Racecards
13:30 Southwell
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- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard/Fast
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 003395-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey R Kennemore
towards rear, soon driven along, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 146631-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 807526/
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 303542-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M J Polglase
- Jockey A Kirby
led, headed after 1f and remained in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 012438-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
- Form 197211-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Gray
- Jockey Hayley Turner
close up and led after 1f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on final furlong
Second Reef
12- Form 660503-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey P M Quinn
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 808348-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
prominent, driven halfway, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 040009-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey S De Sousa
in touch, hampered after 100 metres, held up mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 8/09188-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer S L Keightley
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 000749-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Liam Jones
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 130349-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey B Reilly
never better than mid-division
- Form 314985-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey C Catlin
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Kennington, Owed and, possibly, Cerebus, form the shortlist here, with the vote going to Kennington. Kennington and Owed come into this race in very good form and as recent winners. They are also both course and distance winners and look set to go well here today, with our preference being for the former. Lady Algarhoud is actually weighted to beat Owed based on their Wolverhampton meeting in July, but recent efforts have not been so food, while other course and distance winners, Attorney, Cool Sands and Cerebus have proven on numerous occasions that they can be competitive at this type of level. Of the others, Ruman showed some improvement last time and can't be ruled out of a good show but, for the selection, we will stick with Kennington.
Formwatch
Lincolneurocruiser 20-1 (8-6) Prominent stand's side, led group over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 20, 5l behind Wigwam Willie (8-8) at Doncaster 7f 3yo app hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Kennington 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec beating Joyeaux (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Cerebus 13-2 (8-13) Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Middle Eastern (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
Cool Sands (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Edged left over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 12, 14l behind Local Poet (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Owed 13-8fav (9-4) Held up behind leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on final furlong, won at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs in Dec beating Lady Suesanne (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Second Reef 16-1 (8-10) Led, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Paso Doble (8-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Attorney 12-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, not much room and lost place over 3f out, no danger after, 8th of 13, 6l behind Bessemer (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Ruman (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Behind, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Paso Doble (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.