14:40 Towcester

Wednesday 15 February 2017

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 6m 23.0s

1^st

Two Swallows

710-13

11/4j

T: B PaulingJ: N de Boinville

Prominent, led 3 out, 2 lengths clear last, pushed out op 7/2

2^nd

2 ¼

Act Now

810-0

11/4j

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

In touch towards rear on outside, closed 4th, challenged next, bumped 7th, led 8th, mistake and headed 3 out, still every chance 2 out, 2 lengths down and held from last, stayed on op 5/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Socksy

611-3

15/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

In rear, mistake 5th, headway when jumped left 7th, disputing lead 4 out until mistake 3 out, 3rd and one pace before last op 8/1

4^th

2 ½

Queens Present

611-6

7/1

T: D W P ArbuthnotJ: Tom Cannon

Prominent until 1st, tracked leaders, lost place 2nd, not fluent 6th, headway when not fluent 3 out, 4th and beaten from next, one oace tchd 13/2 and 15/2

5^th

What A Diva

611-3

4/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Prominent until 1st, tracked leaders, bumped 7th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before next op 7/2 tchd 3/1

6^th

Tambura

711-12

10/1

T: G C MaundrellJ: Mr Zac Baker (7)

In rear, headway before 2nd, led next, headed 4th, led 5th until 8th, lost place after 4 out, well beaten next op 12/1

Also Ran

Pulling Power

711-1

16/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Led until 3rd, led next, headed 5th, lost place after 7th, behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Shoofly Milly³⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: J Scott J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.90, £1.90EX:£14.20Trifecta:£89.70Tricast:£47.99SF:£10.70Swingers:£3.80, £5.10, £3.30

Forecasts

Two Swallows (11/4), Act Now (11/4), What A Diva (4/1), Queens Present (7/1), Socksy (15/2), Tambura (10/1), Pulling Power (16/1), Shoofly Milly (16/1)

In an interesting race, Godfrey Maundrell's TAMBURA is just given the nod despite the steadier of top weight. All five of her career wins have come under amateur Zack Baker and he is back on board today, so the pair should give it a really good shot. Receiving lumps of weight, Act Now is a big danger having fairly hacked up at Plumpton on Moday. She should make a real race of it, as too should Socksy, who won here over a shorter distance last time, but handles the ground and represents a yard in good form. What a Diva also has claims, but off her new mark may just find one or two too good. 1. Tambura 2. Act Now 3. Socksy

Prize Money

1st: £6,498.002nd: £1,908.003rd: £954.004th: £477.00