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15:20 Southwell

St Ava'S Day Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 30.13s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sandorra

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Tee Jay Kassidy

    8/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow disc, dark blue sleeves, white spots

      Littleton Zephir (USA)

      11
      4/1
      • Form 6-02001
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8

      tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no impression, weakened final furlong

      2(7)
      Silk - YELLOW, DARK GREEN hoops, YELLOW sleeves, DARK GREEN armlets, YELLOW cap

      Air of Esteem

      20
      2/1
      • Form 3-55602
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2

      in touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f

      3(5)
      Silk - Maroon, Yellow triple diamond and diamonds on cap

      Cleveland Way

      13 v
      7/2
      • Form 645022
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      slowly away, steadied, wide and headway over 4f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

      4(4)
      Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE hollow box, RED cap

      Indian Music

      13
      8/1
      • Form 0-61544
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-2

      keen, held up, kept on under pressure to take 3rd inside final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Black and White diabolo, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

      North Landing (IRE)

      191
      14/1
      • Form 020000-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      close up till halfway

      6(6)
      Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

      Sandorra

      71
      9/1
      • Form 0-31600
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2

      made all, ridden out

      7(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, chevrons on sleeves

      Tee Jay Kassidy

      17
      8/1
      • Form 004-125
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      held up, slightly hampered 3f out, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, took 2nd inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      A shortlist is an over exaggeration of the horses that can be confidently expected to run up to form and it may be simply that Air Of Esteem appeals as the one to come out as the best of a bad bunch today. Even the booking of Tony Culhane is not enough to swing the attention to Littleton Zephir as he has never had the pace to be effective at this trip and his rider will really certainly earn his fee if he can be booted along to keep tabs, even with a modest pace, as things unfold. Cleveland Way is a prime candidate to cut out the running and as such has to be respected for the role he will play - especially if he succeeds in setting things up for a strong finisher like Air Of Esteem, who is a previous course winner that has shaped as if a race like this is his for the taking of late.