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16:45 Southwell

Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 182y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,150 added
  • Winner: £3,248
  • 2nd: £1,494
  • 3rd: £747
  • 4th: £374
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 16.42s
  • Off Time: 16:45:18
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, white seams, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

Classical Sting

18 p BF
9/2
  • Form 388-12P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 94

wore hood to start, soon raced in third, headway 3 out, disputed lead on bend before 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, key on but no impression run-in

2
Silk - Royal blue, emerald green seams, royal blue sleeves, emerald green stars, royal blue cap, emerald green star
6/4
  • Form 8PP469
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 87

made all, pushed along when faced challenge on bend before 2 out, ridden and not fluent last, steadily asserted run-in, stayed on

3
Silk - Purple, royal blue armlets
16/1
  • Form 730589-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 86

held up towards rear, outpaced and struggling after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

4
Silk - Mauve, Purple stars, quartered cap

Lone Soldier

29 BF
3/1
  • Form 543P25
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 77

held up in rear, some headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on after last, no chance with leading pair towards finish

5
Silk - Maroon, yellow sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap, yellow star
  • Form 6-99073
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 76

raced in fourth, outpaced from 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out,

6
Silk - Royal blue and white (quartered), royal blue sleeves, white armlets
20/1
  • Form P06
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 71

always towards rear, tailed off from 2 out

7
Silk - Black, White hoop, Black sleeves, White stars
  • Form 6708
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 70

soon raced in second, pushed along and lost ground after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Classical Sting 7-4fav (12-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st and 2nd, jumped left 4th, in rear when pulled up before 6th (gelding examined by vet who had nothing to report), at Leicester 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

This Sway 33-1 (10-9) Soon raced in close second, narrowly led 4th, headed 3 out, soon lost ground and struggling, tired when hit 2 out, soon tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Guchen (11-10) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Feb.

Beorma (IRE) 80-1 (10-11) Mid-division, struggling from 7th, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind I'm A Lumberjack (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Dec.

Lone Soldier 9-4jfav (10-8) Towards rear, not fluent 3 out and pushed along, kept on but no impression, weakened run-in, 5th of 7, 13 1/2l behind Florita (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Steel Soldier (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, went third last, stayed on run-in, 3rd of 9, 5 3/4l behind Postponed Legacy (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

Blazing Gaden 400-1 (11-9) Held up in last, detached before 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Just Golden (11-9) at Warwick 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Feb.

Dino Moon (FR) 150-1 (11-7) Midfield, not fluent 1st, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Wilstar (11-7) at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gs in Feb.