Towerform - Rapid Lad Stakes (Handicap) (Class 5)Towerform grade 1

Sean Graham

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Race details

Course: BEVERLEYRace date:16/04/08Race time:3:55Runners:12
Race distance:1m2fGoing:Good To SoftWinners time:2m 14.86s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Harry The Hawk Graham GibbonsT D Walford89-040644/1 NANANANA 1
Blue Spinnaker Paul MulrennanM W Easterby149-79071EvensF NANANANA 2
Nelsons Column T P QueallyG M Moore119-4506812/1 NANANANA 3
Karmest Silvestre De SousaA D Brown48-9405916/1 NANANANA 41
Wednesdays Boy Andrew Mullen(3)P D Niven58-2505515/2 NANANANA 55
Keisha Kayleigh Jamie Moriarty(3)B Ellison128-9506214/1 NANANANA 6¾
Capped For Victory Dale GibsonG A Swinbank28-5705520/1 NANANANA 71
Zain Royston FfrenchJ G Given18-6405625/1 NANANANA 8½
Amanda Carter Paul HanaganR A Fahey139-2406620/1 NANANANA 9
Gala Sunday David AllanM W Easterby78-10806040/1 NANANANA 10
Grethel Danielle McCreery(5)A Berry38-1405650/1 NANANANA 11
Intavac Boy Chris CatlinS P Griffiths108-4705425/1 NANANANA 12hd



Non runners:


Comments in running

Harry The Hawk held up in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, driven out

Blue Spinnaker held up, smooth headway on inner 3f out, close up when effort and not clear run well over 1f out, soon switched left and ridden, stayed on inside final furlong

Nelsons Column held up in touch, headway when not clear run 3f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong

Karmest tracked leaders, headway 3f out, led and hung right well over 1f out, soon driven, headed and weakened inside final furlong

Wednesdays Boy in touch, effort well over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out

Keisha Kayleigh slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

Capped For Victory soon led, ridden along 3f out, headed well over 1f out and soon weakened

Zain chased leader, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon weakened

Amanda Carter slowly into stride, always in rear

Gala Sunday midfield, ridden along on outer halfway and soon weakened

Grethel prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened

Intavac Boy chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened




Analyis of the race

Just a low-grade handicap, but, with the red-hot favourite looking an unlucky loser, HARRY THE HAWK was the one who capitalized with a battling success. A Newcastle winner on his final start last season, he has picked-up where he left off and looks the type to improve further. He will, predicts his trainer, stay further than 10f.

Blue Spinnaker, confidently ridden, got a run up the inside early in the straight and was poised to lead when Karmest surged past him and went across him, closely followed by the winner. Mulrennan, then boxed-in, had to pull round both horses and, although Blue Spinnaker responded well to pressure, he was unable to peg back the winner. He is likely to turn out again at Thirsk tomorrow.

Karmest, blinkered for the first time, eventually faded sharply. The remainder were well held.


Tote

Tote Win: 4.7
Tote place (1): 1.7
Tote place (2): 1.3
Exacta: 12.2
CSF: 7.9
Tricast: 47.2
Total SP: 123

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