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15:20 Southwell

Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.19s
  • Off Time: 15:20:28
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Esprit de Midas

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dancing Wave

    16/1

      1(4)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK sash and cap

      Imperial Skylight

      9 BF
      15/8
      • Form 3462-32
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 61

      chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

      2(1)
      Silk - Red, Green hoops, Yellow cap, Green hoop

      Esprit de Midas

      104
      2/1
      • Form 050-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish

      3(7)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue disc, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Red and White check cap

      Captain Cavendish (IRE)

      51 v D
      4/1
      • Form 719283-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 60

      in rear and outpaced, tailed off over 2f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Red cross belts, Red sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Red stars

      Dancing Wave

      30 C
      16/1
      • Form 00046-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 58

      led, headed over 4f out, chased winner, no impression from over 1f out

      6(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red sash, White sleeves

      Jack's House (IRE)

      24 pt
      8/1
      • Form 70975-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 54

      close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

      7(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White sash and armlets, Red cap

      Pedregal

      11
      9/1
      • Form 750-0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 50

      towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, kept on to take 3rd well inside final furlong

      4(2)
      NR

      Floods of Tears

      49
      • Form 599-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 59

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      This looks like quite a tight handicap and we will side with IMPERIAL SKYLIGHT to get the better of Dancing Wave and Jack's House. Mick Channon's 3-year-old has gone close on each of his last three starts. He chased home Aint Talkin at Lingfield last time, but the front pair came a little way clear of the rest that day and he can finally get his head in front at the 17th time of asking. Dancing Wave beat Glan Lady when last seen out so if Glan Lady goes well in the 2.50 race then that will give the form a big boost. Jack's House finished behind Hawkspring on his last run, so again the form could be given a boost earlier on the card. However, he does give the impression that he is better over slightly further than this. Captain Cavendish is another who is arguably better over slightly further and we will stick with Imperial Skylight as our choice to land the prize.

      Formwatch

      Imperial Skylight 15-8fav (9-4) Raced keenly in touch, chased winner inside final 2f, ridden and effort over 1f out, not pace to challenge and well held final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Ain't Talkin' (8-5) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.

      Esprit de Midas 4-1 (9-3) Stumbled leaving stalls, always behind, never troubled leaders, 12th of 15, 13l behind Kheleyf's Silver (8-12) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Oct.

      Captain Cavendish (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Smalljohn (8-9) at W'hampton 7f 2yo clm (6) pol in Dec.

      Dancing Wave 25-1 (8-2) Made virtually all, driven over 1f, edged right and kept on final furlong, won at Southwell 6f 3yo clm (6) fbs in Jan beating Glan Lady (8-2) by a nk, 6 ran.

      Jack's House (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Hawkspring (9-4) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs in Jan.

      Pedregal 40-1 (9-3) Prominent, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Pearl of Manacor (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.

      Floods of Tears 25-1 (8-6) Outpaced and always behind, tailed off, last of 9, 29l behind Monsieur Fillioux (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Dec.