Towcester preview: Course specialist Carhue weighted to strike

David Metcalf | December 17, 2015

Carhue Princess has an excellent record at Towcester and can take advantage of a drop in the weights to further enhance it with victory in the 2m 3f handicap chase there today (15.10).

The Tom Symonds trained mare has won three times and been placed once in just six starts at the venue, and relishes the stiff uphill finish.

In the last of those successes back in January, Carhue Princess showed a tremendously game attitude to dig deep and to beat Khazium by 1 1/2 lengths off a mark of 90.

The nine-year-old went on to finish third at this venue off 92, and is now able to race off a reduced rating of just 88.

That is 2lb lower than when last successful and gives Carhue Princess major claims from a handicapping perspective.

The daughter of Desert Prince also shaped really well on seasonal reappearance when third in a handicap hurdle at the track, and although disappointing last time out when a distant third over fences at Fakenham was not partnered by regular pilot Benjamin Poste.

Poste gets a good tune out of Carhue Princess and has partnered her two her last two successes, and better can be expected now that he is back in the saddle at a venue which clearly suits.

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