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12:00 Southwell

Betdirect No Q On 08000 93 66 93 Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 26.50s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Chater Knight (IRE)

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Desperation (IRE)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Weet A Head (IRE)

      7/2

        1(3)
        Silk - Pink, Pink and Black hooped sleeves

        Come What July (IRE)

        8 v C
        12/1
        • Form 0609B0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 80

        held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out

        2(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Beige sleeves, Red cap

        Desperation (IRE)

        78 BF
        4/1
        • Form 635228
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        chased leader, ridden 4f out, led over 2f out, driven and headed and no extra well inside final furlong

        3(8)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

        Weet A Head (IRE)

        8 p D
        7/2
        • Form 107063
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 67

        held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, kept on one pace

        4(9)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

        Midnight Lace

        21
        4/1
        • Form 461019
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 66

        in rear, ridden and some headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        5(2)
        Silk - White, Light Green stars, Light Green sleeves, White stars and stars on cap

        Chater Knight (IRE)

        643
        10/1
        • Form 7-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        keen, chased leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - RED, YELLOW halved sleeves, RED cap, YELLOW star

        Fools Entire

        5 p
        50/1
        • Form 9-00250
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 48

        chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened

        7(7)
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Yashin (IRE)

        11 b
        16/1
        • Form 004690
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 55

        soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets, sleeves and cap

        Bellalou

        166 t
        16/1
        • Form 601953
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 52

        held up, ridden and weakened over 4f out

        9(5)
        Silk - Yellow, emerald green cross belts, hooped sleeves, light green cap

        Je Suis Belle

        8
        7/2
        • Form 668838
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 61

        held up in touch, ridden and weakened 4f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        A 16-runner claimer to kick things off, and from a shortlist that also contains Desperation and Weet A Head, we will side with Come What July. There is no doubt that the selection, who is the only course winner in the line-up, remains on a handy mark based on, would you believe, July form and, much as we said that before his last run, the same applies now and it is hard to ignore his credentials. Desperation fares pretty well on adjusted ratings and can go well in a bid to give Robert Winston a win following his return from injury, while Weet A Head ran well in first-time cheekpieces last time and is respected. The lightly-raced Midnight Lace generally runs well on artificial surfaces and, although he has never run here, has to be considered. An intriguing runner is Willie Muir's Chater Knight, whose sole career run has come in Sha Tin, although he starts here at a lowly level. Finally, Je Suis Belle is open to some improvement and Yashin races in first-time blinkers but, for the selection, we stay with Come What July.

        Formwatch

        Come What July (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, niggled along over 6 out, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.

        Desperation (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 16, 11l behind Chigorin (9-4) at Haydock 1m 3f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gs in Sept.

        Weet A Head (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.

        Midnight Lace 20-1 (8-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Obezyana (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.

        Chater Knight (IRE) (8-13) 7th of 9, 8l behind Lucky Port (8-13) at Sha Tin 6f stk gf in Mar '04.

        Yashin (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 12l behind Abbeygate (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.

        Bellalou 7-2 (9-2) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Satin Rose (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo sll hcp (6) gf in Jun.

        Je Suis Belle 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 10l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.