Racecards
15:00 Southwell
Lincolnshire Developments Ltd Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £2,900 added
- Form 3-81322
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Jemma Marshall
slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, no headway final 4f
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey T P Queally
mid-division, lost place 9f out, no danger after
- Form 242551
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey N Callan
chased leaders, always travelling well, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left final furlong
- Form 503551
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leaders, chased leader 4f out until over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 02/3680-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey F Norton
led, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 350-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Amy Baker
tracked leaders until 4f out, weakening when edged left over 3f out
- Form 6-27218
- Age 12
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
- Form 572379
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey P McDonald
mid-division, effort when hampered over 3f out, not a danger after
- Form 327374
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer J F Coupland
- Jockey M Coumbe
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, went 3rd briefly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 771472
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey S Sanders
stumbled leaving stalls, pulled hard, steadied to mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened and eased over 3f out
- Form 6-33040
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey D J O'Donohoe
close up, ridden 3f out, with winner and every chance 2f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 0060
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer Miss D Mountain
- Jockey D Fox
slowly into stride, pulled hard, in rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
A tricky looking claimer where the obvious one at the weights is Turner's Touch, but he looks more effective on the polytrack and we will side with Paul The Carpet here, while there are others to consider. Gary Moore has booked Seb Sanders for the mount on Paul The Carpet, who is rated just 46, but who has won over this trip at Wolverhampton, a track where eh also went well in defeat last time. Two previous tries here have proved abortive, but they may have been more to do with the trip than the surface and we will get more idea of his ability to handle it today. If he does then he could be the one. Shandelight has gone up a stone since an easy Bath fillies' handicap win. There may well be more to come, but even so at these weights she'd need to improve a few pounds just to get competitive. Black Falcon goes well here and is up 10lb for a Beverley win over the trip, so if this is his true rating then he's not got much to find and can go close. Nimello is a grand old stick who has a couple of c&d wins to his name but looks too high in the weights, Key Partners is bang out of form and Turner's Touch prefers the polytrack, so we'll take his stable companion Paul The Carpet to score.
Formwatch
Turner's Touch 13-2 (9-4) Steadied start, held up, headway 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 9, hd behind Resplendent Ace (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Brathay (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 7, 46l behind Art Trend (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gs in Jun.
Black Falcon (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Beverley 1m 4f clm (6) gf in Jun beating Elite Land (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Shandelight (IRE) 3-1 (8-4) Chased leader, closed 4f out, led inside final furlong, drew clear final furlong, won at Bath 1m 4f fll hcp (6) gd in Jun beating Miss Porcia (8-3) by 9l, 9 ran.
North Walk (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Ridden over 3f out, always behind, 11th of 13, 15l behind Inside Story (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol.
Sibo Baggins (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Keen, chased leaders after 2f, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 13, 29l behind Wee Charlie Castle (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Nimello (USA) 11-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway soon after, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 24l behind Pegasus Prince (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (6) fbs in Jun.
Matinee Idol 33-1 (8-8) Slowly away, always towards rear, 9th of 12, 23l behind Dansilver (8-12) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Starcross Maid 14-1 (8-8) Behind, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 13, 12l behind Novestar (8-5) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (5) fbs in Jun.
Paul The Carpet (UAE) 9-1 (8-5) Started slowly, behind, headway on inside from 3f out, stayed on and went 2nd over final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Art Exhibition (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Persistent (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced when hung left 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong, last of 12, well behind Hasty Retreat (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in May.
Toon Army 33-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, gradually weakened, 10th of 12, 13l behind Casual Garcia (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo sll (6) pol in Jun.
Key Partners (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Pulled hard, in touch, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 24l behind Dandygrey Russett (10-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f amt stk (6) pol in Jun.
Reminiscent (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, slightly hampered over 3f out, some headway to go 4th well over 1f out, never near leaders, 4th of 8, 9l behind Little Richard (9-10) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.