Racecards
20:05 Southwell
NIS Signs Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 62y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 51171-P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Lily Pinchin
chased leaders, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 12355-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leader next, ridden to challenge 2 out, no extra approaching last
- Form 42526-1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, led 6th, ridden clear after 2 out, stayed on strongly
- Form 7537-19
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 2U5558-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on approaching last, never a threat
- Form 35242-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
led, jumped right throughout, reluctant and headed 6th, hung badly right on bend approaching next, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
This is the trip for VIKING MISTRESS (NAP) judged on her wide-margin victory at Worcester and Martin Keighley’s mare may well defy an 11lb hike in the weights. Heaven Scent is probably on a fair mark at present but has a poor strike-rate while Miss Maiden Over needs to bounce back from a poor run at Killarney, though better ground will help. Mystic Sky weakened quickly on her reappearance at Fakenham but will have needed that and did win off a 3lb higher mark just over a year ago.
Formwatch
Miss Maiden Over (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Chased leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Killarney 2m 6f hcp sft in May.
Mystic Sky 2-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, mistake 4 out, headway next, soon ridden, weakened before last, 4th of 6, 30l behind Amron Kali (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Viking Mistress 7-2fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, clear before last, kept on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Pretty Rose (11-13) by 11l, 13 ran.
Bitter Virtue 4-1fav (11-13) Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, 7th and well beaten 2 out, 9th of 16, 27 1/4l behind Paloma's Prince (11-0) at Warwick 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Fit The Brief 7-1 (11-7) Towards rear, blundered 3rd, headway from 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Kauto Riko (11-3) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Heaven Scent 11-4 (11-12) Led, pushed along when headed 2 out, lost 2nd soon after, held on to well held 3rd, finished tired, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Onlyfoolsownhorses (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.