Racecards
15:00 Southwell
Play 1/4m Spot-the-ball On 0800 500 000 Maiden Stakes (Class D3) (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
High Dyke
13- Form 65043-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey T P Queally
close up, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
- Form 24-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
keen, led, 4 lengths clear over 4f out, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 6005-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 51
chased leader, led briefly approaching 2f out, kept on one pace
French Kisses
158- Form 000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Ronald Thompson
- Jockey Dean McKeown
in rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
in rear, tailed off final 3f
Lady Hen
3- Form 0602-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Reserve
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Sovereignty gets the confident vote with High Dyke and Lady Hen rating the main dangers. The selection was a beaten odds-on favourite last time out when second behind Rawaabet but he is sure to have come on for the run and in what looks an easier race he is impossible to oppose. Lady Hen rates the main danger on her latest third behind Longstone Boy but that run only came three days ago and this race may come a little bit quickly. High Dyke is the only other runner that can be seriously considered on his latest fourth behind Party Boss but the drop in trip is not sure to suit. The remainder have shown virtually nothing and are readily opposed so for the winner we return to Sovereignty.
Formwatch
Sovereignty (JPN) 5-6fav Pulled hard, in touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Rawaabet at Southwell 1m mdn stk (D3) fbs in Jan.