Racecards
16:30 Southwell
Sack Of Rome Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
Miss Fleurie
20- Form 4/000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
pulled hard, tracked winner until over 7f out, soon ridden, chased winner over 3f out, kept on one pace
- Form 060020
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Paul Johnson
- Jockey L Enstone
prominent, chased winner over 7f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 000063
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A Juckes
- Jockey N Chalmers
held up, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 244003
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
made all, clear over 4f out, stayed on
- Form 3500/54
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Parkes
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Queen Excalibur has improved of late and is the selection over Moyne Pleasure and The Last Mohican. Queen Excalibur is still a maiden at the age of five but attracted some money on her last start at Warwick in which she was third to Barton Sands. That was in selling company so she is certainly not one to rely one, but then neither are the rest. Moyne Pleasure was last successful two years ago but has plummeted down the ratings so is now entitled to line up in this less than exalted company. A glimmer of hope came when he finished second here the time before last and he can figure along with The Last Mohican, another moderate performer who has at least been place once or twice. In a dire contest, Queen Excalibur gets the vote