Racecards
14:30 Southwell
Text 'Betdirect' To 88600 Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 375009-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 04/3305-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey M Dwyer
always behind
- Form 773543-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey R Winston
behind, pushed along over 6f out, headway over 2f out, soon wandered under pressure, stayed on
- Form 554004-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 57
held up, headway over 3f out, rider lost whip over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on
- Form 960006-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey E Ahern
held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 462687-
- Age 10
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer E R Oertel
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
held up, headway over 7f out, chased leaders over 3f out, soon no impression
- Form 207000-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
slowly into stride, held up, headway from over 2f out, never nearer
- Form 768447-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey P Hanagan
held up mid-division, weakened over 4f out
- Form 008004-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 55
led, hung right from over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 524070-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer J Parkes
- Jockey M L Thomas
held up mid-division, weakened over 4f out
- Form 613200-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer Ronald Thompson
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
held up, never dangerous
- Form 545961-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 421800-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Paul Eddery
in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten
In depth
Verdict
A wide open handicap and High Frequency just gets the verdict over Efrhina and Robbie Can can. David Barron's five-year-old comes here in cracking form having easily landed a claimer over course and distance in early December. This is of course a lot tougher race but he gets in here on a very nice weight and looks on the upgrade. Efhrina was a bit disappointing here last time but has solid claims on her victory here in November. Robbie Can Can is relatively lightly raced and can be given a squeak on the pick of last year's form. Others to keep on the right side are Padre Nostro and Sol Rojo, but High Frequency is at the top of his game and is taken to make it back to back victories.
Formwatch
Robbie Can Can 8-1 (10-12) Slowly into stride, headway 5f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Cumbrian Knight (10-4) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Nov.
J R Stevenson (USA) 11-1 (8-4) Mid-division, reminders over 6f out, soon behind, 7th of 8, well behind Khanjar (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Sol Rojo 9-2fav (9-2) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 12, 12l behind Quiet Reading (8-8) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Coleorton Dane 11-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2l behind Owed (9-4) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Extra Cover (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Started slowly, soon prominent, driven over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 25l behind Woolstone Boy (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Oct.
High Frequency (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f mdn clm (7) fbs in Dec beating Nevsky Bridge (8-8) by 2l, 8 ran.
Miss Bear (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Dwelt, always in rear division, 12th of 14, 44l behind Jackie Kiely (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f stk (7) fbs in Nov.
Efrhina (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Behind, never a factor, 6th of 8, 18l behind Khanjar (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.