Racecards
16:20 Southwell
sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,159
- 2nd: £2,144
- 3rd: £1,072
- 4th: £536
- Form 50788-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey P Mulrennan
very slowly away and lost many lengths, never on terms
- Form 654-343
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Thomas Brown
stumbled leaving stalls went right and rider removed hood late, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 163111
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
led, ridden over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
- Form 1-13142
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey B A Curtis
raced wide tracked leaders, headway to chase leader 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 541S-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
bumped leaving stalls, keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
This is tricky given there is not much between Call Out Loud and Custard The Dragon on latest running. The former completed a hat-trick at Wolverhampton with his latest success and both have won on the Fibresand. Bold Prediction and QUIXOTE have been competing in tougher handicaps than this without success elsewhere on the all-weather. The former still looks a shade high in the weights but the latter has slipped down the handicap since arriving from France and it’s David Loughnane’s charge that gets the nod having been beaten only a length at Kempton last time. The three-year-old maiden winner Thomas Cranmer has not raced since September but remains unexposed and is one to note in the betting.
Formwatch
Quixote (GER) 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide early, chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, lost two places final strides, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Intransigent (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Bold Prediction (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led, joined halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Qaffaal (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Call Out Loud 11-4fav (9-6) Made all, kicked clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Custard The Dragon (9-7) by 1l, 10 ran.
Custard The Dragon 7-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, hampered on inside over 6f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Call Out Loud (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Thomas Cranmer (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, close up and pushed along when clipped heels and fell heavily inside final 2f, at Chester 7f (4) gd in Sep.