Racecards
15:10 Southwell
Cleanevent Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Form 342-121
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up, smooth headway from 11th, led approaching 3 out, easily
- Form 06-13
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
led, blundered 4th, headed next, hit 10th, weakened from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
- Form 01/294-1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 140
tracked leaders, led 13th, headed approaching 3 out, soon beaten
- Form 4684-42
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
with leader, led 5th, not fluent 8th, headed 13th, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form F32-17P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Paul Murphy
- Jockey M O'connell
held up, hit 10th, weakened approaching 12th, blundered 14th
- Form 277PF4
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
BURTON PORT has looked a decent novice this season and can confirm that with a win here from The Sliotar and Blazing Bailey. The Nicky Henderson-trained pick was an easy scorer from Massasoit at Lingfield in December and relishes three miles with plenty of cut, which he gets here. The runner-up that day has since gone on to ensure that the form looks very solid at the least, and with the promise of plenty more to come than his official mark of 145, Burton Port gets the vote. The Sliotar beat Blazing Bailey a neck at Ffos Las last time out, when the pair met off level weights, so with a 6lb pull and the stable going well, perhaps Alan King's runner can now reverse those particular placings. Ginolad sluiced up at Fontwell in December but then failed to show anything like that form at Huntingdon recently and is hard to assess, but he clearly has ability if right. With the other pair appearing to be here for the day out, Burton Port is a confident selection.
Formwatch
Burton Port (IRE) 8-13fav (11-5) Tracked leader, led 14th, made rest, never in any danger, won at Lingfield 3m nov chs Grade 2 4yo+ (1) hvy in Dec beating Massasoit (11-1) by 3l, 3 ran.
Ginolad (AUS) 11-4 (11-4) Chased leaders, led 2 out, soon headed, weakened between last 2, 3rd of 4, 23l behind Tazbar (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov stks (3) sft in Jan.
The Sliotar (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Held up, challenged 3 out, led last, all out, won at Ffos Las 3m beg chase (4) sft in Jan beating Blazing Bailey (11-0) by nk, 6 ran.
Blazing Bailey 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 5 out, headed 4 out, led again 3 out, headed last, kept on, 2nd of 6, nk behind The Sliotar (11-0) at Ffos Las 3m beg chase (4) sft in Jan.
Greenandredparson (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Mid-division, weakened 5 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Vforvictory (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f mdn chs (4) sft in Jan, 11 ran.
Grenoli (FR) 100-1 (10-5) Soon led, mistake and headed 2 out, soon weakened, last of 4, well behind Tazbar (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov stks (3) sft in Jan.