Racecards
18:15 Southwell
Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 320462
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 403011
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Ella McCain
always towards rear
- Form 401664
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out
- Form 11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Billy Garritty
dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on
- Form 874794
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 300046
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Tyler Heard
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 238231
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 158631
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Mollie Phillips
in touch, ridden 3f out, switched to centre over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 566852
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey S H James
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to chase clear winner inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Crosse Fire has now won 14 times on this surface but only one of those victories came over 7f. Fieldsman scored in a lower grade over track and trip recently but is 7lb higher and WAR DEFENDER (NAP) is preferred. The latter landed a double with last month’s course and distance success and dropping down in class raised only 2lb, Tim Easterby’s charge looks worth sticking with. The unbeaten Hong Kong Harry debuts on the Fibresand for his handicap debut but Parallel World was a big disappointment here a couple of days ago.
Formwatch
Portugueseprincess (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind War Defender (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
War Defender 6-1 (9-8) Raced wide prominent, led over 4f out, ridden 2f out, ran on, won at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Portugueseprincess (9-10) by 1l, 10 ran.
Stone Soldier 13-2 (9-6) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Fantasy Believer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Hong Kong Harry (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Keen in midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Daniel Deronda (9-2) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Split Down South 10-1 (9-11) Slowly away in touch towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind War Defender (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Zylan (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 9 3/4l behind War Defender (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Crosse Fire 7-2 (9-7) Raced wide prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Capla Spirit (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Fieldsman (USA) 17-2 (9-8) Prominent, led over 1f out, pushed out, won at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Le Reveur (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Lion Tower (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Kentuckyconnection (9-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Parallel World (IRE) 13-8fav (9-6) Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Newbolt (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.