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14:55 Southwell
totepool A Better Way To Bet Handicap (Class 2)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard/Slow
- Surface: Fibresand
- £14,800 added
- Winner: £9,336
- 2nd: £2,794
- 3rd: £1,397
- 4th: £699
- Form 588502
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
chased leaders, ridden halfway soon outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 250/007
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 90
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
- Form 605171
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
tracked winner until ridden halfway, kept on one pace
- Form 527770
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Julie Burke
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 009312
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey R Clark
raced wide mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 622302
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey Natasha Eaton
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner halfway, no impression final furlong
- Form 456927
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely
- Form 0-09127
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 100605
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 80
went left start, always in rear
- Form 159669
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey S W Kelly
dwelt and hampered start, held up, ridden halfway, no impression
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Earlsmedic ended the turf season in good form but his all-weather victories both came at Kempton. There are no doubts about the ability of Imprimis Tagula's to handle the track given his previous eight victories here, six of them last year, and he can figure but this can go to another multiple track winner in INGLEBY ARCH. David Barron's charge registered his seventh win over C&D back in April and arrives a fresh horse having won at Ayr in October on only his second start after a lay-off. Mr Laurel and Cape Vale are others to consider.
Formwatch
Hard Rock City (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway into 7th 3f out, ridden in 12th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 20, 8l behind Barack (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m hcap sft in Oct.
Love Delta (USA) 14-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Noble Storm (8-11) at Southwell 5f stks (3yo+) (2) fbs in Nov.
Alhaban (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 10, 17l behind Inler (8-9) at Doncaster 7f cond Stakes (2) gd in Oct.
Ingleby Arch (USA) 7-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 1f out, led final 100 yards, driven out, won at Ayr 6f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct beating Lake Chini (8-13) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Nightjar (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 16th of 19, 14l behind Clumber Place (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Earlsmedic 6-1 (8-13) Held up in mid division, headway and hung left 2f out, ran on to lead narrowly final 1000 yards, headed close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Viking Spirit (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Imprimis Tagula (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd post, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Matsunosuke (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Cape Vale (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Piscean (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Mister Laurel 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 12, 5l behind Arteus (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Harlech Castle 25-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, driven to lead well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened close home, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Lend A Grand (8-13) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Great Charm (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Reared start, mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 17, 8l behind Russian Spirit (8-12) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) gs in Nov.