Racecards
12:55 Southwell
Win Big With The totejackpot Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 33/834-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in rear, headway 9th, pushed along 14th, weakening when blundered 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 5-F7922
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 109
tracked leader, led 11th, headed after 4 out, ridden to lead before last, headed run-in, kept on towards finish, just held
- Form 272356
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey A Thornton
led, reminders before 8th, headed 11th, led again after 4 out, headed before last, rallied to regain lead run-in, kept on gamely, edged right and just held on close home
- Form 7331FU
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened from 2 out
- Form 5544-U6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up towards rear and in touch, in rear from 9th, weakened from 13th, pulled up before 5 out
In depth
Verdict
It was soft ground at Wetherby when SHOULDAVBOUGHTGOLD narrowly missed out on opening his account over fences. He was beaten a head by Clondaw Flicka and can go one better in this. Off The Wall made a promising start over fences when third at Ffos Las in testing going and should be in the mix, but What A Good Night has failed to complete in a couple of subsequent starts since landing his chasing bow at Stratford. High Ron's earlier second at Uttoxeter came on fast ground and Old Way is hard to fancy.
Formwatch
Off The Wall (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up behind in touch, tracked leaders 12th, challenged 3 out (usual 4 out), 3 lengths down in 2nd and one pace 2 out, lost place last, no extra, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Cruising Bye (10-8) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Dec.
Shouldavboughtgold (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Prominent, ridden to lead last, headed final stride, 2nd of 11, hd behind Clondaw Flicka (11-12) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
High Ron 20-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, reminder 10th, blundered next, weakened 3 out, 6th of 10, well behind Musical Wedge (11-2) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
What A Good Night (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Chased leaders to 5th, mid-division, driven and behind after 10th, tailed off when mistake and unseated rider 13th, in a race won by Dark Glacier (11-9) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Dec, 10 ran.
Old Way (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Led, headed approaching 7th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 11, 44l behind Tigresse Bleue (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov.