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16:20 Southwell

Book Your Best Break At Pontin's Handicap (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.38s
  • Off Time: 16:25:14
  • 8 Ran
1(6)
Silk - White, Black disc, Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap
  • Form 154529-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 56

chased leaders over 1f, soon behind, eased, tailed off

2(7)
Silk - Black, Mauve spots on sleeves
12/1
  • Form 37-5763
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 54

held up, pulled hard, headway over 3f out, every chance well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

3(3)
Silk - White, royal blue sash, hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

Ace Club

16 b DC
28/1
  • Form 501-876
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 53

with leader over 1f, weakened over 2f out

4(2)
Silk - PINK, BLACK cross belts and cap

Kennington

18 b DC
13/2
  • Form 63032-4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 53

led, hard ridden, headed over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong

5(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, White stripe, Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 496-122
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 52

held up, headway halfway, led over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, eased near finish

6(8)
Silk - Black, Pink cross belts, halved sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 4515-56
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 52

held up, outpaced final 3f

7(5)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow stripe and armlets

Egyptian Lord

4 b CDD
11/10
  • Form 986-882
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 50

half reared start, joined leaders after 2f pulling hard, every chance well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

8(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Red cap
  • Form 93307-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 49

with leaders, ridden, chance 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

Saville's Delight is the most consistent performer in this tricky finale and so he gets the nod ahead of Egyptian Lord and Thoughtsofstardom. Tom Dascombe's course and distance winner has been running well of late and only went down by half a length to the progressive Crimson Fern last time out at Lingfield. A proven ability to handle this surface is certainly a plus and he can get his head back in front today. Union Jack Jackson needs a check in the betting coming back from a break, whilst Thoughtsofstardom is slowly edging down the handicap. Gone'n'Dunnett is not the most consistent but is on a very favourable mark now, whilst the same applies to Egyptian Lord but the stable are yet to fire this winter. Kennington is another very fairly treated on old form, so the market may provide some further clues here, however preference is for Saville's Delight.

Formwatch

Union Jack Jackson (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden 3f out, no headway final 2f, 9th of 12, 8l behind Ebraam (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol in Jul.

Thoughtsofstardom 4-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, hampered after 1f and lost place, ridden from over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Sir Don (9-0) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Ace Club 20-1 (8-9) Prominent, lost place over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 11l behind Triskaidekaphobia (9-4) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

Kennington 14-1 (8-11) Led, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Cleveland (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.

Savile's Delight (IRE) 5-2 (10-9) Keen, soon led, ridden 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Crimson Fern (11-1) at Lingfield 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) 4-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, outpaced after 2f, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 4l behind Grand Palace (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.

Egyptian Lord 7-2 (8-9) Keen, edged right after 1f, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just denied, 2nd of 8, shd behind Sir Don (9-0) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Highland Song (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Sir Don (9-0) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.