16:50 Towcester

Thursday 4 May 2017

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Call Star Spreads On 0808 2349709 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 27.78s

1^st

Bertie Lugg

912-2

7/1

T: Henry OliverJ: Mr Robert Hawker

Tracked leader and keen, led after 3 out, pressed from next, kept on and edged left from last while in command tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Mr Jim

811-5

7/2

T: A W CarrollJ: James Nixon

Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden and every chance before last, kept on and held towards finish op 11/4

3^rd

Sussex Road

710-0

50/1

T: A SadikJ: Charlie Hammond (3)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced 4 out, soon pushed along, kept on from 2 out, went 3rd run-in

4^th

1 ¼

High Aspirations

911-6

11/2

T: M BlakeJ: Harry Reed

Held up mid-division, pecked 5 out, went 3rd before last, weakened run-in op 5/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

Ballyegan

1210-6

6/1

T: R H BucklerJ: James Corbett

Led, headed after 3 out, weakened before last op 5/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2

6^th

Brown Bear

611-12

3/1f

T: N J GiffordJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)

In rear, outpaced before 4 out, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 4/1

Also Ran

Followmybuttons

711-11

9/2

T: D W P ArbuthnotJ: William Clarke (5)

Always behind, tailed off and eased after 3 out, pulled up op 6/1 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.80Pl:£2.90, £2.00EX:£33.20Trifecta:£318.80SF:£29.54Swingers:£5.10, £10.40, £10.40

Forecasts

Brown Bear (3/1), Mr Jim (7/2), Followmybuttons (9/2), High Aspirations (11/2), Ballyegan (6/1), Bertie Lugg (7/1), Sussex Road (50/1)

It is hard to make a solid case for any in this with Brown Bear undoubtedly flattered by his success last time and looking a difficult ride for a conditional. Mr Jim scored last time in an unsatisfactory race where the market principals both came to grief. HIGH ASPIRATIONS came to hand last spring and appeared on his way back to his best at Newton Abbot last time. A further drop in the weights makes him all the more attractive and he can make the most of what appears to be his easiest opportunity for a while. Ballyegan has a good record here and the handicapper has given him an excellent chance of making the frame at least.