15:20 Towcester

Thursday 13 April 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Bet On Line With williamhill.com Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 151y  |   Good to Firm  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: -
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Ambivalent About59
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: D W P Arbuthnot
18/1
Barely beaten a rival home in two hurdles starts to date and she looks like one that will need more time.
2
Horse silk
Beyond Measure62
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: L P Aspell| T: O Sherwood| OR:  106
8/11
Sole success came in a Huntingdon bumper this time last year (good to soft) but has gone well enough over hurdles this winter. Didn't seem to take to chasing last time but very much respected back in this sphere.
4
Horse silk
Jennifer Chimes39
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: James Banks| T: F Brennan
33/1
Likely to want further than this and struggled in both her point-to-point starts. Race-fit at least but doesn't have a convincing profile.
5
Horse silk
Running Squaw
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-2| J: Benjamin Poste(3)| T: Mrs P Ford
80/1
Makes her debut today at an age which does little to encourage much enthusiasm, especially given her relatively unexciting pedigree. Would be a surprise winner here even if she's somewhat better than all that would suggest.
6
Horse silk
Shaluna90
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-2| J: Henry Morshead(7)| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR:  105
11/8
Struggled when last seen but ran okay at Warwick the time before. Was a point-to-point winner so step back in trip isn't an obvious positive but at least has some worthy form in the book with her efforts at Warwick and Exeter before Christmas.
7
Horse silk
Sprogzilla259
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Hammond(7)| T: H James| OR:  67
66/1
Soundly beaten on all six starts and jumping can be sketchy so impossible to fancy.

Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Celestial Chimes10
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 6
T: R Dickin  J: James Nixon
NR

Forecasts

Beyond Measure (8/11), Shaluna (11/8), Ambivalent About (18/1), Celestial Chimes (25/1), Jennifer Chimes (33/1), Sprogzilla (66/1), Running Squaw (80/1)

Verdict

BEYOND MEASURE sets a reasonable standard on form in what looks like a particularly weak contest. Shaluna performed okay in a couple of races before Christmas and may be able to bounce back if this trip doesn't prove too sharp while Running Squaw may be best of the rest but making a debut at the age of nine-years-old is off-putting.
  1. Beyond Measure
  2. Shaluna
  3. Running Squaw

Prize Money

1st: £3,249.002nd: £954.003rd: £477.004th: £238.00

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