Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Towcester - Mon 14th May 2012
17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30

17:30 Niftylift Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle2m 3f 110y
Weighed In - (Class 5), £2,600 added, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winner £1,622 2nd £503 3rd £251 4th £126
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places Surface: Turf
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Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 4m 48.00s
Off time: 17:31:15

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Well Green (IRE)	11/2
2nd	Rifleman (IRE)	13/2
3rd	Grand Article (IRE)	5/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	32262-8	Royal Chatelier (FR) 9	7	11-12	Mr M G Nolan (5)	M Blake	98	4/1
2	53883-5	Balustrade (IRE) 5	6	11-9 pt	Miss M Trainor (7)	C Gordon	95	20/1
3	3/1F532-	Well Green (IRE) 17	8	11-9	Mr Kevin Jones (7)	J W Mullins	95	11/2
4	601U2P-	Speedy Directa (GER) 51	9	11-7 vt	Mr A J Berry	B G Powell	93	15/2
5	364P2-2	Rifleman (IRE) 5	12	11-7 pt	Mr C Dowson (7)	R Lee	93	13/2
6	786D4/6-	Mr Tingle 184	8	11-7	Mr J Sherwood (7)	R T Phillips	93	5/1
7	1/9P28P-	Inkberrow Rose (IRE) 78	8	11-4 p	Mr J Hamer (3)	T R Gretton	90	7/1
8	4U/7990-	Old Shyan (IRE) 134	8	11-3	Mr S Drinkwater (3)	R Brotherton	89	33/1
9	546330/	Shindig 617	10	11-1	Mr Jake Thomas Coulson (7)	C N Kellett	87	100/1
11	1/26345-	Grand Article (IRE) 29	8	10-5	Miss Rachel King (3)	P E Cowley	77	5/1

Non runners
10	P4633-2		Romney Marsh	11	10-8	R Curtis	Mr F Tett	80

Verdict

RIFLEMAN has gone close under today's amateur on his last two starts including a short-head defeat at Ffos Las last week. All types of ground comes alike to Richard Lee's charge and he gets the vote. Well Green should also figure having found only one too good at Plumpton last time while Royal Chatelier finished second at Exeter the last time he raced in amateur company and is another consider. Balustrade has plenty to find with selection on latest running but a back-to-form Speedy Directa would be thereabouts at the finish.

Formwatch

Royal Chatelier (FR) 9-1 (10-5) In touch on outside, dropped to mid-division 5th, behind and ridden after 9th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 13, well behind Ballyfoy (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.

Balustrade (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Led until 3rd, went left 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, 41l behind Kilmore West (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 6f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.

Well Green (IRE) 11-4fav (11-9) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway before 10th to track leaders, led 3 out, pressed last, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Peyekashe (11-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Apr.

Speedy Directa (GER) 11-4 (10-3) Tracked leading pair until dropped to rear 3rd, struggling 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (usual 4 out), in a race won by Amroth Bay (11-6) at Stratford 2m 7f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Mar, 4 ran.

Rifleman (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Held up, headway approaching 3rd, challenged before 6th, led after 2 out, hard pressed when jinked right going to last, headed post, 2nd of 6, shd behind Kilmore West (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 6f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.

Mr Tingle 20-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, one pace, 6th of 13, 16l behind Mighty Monty (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.

Inkberrow Rose (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Led to 6th, reminders before 7th, soon lost place, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Manadam (11-2) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Feb, 18 ran.

Old Shyan (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Pass The Hat (11-4) at Tramore 2m mdn hdl hvy in Jan.

Shindig 4-1fav (11-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened last, 10th of 14, 16l behind Emirates World (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep '10.

Romney Marsh 8-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, kept on from last, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Diamond's Return (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Apr.

Grand Article (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Behind, slow 5th, not fluent and looked struggling 11th, headway and driven along in 4th after 4 out,, 5th of 9, 27l behind Paradise Expected (10-10) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.