Racecards
14:40 Southwell
New Year At Southwell Golf Club Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard/Slow
- Surface: Fibresand
- £2,600 added
- Form 566331-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Tony Culhane
with leader, ridden to lead when jockeys whip broke over 1f out, kept on until headed, no extra final 75 yards
Develop U
29- Form 005-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Saleem Golam
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 50442-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey Martin Lane
chased leaders, ridden to 3f out, no impression over 1f out
Heligoland
32- Form 7977-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey L Morris
with leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out
- Form 6040-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 60
led, ridden and headed when rider lost whip over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Declan Cannon
slowly away, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong to lead final 75 yards
Twoellies
15- Form 009-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey C Catlin
with leaders, lost place over 5f out, soon behind, weakened over 3f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
INSIDE TRACK sets the standard and is in form so is chosen to take this mile seller at the expense of City Gossip and Hubble Space. The pick finally got off the mark at the seventh attempt in a maiden over a slightly longer trip at this track last time. In the process he held the re-opposing City Gossip by just over a length. He was staying on well that day so should get this extra distance and based on that run he should confirm his superiority. That said City Gossip does have a favourable weight swing in his favour and the way this race is framed has him almost level with the selection. However, he didn't quite seem to get home last time so we feel the pick should have the upper hand again. Hubble Space looks the only other to have any real claims on the race based on a couple of solid looking efforts and unless Mororless can make a very promising debut then Inside Track should be going in again.
Formwatch
Inside Track (IRE) 4-5fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, went 3rd well over 2f out, driven to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Dec beating City Gossip (8-5) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Develop U 100-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 12l behind Bubbly Braveheart (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
City Gossip (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Pressed leader, narrow lead halfway, ridden over 1f out, edged left briefly inside final furlong, headed, no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Inside Track (8-13) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Heligoland 33-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Sounds Of Thunder (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Hubble Space 11-2 (8-5) Well placed until lost place 7f out, behind after, no chance final 3f, last of 10, 13l behind Glen Lass (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Mororless Exceed And Excel filly out of Final Pursuit.
Twoellies 50-1 (8-10) Held up, hampered on inside on 1st turn, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, 9th of 10, 12l behind Glen Lass (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.