Racecards
14:30 Southwell
Jigsaw Sports Branding Selling Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 153y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 962125
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer P W Middleton
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
chase leaders in 3rd, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 841351
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 120
in touch in 4th, headway before 4 out chased winner after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on from last, held towards finish
- Form 246P-59
- Age 13
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
- Form 0P-6750
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey K Yeoman
tracked winner until after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey N P Madden
in rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form B32P4/2-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer H Whittington
- Jockey Harry Bannister
made all, ridden before last, held on well towards finish
- Form 3P6S/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, one pace and no impression
- Form 21173-5
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Astrum has been running well enough since returning to this grade, winning at Stratford three runs ago. But Phil Middleton's gelding has a mountain to climb on these terms against OCTAGON and Cliffside Park. The latter has only contested two sellers and won them both. He also ran quite well in a chase here in August but has to give 6lb to the former, who takes a drop in class and can shrug off an absence to score. He beat Astrum 10 lengths off level weight at Hexham in 2015.
Formwatch
Astrum 9-1 (12-5) Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced before last, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Global Thrill (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Cliffside Park (IRE) 11-10fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd when hit 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and ran on, won at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Honkytonktennessee (11-6) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Hi Tide (IRE) 18-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, effort before 2 out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 25 3/4l behind The Kid (10-13) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
L'Es Fremantle (FR) 100-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind John Caesar (10-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Nonno Giulio (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Bumped 1st, held up, headway on outside chasing leaders 3rd, weakened before 2 out where mistake, 7th of 10, 31 3/4l behind Canyon City (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Octagon 5-2 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed before last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Furiously Fast (11-2) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Trendsetter (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, last of 11, dist behind Mixboy (9-5) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Akula (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, 9th of 12, 34 1/2l behind Raashdy (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (7) pol in Oct.