14:20 Towcester

Thursday 13 April 2017

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

Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 42.85s

1^st

Honey Pound

911-12

4/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Keen, held up in last pair, headway into 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, closed approaching last, ridden and stayed on to lead nearing finish old market op 9/2 tchd 4/1 new market

2^nd

Lambeau Field

411-1

3/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: T J O'Brien

Pressed leader, led 3rd, went left next, clear after 3 out until approaching last, headed and no extra nearing finish old market op 3/1 new market

3^rd

Moscow Me

1011-1

8/1

T: Henry OliverJ: James Davies

Raced keenly, led until 3rd, chased leader, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and well held when blundered and lost 2nd next, no extra old market op 12/1 new market

4^th

Tell The Tale

711-12

2/1f

T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily

Chased clear leading pair, pushed along before 3 out, mistake 3 out, weakened soon after old market op 11/4 new market

5^th

Miss Benefitz

611-2

25/1

T: Mike HammondJ: Charlie Hammond (7)

Took keen hold, restrained well in rear, headway on outside chasing leaders before 5th, weakened next new market

6^th

3 ¾

Irish Hawke

511-1

8/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: W T Kennedy

Held up in last trio, reminders after 4th, driven and struggling after 3 out, mistake last, never on terms old market op 12/1 new market

Also Ran

Sweeping Rock

711-1

14/1

T: J L SpearingJ: J E Moore

Held up in 4th place, weakened rapidly before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out new market

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Rule 4

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Non-Runners

Benbecula⁹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: N R Mitchell J: Alice Mills

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.60Pl:£2.70, £2.00EX:£18.60Trifecta:£102.30Tricast:£85.60SF:£15.77Swingers:£2.40, £1.40, £6.00

Forecasts

Tell The Tale (2/1), Lambeau Field (3/1), Honey Pound (4/1), Moscow Me (8/1), Irish Hawke (8/1), Sweeping Rock (14/1), Benbecula (16/1), Miss Benefitz (25/1)

Neil Mulholland has an excellent strike-rate around here and TELL THE TALE and while he was well beaten in a match-race last time, that rival has gone on to bigger and better things. His best efforts have come on quicker ground and a mark of 110 could well under-estimate him. Honey Pound is another who will enjoy the return to faster ground while any market support for Sweeping Rock would be interesting.