
4 (4) 392039- Royal Blue, Yellow seams, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap Spruzzo 199 Distance Winner 6 10-10 Miss S Brotherton C W Fairhurst 56 4/1
5 (7) 1372-42 Red, White braces Polly Holder (IRE) 37 4 10-9 p Mrs R Wilson (7) P W D'Arcy 58 11/2
6 (10) 133/545- Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves, black cap, white star Tower 18 Distance Winner 5 10-8 be Mr S Fox (5) C Grant 54 20/1
7 (3) 933350- White, Maroon chevrons, Maroon sleeves, White diamonds, White cap, Maroon diamond Talk of Saafend (IRE) 26 7 10-5 Miss Robyn Gray (7) Mrs Dianne Sayer 51 14/1
8 (11) 59-4U54 Light Blue, Orange striped sleeves, Light Blue cap, Orange spots Colliers Castle (IRE) 20 6 10-2 Mr C Ellingham (7) Mrs L Williamson 48 6/1
9 (6) 13758/2- Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue and Red quartered cap Toshi (USA) 13 Course Winner Distance Winner Course and Distance Winner 10 10-1 Miss E Irving (7) J S Goldie 47 11/2
11 (2) 90539-4 Yellow, Royal Blue diamond, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue diamond Dechiper (IRE) 24 Distance Winner 10 10-0 p Mr S Walker R Johnson 46 8/1
12 (12) 3054-08 Light green, light green and maroon check sleeves, maroon and light green check cap Munaawib 16 4 9-11 Mr A Rawlinson (5) D C Griffiths 46 22/1
Non runners
10 (1)5997-68Mystified (IRE)910-0A BerryMr A French46

Verdict

Toshi does most of his running over hurdles these days though he's not without a chance back on the level, while Polly Holder has been placed over today's trip at Southwell recently. Spruzzo has claims on his best efforts of last season and Lil Ella won one of these events for today's amateur over a shorter trip at Wolverhampton in February. However, Simon Walker's presence on DECIPHER takes the eye and, after a decent fourth at Redcar last time, the ten-year-old may still be capable of getting his head in front in this company.

Formwatch

Ruff Diamond (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Always in rear, behind final 4f, 8th of 10, 31l behind Caracciola (9-7) at Royal Ascot 2m 6f stks (2) gf in Jun '09.

Calculaite 17-2 (8-11) Led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 17, 7l behind Princelywallywogan (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct '05.

Lil Ella (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway 5f out, every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 8l behind Ad Value (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.

Spruzzo 17-2 (8-13) Led early, chased leaders, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 12, well behind Descaro (9-9) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.

Polly Holder (IRE) 11-4 (9-1) Tracked leader until led 9f out, headed over 4f out, soon clear with winner, ridden over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, driven and soon beaten, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 6, 8l behind Carnac (9-1) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.

Tower 10-1 (8-5) Led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 12l behind Bollin Judith (9-10) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May '11.

Talk of Saafend (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved, 10th of 13, 12l behind Rockweiller (10-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.

Colliers Castle (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) In rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Cloudy Start (9-3) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.

Toshi (USA) 11-2 (9-9) Settled in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leader approaching final furlong, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Jewelled Dagger (11-6) at Musselburgh 1m 5f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf in Jul.

Mystified (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 4f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 44l behind Zefooha (9-10) at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Apr.

Dechiper (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 9f out, went 4th over 7f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 4l behind Zefooha (9-10) at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Apr.

Munaawib 18-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased over 1f out, last of 8, 26l behind Kingaroo (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Apr.

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