Towerform - HSBC Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)Towerform grade 1

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Race details

Course: EXETERRace date:14/05/08Race time:2:50Runners:11
Race distance:3m½fGoing:Good To FirmWinners time:5m 53.80s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Nostringsattached R P McLernon(7)Jonjo O´Neill11-070958/1 3.553.352.621.01 1
Pitful Tercah Tom ScudamoreD E Pipe11-050889/2 2.522.261.821.01 29
Cracking Cliche P J BrennanJ L Spearing10-13608712/1 7.14.323.651.15 412
The General Lee James White(3)Mrs K Waldron10-2607911/1 5.294.263.852.52 515
Coeur D'Alene T J O´BrienP J Hobbs11-870965/2F NANANANA 67
Devito Mr D Edwards(7)G F Edwards11-57010016/1 5.94.822.484.1 79
Sistema Owyn NelmesA E Price10-6708020/1 10.57.265.456 817
Itstooearly Keiran Burke(7)N J Hawke9-9507620/1 10.898.96.617.6 914
Sesaro Express Tom SiddallJohn R Upson10-6708040/1 19.9613.967.17.4 PU
Running Lord S P Walsh(5)D A Rees10-41008325/1 9.667.856.947.6 PU



Non runners:


Comments in running

Nostringsattached held up in rear, smooth headway after 10th, led approaching last, pushed clear flat

Pitful Tercah held up in mid-division, headway after 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out

Dont Ask Me led approaching 3rd, clear 5th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat

Cracking Cliche held up towards rear, headway after 10th, switched left after 2 out, weakening when jumped right last

The General Lee held up in mid-division, struggling from 10th

Coeur D´Alene held up in touch, not fluent 9th, chased leader 10th until weakened approaching 3 out

Devito always behind

Sistema prominent until weakened approaching 3 out

Itstooearly always towards rear

Running Lord behind, mistake 2nd, lost touch 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 10th

Sesaro Express led until approaching 3rd, chased leader to 10th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last




Analyis of the race

A modest event. NOSTRINGSATTACHED was not winning out of turn as he had gone 11 previous races without success. He was coming back from a winter break and clearly wants this fast surface. There might be a bit more to come.

Pitful Tercah is nowon a mark 19lb higher than when he won two races last winter and that is going to be a problem.

Dont Ask Me, wearing blinkers instead of cheekpieces, set a very strong pace that was always going to be difficult to maintain at a testing circuit like this. Provided the headgear works again and he is ridden more patiently, there might be a poor race in him.


Tote

Tote Win: 10.2
Tote place (1): 3.2
Tote place (2): 2
Tote place (3): 1.4
Exacta: 45.2
CSF: 43.5
Tricast: 136
Total SP: 120

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