16:10 Towcester

Wednesday 15 February 2017

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Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 6m 48.20s

Sweettoothtommy^b1,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 100

7/1

Yet to win in any sphere and 0/3 over fences with just one start of any real note. That came on his chasing debut at Taunton over 3m2f in December but he's failed to match the form in two subsequent starts and he's now tried in a tongue-tie and blinkers for the first time.

Form: 244554-

Lunar Flow^b³⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: R P McLernon| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 90

11/10

Winning hurdler who turned in a career best performance over fences on his second start at Uttoxeter (3m) winning by 37 lengths. Connections wisely run under a penalty here although his last race came in very testing conditions and that may have taken something out of him and he could face competition for the lead here.

Form: 60351-6

Leith Hill Legasi^b,t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 91

13/2

Won back-to-back handicap chases in November 2015 but mostly out of form since then (pulled-up three times and hard to back with any confidence here.

Form: P52P-P4

One Day Like This^p1,t⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: T J O'Brien| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 79

14/1

Has been placed in an Irish point-to-point but has shown very little in novice races so far. Now steps into handicap company for the first time with the cheekpieces now applied off a lowly mark.

Form: 53/59-P6

The Last Bridge^p,t⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: R Johnson| T: Mrs S Johnson| OR: 76

7/1

The losing run now stands at 19 and he looks to be becoming a harder and harder ride of late often going in snatches and needing plenty of driving along. Stays trips such as this and further but others are likely to travel better here.

Form: P6132-1

Snowball⁵¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: L Treadwell| T: D W P Arbuthnot| OR: 75

7/1

Off a mark 10lb lower than his hurdles one here as he makes his fourth chasing start. Not shown anything over fences so far but the handicapper is giving him every chance here if he shows some zip over a trip that should suit.

Form: 44-5575

Musical Wedge³⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: Miss C Dyson| OR: 73

16/1

Another one who hasn't won for ages and is now in the veteran stage with both his starts of late being very uninspiring and was pulled-up last time out.

Form: 32/4P2-6

Bobonyx¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: James Banks| T: D L Williams| OR: 69

25/1

Poor form over hurdles and fences although did take a slight step forward last time out with a moderate third at Fontwell (2m5f). This will be a stiffer examination of stamina though and he has to run from 5lb out of the handicap.

Form: 945P-P5

Non-Runners

Storm Alert⁴²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 10

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Lucy Gardner

Forecasts

Lunar Flow (11/10), Leith Hill Legasi (13/2), Snowball (7/1), Sweettoothtommy (7/1), The Last Bridge (7/1), Storm Alert (14/1), One Day Like This (14/1), Musical Wedge (16/1), Bobonyx (25/1)

Plenty in this with long losing runs to overcome and it presents a good chance for LUNAR FLOW to follow up his Uttoxeter romp at the weekend if the conditions haven’t taken that much out of him. Snowball is attractively weighted on his hurdling form while Sweettoothtommy may do better with the blinkers on for the first time. One Day Like This gets his chance in handicap company for the first time and may well have a chance in a race like this. 1. Lunar Flow 2. Snowball 3. One Day Like This