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15:40 Southwell

Betdirect.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) (Class F4) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 30.51s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mister Benji

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Set Alight

    15/2

      3
      Silk -

      Mugeba

      9/2

        1(8)
        Silk - Orange, Black diamond, Black and Orange hooped cap

        Headland (USA)

        25 be
        14/1
        • Form 105000-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 55

        held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong

        2(1)
        Silk - Maroon, White stars, Orange sleeves, Maroon cap, White star

        Sion Hill (IRE)

        8
        12/1
        • Form 000000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 54

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        3(7)
        Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves

        Mugeba

        21 e
        9/2
        • Form 206305-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 53

        towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace inside

        4(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap, Yellow star

        Warlingham (IRE)

        8
        7/1
        • Form 005406-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 51

        never better than mid-division

        5(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue stars, sleeves and cap

        Mister Benji

        8
        13/2
        • Form 503303-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on well

        6(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Waltzing Wizard

        8
        5/2
        • Form 503132-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 45

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

        7(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink hoop, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink spots, Pink cap

        Smart Scot

        21
        13/2
        • Form 050020-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 50

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White sleeves, Purple and White quartered cap

        Rose of York (IRE)

        20
        22/1
        • Form 0/40206-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 48

        towards rear, never dangerous

        9(10)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, Red spots

        Set Alight

        14
        15/2
        • Form 430002-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 47

        in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace

        10(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon stars

        Sennen Cove

        8 t
        40/1
        • Form 110000-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 35

        slowly into stride and behind, made some late headway but was never near to challenge

        In depth

        Verdict

        The shortlist here consists of Headland, Mugeba, Mister Benji and Waltzing Wizard, with our vote going to Mister Benji. A number of these runners met over a mile here on December 28 when Waltzing Wizard was a neck in front of Mister Benji (they meet on the same terms today), with Warlingham eight-and-a-quarter lengths further back and Sion Hill just behind him. Back at today's trip we are just going to side with Mister Benji. If you could forgive Warlingham that effort, this winner off a five-pound higher mark than today at Wolverhampton could go well. Headland has won here from his current mark, but over a furlong-shorter trip while Mugeba has been placed on Turf from a seven-pound higher mark, and has shown all-weather promise, albeit at Wolverhampton. Smart Scot looks to have a few pounds to find to score, while Rose Of York ran well here over a mile on November 17 but disappointed last time. Set Alight also seemed to improve last time, but that was also at Wolverhampton, while Sennen Cove is hard to fancy from out of the weights. Once again, then, our vote for this seven-furlong contest goes to Mister Benji.