Racecards
15:35 Southwell
Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 66171-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
pushed along close up in rear, ridden and headway to track leaders 5f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 3f out
- Form 13/096-4
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
made all, ridden 2f out, edged left and stayed on strongly inside final furlong
- Form 9351-33
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 85
slow into stride close up after 1f, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 552-514
- Age 10
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 80
raced wide in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 33/8-152
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Aaron Jones
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 2314-1D
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer T J FitzGerald
- Jockey T Eaves
close up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 0079-41
- Age 9
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey Hayley Turner
raced wide tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Starfield bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins off a 6lb higher mark but still has the beating of Patriotic and Toto Skyllachy. Warfare would have also been chasing a treble but was disqualified at Wolverhampton after dead-heating for first while Clockmaker remains on a winning mark after winning a lower grade contest here. Ruban won a maiden over track and trip by six lengths last month but a tentative vote goes to the once-useful HAAF A SIXPENCE off his current mark, despite making his debut on the Fibresand.
Formwatch
Starfield 9-4 (8-5) Led after 1f, hard driven over 2f out, kept on well under pressure, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Jan beating Pearl Nation (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Haaf A Sixpence 11-4fav (9-2) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 5, 5l behind Pearl Nation (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-95 (3) in Jan.
Patriotic (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Pulled hard tracking leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, never able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Until Midnight (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Toto Skyllachy 6-1 (9-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Bushel (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.
Ruban (IRE) 5-2fav (8-6) In touch, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Forceful Appeal (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Warfare 5-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right towards finish joined post (disqualified to 2nd following inquiry), in a race won by Berlusca (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Jan, 7 ran.
Clockmaker (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 3f out, led well over 1f out, held on well, won at Southwell 7f app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan beating Khajaaly (9-0) by hd, 9 ran.