Racecards
16:30 Southwell
Bet Direct Football Cashbacks Handicap (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Standard
- Form 00300-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, switched wide over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 2100/0-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S W Kelly
in touch, ridden and weakened over 4f out
- Form 0324-10
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J Quinn
chased leaders, slightly hampered after 1f out, ridden and weakened over 4f out
- Form 210000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey J Bramhill
steadied start, always behind, tailed off over 4f out
- Form 343-111
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey J Mackay
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, pushed along to lead well over 2f out, soon clear, eased towards finish
Delta Force
12- Form 031-121
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Derek Nolan
led, ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Surdoue
29- Form 00005-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P Howling
- Jockey Paul Eddery
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 140-425
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leaders until weakened over 4f out
- Form 0/06156-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
mid-division, behind halfway
- Form 0402-52
- Age 4
- Weight 8-1
close up, not much room and fell after 1f
East Cape
22- Form 4450-53
- Age 7
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Don Enrico Incisa
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
always behind, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
It is hard to get away from Fall In Line here and Sir Mark Prescott's gelding is a confident choice to beat Delta Force and Allied Victory. This four-year-old has hit a rich vein of form with consecutive victories at the three all-weather venues. Those successes were gained with ultimate ease and he looks certain to be still well ahead of the handicapper. Delta Force also comes here in good heart following the comfortable defeat of some moderate animals and may be the one to chase home the favourite. Of the others Allied Victory could go well at an each-way price. The opposition wasn't too strong when he landed his maiden here last month but he did overcome plenty of problems in running and if showing the same sort of determination could run into a place. Fall In Line though looks very difficult to oppose here and is a confident selection.