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14:30 Southwell

Littlewoods Bet Direct Banded Stakes (Class H)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 45.98s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Delta Force

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Kagoshima (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Kyalami (IRE)

      14/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Delta Force

        9
        7/2
        • Form 356031-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        keen, soon tracking leader, led over 3f out, pushed clear over 1f out, comfortably

        2(3)
        Silk - Mauve, Royal Blue star, Mauve sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Mauve cap, Royal Blue star

        Fayrway Rhythm (IRE)

        23 v
        20/1
        • Form 000050-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, headway 10f out, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened

        3(9)
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets, quartered cap

        Kagoshima (IRE)

        19 v
        12/1
        • Form 0/00060-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-7

        in touch, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, soon one pace

        4(1)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK seams, BLACK cap

        Khuzdar (IRE)

        40
        4/1
        • Form 140640-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        held up and keen, headway halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        5(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Black hoop, Yellow and Black chevrons on sleeves, Royal Blue and White check cap

        Kyalami (IRE)

        13
        14/1
        • Form 0000/60-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace

        6(7)
        Silk - Light Blue, White hoop

        Maraud

        1596
        10/1
        • Form 000030/
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-7

        led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(8)
        Silk - Red and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves and cap

        Niciara (IRE)

        649
        33/1
        • Form 000000/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        behind from halfway

        8(4)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White braces, Yellow cap

        Rousing Thunder

        78
        15/2
        • Form 054463-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        mid-division, ridden and lost place over 6f out, soon well behind

        9(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

        Worlaby Dale

        55
        11/4
        • Form 233340-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7

        held up and keen, headway over 5f out, pushed along and not clear run 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

        10(2)
        Silk - Black, Yellow star and armlets, Red cap

        Ashtaroute (USA)

        41
        14/1
        • Form 430050-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        mid-division, lost place halfway, soon ridden, kept on final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Delta Force looks to have outstanding claims here and can score chiefly at the expense of Rousing Thunder, Khuzdar and maybe Worlaby Dale. The selection came good at Wolverhampton last time, a run that followed on from a solid effort at Southwell the time before. He's got ticks in a lot of the right boxes and, officially the best horse in the race on official ratings, looks a worthy race-favourite. Rousing Thunder certainly comes into calculations based on his autumn form last year, but is untried on the surface. A return to then level of form that saw Khuzdar win at Bath in October brings him squarely into the thick of things, while Worlaby Dale has bits of form that will find him supporters but he did run indifferently on his first try on an AW surface last time out. Overall, though, Delta Force looks the one to be on.