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15:05 Southwell

Richard Gibson Memorial Handicap (Class 3)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 14y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £7,763
  • 2nd: £2,310
  • 3rd: £1,154
  • 4th: £577
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.43s
  • Off Time: 15:06:02
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Florencio

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pearl Spectre (USA)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Lady Perignon

      9/1

        1(7)
        Silk - White, brown seams, white sleeves and cap

        Holiday Magic (IRE)

        99 DCD
        16/1
        • Form 076650
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 97

        always in rear

        2(5)
        Silk - Purple and white check, dark green sleeves and cap

        Supersta

        50 hc DCD
        5/1
        • Form 824700
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 96

        in touch, ridden 3f out, driven and no impression from 2f out

        4(9)
        Silk - White, royal blue stars, red and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, red star

        War Department (IRE)

        68 v D
        8/1
        • Form 643100
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 92

        towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms

        5(6)
        Silk - Black, orange stars, orange and black striped cap

        Penwortham (IRE)

        13 h D
        12/1
        • Form 885137
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 89

        keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

        6(2)
        Silk - Black, Red cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Custard The Dragon

        9 p DCD
        9/2
        • Form 211260
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 85

        towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders

        7(4)
        Silk - Pink, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars, Dark Blue cap, Pink star

        Echo Of Lightning

        1 p D
        20/1
        • Form 187320
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 83

        prominent 2f, tracked leaders, lost place halfway

        8(11)
        Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

        Pearl Spectre (USA)

        16 CD
        5/1
        • Form 779904
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 82

        disputed lead until led approaching final furlong, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed final strides

        9(12)
        Silk - Dark Green, White epaulets, armlets and cap

        Hammer Gun (USA)

        107 v CCD
        5/1
        • Form 490407
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 81

        close up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace final furlong

        10(10)
        Silk - Maroon, royal blue hoops, maroon cap

        Alpha Tauri (USA)

        102 CCD
        50/1
        • Form 123198
        • Age 11
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 81

        tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out

        11(1)
        Silk - White, dark blue spots on sleeves, white cap, dark blue star

        Florencio

        52 p
        12/1
        • Form 026593
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 80

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, ridden to join leader inside final furlong, led final strides

        12(3)
        Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Lady Perignon

        15
        9/1
        • Form 2-98014
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 77

        disputed lead until ridden approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

        3(8)
        NR

        Magnus Maximus

        22
        14/1
        • Form 870696
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 96

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Plenty of these have winning form on the surface including Hammer Gun, who has won all three starts on the Fibresand so far though is 6lb higher today. Custard The Dragon and Alpha Tauri are others racing off higher marks than their latest wins but Pearl Spectre is back on a winning mark as he returns to his venue. SUPERSTA (NAP) returned a convincing winner when scoring in this grade over course and distance back in March and it's Mick Appleby’s charge that gets the vote on his first start on the Fibresand since.

        Formwatch

        Holiday Magic (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 15th of 18, 11 3/4l behind Above The Rest (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.

        Supersta 20-1 (9-7) Always behind, 14th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Masham Star (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Sep.

        War Department (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Mustashry (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Aug.

        Penwortham (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Sophie P (10-0) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (3) gs in Oct.

        Custard The Dragon 16-1 (9-7) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 12th of 19, 10 1/4l behind Shady Mccoy (9-13) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

        Echo Of Lightning 25-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 19, 2l behind Shady Mccoy (9-13) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

        Pearl Spectre (USA) 33-1 (9-7) Soon led, headed 4f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Blue On Blue (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.

        Hammer Gun (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Slowly away, behind, headway 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Mutarabby (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Jul.

        Alpha Tauri (USA) 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 15 1/4l behind Daring Guest (9-6) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gd in Jul.

        Florencio 9-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway on inside final furlong, ran on well, just failed, 3rd of 12, hd behind Rouge Nuage (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.

        Lady Perignon 12-1 (8-3) Keen with winner, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Peach Melba (8-12) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (2) gd in Oct.

        Magnus Maximus 40-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Steady Pace (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (2) pol in Sep.