Racecards
15:30 Southwell
Book Your Christmas Party At Southwell Banded Stakes (Div 2) (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 505020
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
Calcar (IRE)
29- Form 0500-00
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey R Thomas
behind, soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 63-0600
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Dean McKeown
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 006602
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey C Ely
towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 561240
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey B Reilly
mid-division, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
- Form 032600
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey M Tebbutt
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, soon behind
- Form 004035
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer E A Wheeler
- Jockey S Carson
towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
Rocky Reppin
46- Form 034000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey K Pierrepont
in touch, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 005200
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer C Smith
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
prominent, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 001040
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey G Baker
slowly into stride and behind, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach winner
Star Fern
23- Form 000040
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
Stellite
32- Form 010002
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey N Mackay
led, headed over 4f out, regained lead over 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
- Form 000540
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Stephanie Hollinshead
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 340605
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 48
towards rear, never a factor
In depth
Verdict
Stellite makes his all weather debut here but may well be good enough to take this race from Ace-Ma-Vahra, Levantine and Pride Of Kinloch. The selection was runner-up in banded company at Ayr when last seen out last month, but will be better for the return to seven furlongs. Soft ground suits him on turf and in theory he should be able to handle the fibresand, so we take him to make a winning debut on the surface. Ace-Ma-Vahra supporters will want to put behind them a stinker by the mare last time out, but her penultimate start offered much more encouragement. That came over this seven furlong trip at Wolverhampton, and a reproduction would give her a definite chance here. Levantine is 5lb higher than the mark of 40 he won from at Lingfield in September, although he has gone close off 48 since at Kempton. However, he needs to improve on his last two runs to get more competitive again, while Pride Of Kinloch has taken a pretty hefty drop in the ratings to come here. She is not in form, but if performing to anything like her ability and handling the surface then she would be thereabouts, but we take Stellite to land the prize.