Racecards
15:15 Southwell
Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Claiming Stakes (Class F)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Standard
- Form 600555
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey K Dalgleish
pulled hard, always behind
- Form 602061
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Stephanie Hollinshead
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Eliipop
18- Form 20/000-2
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer R Price
- Jockey L Fletcher
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Taffy Dancer
18- Form 043344
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Tony Culhane
soon prominent, ridden to chase winner 2f out, stayed on one pace
- Form 016420
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A Newcombe
- Jockey D Corby
held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
Spa Lane
7- Form 326555
- Age 10
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Coupland
- Jockey Reserve
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 0/0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened
- Form 040/000
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Parkes
- Jockey M H Naughton
soon tracking leaders, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened
- Form 003540
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey J Bramhill
tracked leaders, lost place after 5f, no danger after
- Form 022136
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, driven out
- Form 00-0000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer N Graham
- Jockey G Duffield
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
A field large in numbers but low in quality goes to post for this claimer and on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning but the principals look to be High Policy, Humdinger and Spa Lane and the confident vote goes to High Policy. The seven year old won a seller in good style last time out when defeating Strictly Speaking and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat. Humdinger rates the main danger on his handicap win over 12 furlongs but he has yet to conclusively prove that he stays this trip so for that reason he is opposed on this occasion. Spa Lane is also worthy of respect now he has dropped back to this grade but he has looked a shadow of his former self of late. Of the remainder Ellipop and Lowe Go would have a chance on their best Southwell form but their form here has been very poor so we are happy to side with the in form High Policy.