Racecards
15:40 Southwell
60% And Still Smiling Handicap (Div 1) (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,704
- 2nd: £503
- 3rd: £252
- Form 000-260
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Martin Harley
tracked leaders, pressed winner over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 785149
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey Jason Hart
mid-division, weakened 3f out
- Form 219587
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey L Mayor
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
- Form 850503
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey S Sanders
always in rear
Spahi (FR)
59- Form 440057
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 48
mid-division, ridden halfway, headway to chase leaders 3f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 958504
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Noel Quinlan
- Jockey Martin Lane
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 086396
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 50
slowly away outpaced, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, went 2nd post
- Form 009-9
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey J P Spencer
dwelt and slow into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, never on terms
- Form 322038
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer K F Clutterbuck
- Jockey M Fenton
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out
- Form 786880/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey R Kennemore
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never on terms (ran without tongue strap)
Countrycraft
296- Form 9/68-8
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss S E Hall
- Jockey Lee Newman
led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
- Form 050808
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer K M Prendergast
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
in rear, never on terms
Riczar
23- Form 093006
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, lost two places post
In depth
Verdict
Fairy Mist has failed to build on September's win at Beverley and Putin has gone off the boil since scoring at Kempton in August. STORM RUNNER has slipped down the weights this season and finally showed some improvement for it when third at Yarmouth last week. He's a half-brother to a winner on Fibresand and looks to have a good chance of opening his account today. So Is She has won twice here, though the last time was back in January and it's difficult to have much confidence in her, but Irish import Oxford Gold is worth noting on his first run for a new yard as he's Jamie Spencer's only ride of the meeting.
Formwatch
Daniel Thomas (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 19l behind Beach Babe (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Fairy Mist (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, quickly weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 32l behind Valantino Oyster (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (6) gd in Oct.
Putin (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Chased leader until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 13l behind Makyaal (9-0) at Kempton 1m stks 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Storm Runner (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Raced far side, in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Comrade Bond (9-6) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Spahi (FR) 6-1 (9-0) Dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 12l behind Reason To Believe (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep.
Endaxi Mana Mou 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, effort and edged right over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Lightning Spirit (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Oct.
So Is She (IRE) 17-2 (8-8) In rear, headway on outer entering final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 6l behind Beauchamp Xiara (8-9) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Oct.
Oxford Gold (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ran slightly wide bend halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, soon no extra, 9th of 14, 9l behind Secret Hero (9-7) at Bellewstown 1m hcp 47-60 gd in Aug.
Back For Tea (IRE) 80-1 (8-9) Went right start, took keen hold, chased leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off and eased, 8th of 9, 45l behind Certral (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo clm (5) gf in Jun.
Chardonnay Star (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Early speed, pushed along and lost place 4f out, last and struggling halfway, kept on again inside final furlong,, 7th of 9, 17l behind Magic Secret (9-3) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Marina's Ocean 25-1 (8-11) Prominent, driven over 4f out, soon lost place, last of 11, 18l behind Convince (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs in Dec '09.
Countrycraft 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms, last of 8, 22l behind Powerful Presence (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Jan.
Mujady Star (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Slow away, in rear, hampered just inside final 2f, never nearer, 8th of 12, 13l behind Appyjack (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Riczar 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 8l behind Brio (8-10) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Oct.