Racecards
13:00 Southwell
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- 8 Runners
- Distance: 4f 214y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 700000-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey R P Downey
awkward and slowly away, pushed along towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 4/22198-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
chased leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 213940-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
prominent, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
- Form 644265-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
prominent, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
- Form 023127-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
outpaced
- Form 512211
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey Jason Hart
keen prominent, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 443116-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R Brisland
- Jockey K T O'Neill
in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 42-2584
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey B A Curtis
dwelt soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
In depth
Verdict
TRUE HERO included Arzaak among his victims when scoring over track and trip for the second time this year and followed that success with a more recent victory at Newcastle. He looks worth sticking with given Pull Harder Con failed in his bid for a hat-trick back in December and has been gelded since. Several debut on the Fibresand with Stars In The Night less exposed than both Wade's Magic and Somewhere Secret, though Quanah has won on soft ground on Turf and could also go well.
Formwatch
Aleef (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, last of 11, 12 3/4l behind Queen Of Kalahari (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Stars In The Night (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear and switched towards far side, edged towards centre when ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 11, 5l behind Mid Winster (9-11) at Ayr 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Wade's Magic 10-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Nibras Again (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Quanah (IRE) 18-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Black Friday (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Somewhere Secret 6-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Glory Fighter (9-11) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
True Hero 5-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, held on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Phoenix Star (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Pull Harder Con 4-1jfav (9-1) Led, ridden for effort and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Excessable (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Arzaak (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Dwelt and bumped start, headway and close up halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind True Hero (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.