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12:40 Southwell
Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Class 6)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 13y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,593 added
- Winner: £2,782
- 2nd: £828
- 3rd: £414
- 4th: £300
- Form 526421-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place halfway, ridden and rallied over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd final strides
- Form 409665-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey Phil Dennis
prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 134024/
- Age 10
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
close up, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 3f out
- Form 131005-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
in touch, wide and headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
- Form 465310-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey K Shoemark
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace and lost 3rd final strides
- Form 840-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Laura Pearson
slowly away, headway and close up over 4f out, ridden to lead when edged left 2f out, soon headed, stayed on one pace
- Form 134774-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Jason Hart
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Achill Queen
20- Form 768-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 9/24362-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey B A Curtis
raced wide soon prominent, pushed along and weakened 3f out
- Form 887069-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey David Probert
towards rear, switched wide 5f out, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 350/000-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Tyler Heard
slow into stride, in rear, outpaced 5f out, never near leaders
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
GEOGRAPHY TEACHER looks worth sticking with in his current form. He beat Caesonia over three lengths over track and trip last time with Crazy Spin further behind and had the measure of Maykir when runner-up here before that. Crazy Spin ran into trouble behind the selection and may finish closer today but Compass Point looks a bigger threat despite struggling at Kempton recently as he won with a bit to spare over over course and distance earlier last month.
Formwatch
Geography Teacher (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Tracked leader, headway to lead over 2f out, drifted right over 1f out, extended lead inside final furlong, easily, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Caesonia (8-12) by 3 3/4l, 6 ran.
De Bruyne Horse 16-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Motawaafeq (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Best Tamayuz 5-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders on inside and soon pushed along, lost place over 4f out, behind and struggling after, rallied on inside and kept on under pressure final 2f, went 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Limerick Lord (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
Maykir 12-1 (9-7) Close up in mid-division, asked for effort 3f out, switched wide and some late headway but never nearer, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Luscifer (9-8) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Compass Point 15-2 (9-10) Chased leaders out wide, wide home turn, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 12th of 13, 13 1/4l behind My Law (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Daafy (USA) 80-1 (9-2) Went right start, soon switched left, always towards rear, reminders and struggling over 4f out, never a factor, last of 10, dist behind Brilliant Light (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Crazy Spin 11-2 (9-7) Led, headed over 6f out, short of room and lost position over 4f out, no extra from over 2f out, 4th of 6, 14l behind Geography Teacher (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Achill Queen 150-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, well beaten final 3f, 8th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Ffion (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Caesonia 13-2 (8-12) In touch, headway to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, lacked pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Geography Teacher (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Heart Of A Hunter (FR) 28-1 (8-12) Outpaced, 9th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Lincoln Red (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
True Companion (IRE) 150-1 (8-6) Pushed along briefly early, soon mid-division, disputed 8th approaching halfway, soon pushed along again, one pace straight, 11th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Jack Berry House (9-6) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Nov.