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16:15 Southwell
Country & Western Night 25th April Handicap (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 13y
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,400 added
- Winner: £4,397
- 2nd: £2,063
- 3rd: £1,031
- 4th: £516
- Form 0887-16
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 68
In depth
Formwatch
Marry The Night 7-2fav (9-10) Midfield, headway over 2f out, switched towards centre 1f out, ran on well final furlong, hung left when took third towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Youarenotforgiven (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Holly Mist (IRE) 5-4fav (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, went third close home, not reach leaders, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Ablon (8-13) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Feb.
Dream Illusion 9-5fav (9-7) Went early to post, held up in midfield, ridden and switched left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Sea Legend (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
American State (IRE) 13-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, outpaced over 1f out, kept on but no telling impression towards finish, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Youarenotforgiven (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Soames Forsyte 10-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and headway to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, faded and lost third final strides, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Camino Del Ray (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Union Island (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Taken down early, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Corundum (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Hachiman 20-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded over 1f out, last of 9, 16 3/4l behind Jamaican Storm (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Looks Fantastic 18-1 (8-13) Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, lost position when ridden over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, last of 7, 25l behind King Of Ithaca (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.