Racecards
17:00 Southwell
Read Meg Nicholl's Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,400 added
- Winner: £4,397
- 2nd: £2,063
- 3rd: £1,031
- 4th: £516
- Form 6581
- Age 3
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey William Cox
led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon ridden, kept on but held by winner final furlong
- Form 669223-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey George Wood
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened well over 1f out
- Form 633-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
tracked front pair, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 346424-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
in rear, pushed along 2f out, no real progress
- Form 800-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
wore red hood to post, handy in second, pushed along and led 2f out, ridden 1f out and stayed on, always doing enough
- Form 449236-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
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In depth
Formwatch
Dagger Strike (IRE) 4-5fav (9-9) Made all, pushed along 2f out, stayed on well and asserted over 110yds out, won at Newcastle 7f (5) pol in Dec beating Popty Ping (9-1) by 4l, 5 ran.
Somebody (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Pressed leader, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Up The Agenda (9-9) at Newcastle 6f (5) pol in Dec.
Emilia Casanova 9-1 (9-2) Close up, pressed leader 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, soon headed, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Silenciosa (9-2) at Southwell 7f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Archangel Josepi (IRE) 10-3fav (9-2) Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, made challenge over 1f out, soon edged left, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Florida Suite (9-4) at Southwell 1m (5) pol in Dec.
Dartrey (IRE) 8-11fav (9-5) Started slowly, pushed along and soon pressed leader, led 2f out, drifted right but soon in command, ran on well towards finish, readily, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Mademoiselle Belle (9-4) by 4l, 8 ran.
Sailor Batt (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind King Of Thunder (9-9) at Haydock 7f (5) gs in Oct.