Racecards
14:35 Southwell
bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
Elusive
407- Form 077655-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 29
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
soon pushed along in rear, never on terms
- Form 433-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey L Morris
soon pushed along to track leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 04-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Philip Prince
switched left soon after start to race in centre, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and ran on
- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
Roomie
144- Form 8-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
STEELE RANGER has no experience of the Fibresand but will likely be a short price to make a winning comeback in this lowly company. He's the only one with any worthwhile form having been placed at both Kempton and Thirsk last year and Peter Chapple-Hyam's charge should be opening his account. Jiminy sneaked into a place here earlier in the year but has plenty to find with the selection on today's terms, as does Elusive. Well beaten on her debut at Doncaster in November, Roomie may have improved over the winter and can finish closer.
Formwatch
Jiminy 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5l behind Louis Vee (9-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Elusive 100-1 (9-4) In touch in rear, outpaced over 4f out, some headway 3f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 35l behind Dorfman (8-5) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs in Feb '13.
Steele Ranger 9-4fav (9-5) Dwelt mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden when not clear run and hung right over 1f out, kept on entering final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Lucy Parsons (9-0) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Walta (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced, struggling when hung left and hit inside rail 5f out, last of 4, 22l behind Minley (9-5) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Pusey Street Vale 16-1 (9-0) Led for 2f, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened and hung left, 5th of 6, 12l behind Scruffy Tramp (9-5) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Roomie 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 13l behind Indy (9-5) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.