Racecards
15:40 Southwell
Play Littlewoods Pools On 0800 500000 Maiden Handicap (Div2) (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 439-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey D Kinsella
chased leaders, ridden, hung left 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 908-63
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey R Havlin
held up, headway to go 4th over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
Astronova
11- Form 008-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Michael Hills
chased leaders, soon pushed along, weakened halfway
- Form 047-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey Dale Gibson
raced wide in rear, ridden, headway from over 2f out, soon hung left, ran on final furlong
Tesoro
29- Form 70-9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey K Ghunowa
led, headed 6f out, chased leader after, ridden every chance when hung right over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 003-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
in touch, led 6f out, ridden clear over 2f out, ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 980-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey A Mullen
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 8407-44
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
jumped awkwardly, slowly away, always behind
Bright
29- Form 080-9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey P Shrimpton
chased leaders, ridden, weakened halfway
Red Tsarina
22- Form 00-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer V Smith
- Jockey Tim Howell
raced wide, headway to chase leaders 5f out, ridden, weakened 3f out
- Form 000-77
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 30
in rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Ayala Cove is on the upgrade and can take this modest handicap, Cool Isle and Katie Lawson may be the main dangers. Pat Haslam's filly belied odds of 40/1 when a staying on fourth behind Ohana over course and distance. She was outpaced early on in that contest and if she races closer to the pace today she may just go on to win the race. Katie Lawson has disappointed on her two visits here in the past, but did run well at Wolverhampton last time. If she can transfer that form to this surface she will be hard to beat. Cool Isle though looks to be a more obvious threat as she finished an excellent third in a seller here last time. She had some higher rated horses behind that day and could have got in here on a decent mark.Youralittlemiller is another to consider for each-way purposes, but for the winner we will side with Ayala Cove.
Formwatch
Youralittlemiller 10-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden 4f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Reveur (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Katie Lawson (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Lost place after 1f, not clear run briefly over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Penang Cinta (8-11) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Cool Isle 16-1 (8-9) In touch, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Inaminute (8-9) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs in Jan.
Astronova 25-1 (9-0) Always behind, 11th of 12, 17l behind Penang Cinta (8-11) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Subsidise (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Prominent to 4f out, soon behind, last of 13, 37l behind George's Flyer (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Tirol Livit (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 14l behind Petrichan (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Jan.
Ayala Cove (USA) 40-1 (7-13) Held up, headway over 3f out, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 11l behind Ohana (9-5) at Southwell 1m 3yo clm (6) fbs in Jan.
Genoa Star 11-2 (8-7) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Tilen (8-12) at W'hampton 7f banded stk (7) pol in Jan.