Towerform - toteswinger Handicap (Class 5)Towerform grade 2

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Race details

Course: HAMILTONRace date:21/09/08Race time:2:40Runners:10
Race distance:6fGoing:SoftWinners time:1m 16.84s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Chosen One Tom EavesB Smart118-1130637/2J NANANANA 1
Baronovici Paul HanaganD W Barker108-4305613/2 NANANANA 2½
Night Premiere Hayley TurnerR Hannon28-430565/1 NANANANA 3¾
Planet Queen Declan Cannon(7)K R Burke17-11305625/1 NANANANA 4
Kinout Silvestre De SousaK A Ryan99-130677/2J NANANANA 5½
Tito Paul FesseyT D Barron79-330694/1 NANANANA 61
Andrasta Danielle Mooney(7)A Berry88-0305914/1 NANANANA 7nk
Rascasse Royston FfrenchBruce Hellier68-4305650/1 NANANANA 8½
Mandelieu Francis NortonOllie Pears49-4307010/1 NANANANA 9
Jazz Stick Andrew ElliottD A Nolan38-43056150/1 NANANANA 1030



Non runners:


Comments in running

Chosen One took keen hold, close up on outside, driven and outpaced 2f out, edged right and stayed on well final furlong, led near finish

Baronovici led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on, headed near finish

Night Premiere tracked leaders, effort and every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace

Planet Queen towards rear, pushed along halfway, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

Kinout close up until ridden and no extra over 1f out

Tito behind and soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge

Andrasta in midifeld on outside, driven and outpaced over 2f out, no impression

Rascasse behind and soon outpaced, some late headway, never on terms

Mandelieu prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out

Jazz Stick prominent 2f, soon struggling




Analyis of the race

A modest handicap in which four of the ten runners were out of the handicap, though there were a couple of lightly raced and unexposed sorts in the field. They went a serious early pace, perhaps too fast as the winning time was 1.26sec slower than the nursery.

CHOSEN ONE, the least-exposed in the field and making his handicap debut, raced prominently on the wide outside of the field from the highest draw early, but he looked cooked when hanging in behind the leaders and coming under serious pressure inside the last 2f. However, he found his second wind on reaching the rising ground and put in a sustained late effort to snatch the race near the line. He apparently hasn't been the easiest to train, but still has scope and can build on this.

Baronovici, who has plummeted in the weights having shown very little for current connections, had the visor on for the first time in a bid to wake him up, and someone expected it to work as he was the subject of significant market support. He ran a blinder, too, having gone off at a rate of knots and the race looked his after he had worn down the other pacesetters, but the prize was agonisingly snatched from him close to the line. He has obviously dropped down to the sort of mark he can win off, but much depends on whether the headgear works again and the cat is rather out of the bag now.

Planet Queen, disappointing since an encouraging return to action on much quicker ground, had the blinkers on for the first time instead of the visor. Still a maiden after eight attempts and 6lb wrong, she ran much better here and was staying on in the closing stages. If building on this, she may be able to do even better, especially off her proper mark.

Kinout usually likes to do it from the front, but thanks to Baronovici he was never able to do so here and had to make do with a chasing role. He had every chance and ran his race, but despite being given some assistance by the handicapper now he looks pretty exposed.

Tito, making his handicapdebut having run well on his recent return from an 11-month absence, never got into the race and was disappointing, but this may have come soon enough and he is worth another chance.


Tote

Tote Win: 0
Tote place (1): 1.8
Tote place (2): 2
Tote place (3): 2.3
Exacta: 32.6
CSF: 26.5
Tricast: 116.4
Total SP: 116

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