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15:20 Southwell

Play Golf Before Racing At Southwell Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,914
  • 2nd: £867
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.20s
  • Off Time: 15:20:52
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Fred Willetts (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Il Battista

    9/2

      1(2)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue diamond, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves, Orange cap

      Fred Willetts (IRE)

      3 v CD
      9/1
      • Form 25323-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 79

      chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon chased leader, challenged inside final furlong, drifted left and stayed on to lead narrowly final 75 yards, held on

      2(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange braces, striped cap

      Il Battista

      57 p C
      9/2
      • Form 441624-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      led, ridden 2f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed narrowly final 75 yards, kept on

      3(6)
      Silk - Royal blue, white and royal blue check sleeves

      Its You Again

      35 D
      8/1
      • Form 224221-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      raced keenly, in touch on outside, outpaced when hung left 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Light green, black and light green hooped cap

      Shostakovich (IRE)

      8 pt CD
      7/2
      • Form 14251-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 78

      chased leaders in rear, ridden and effort on inside 2f out, stayed on to chase leading pair final furlong, no impression

      5(5)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Even Stevens

      8 CCD
      7/4
      • Form 86111-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 76

      chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression

      6(1)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Karate (IRE)

      71
      9/2
      • Form 24828-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 71

      pressed leader on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, no extra

      Previous results

      2010
      (4)
      Silk -

      Love Delta (USA)

      4/6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      At first sight, Shostakovich looks to have every chance of reversing recent form with EVEN STEVENS on better terms. Only a head separated them over C&D on New Year's Day but the latter's performance was all the more meritorious given he was slowly away. With a clean break from the stalls here, Dandy Nicholls' charge can continue his winning ways. It's difficult to see any of the remainder troubling the principals but Fred Willetts won nicely over 7f here last week and the lightly raced Karate is an unknown on this surface.

      Formwatch

      Fred Willetts (IRE) 15-8 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, switched outside to challenge and ridden when rider dropped whip over 2f out, led inside final 2f, driven clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Southwell 7f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs beating So Is She (8-6) by 7l, 3 ran.

      Il Battista 5-2 (9-0) Went right start, led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Talley Close (9-3) at Lingfield 7f cond stks (3) pol in Nov.

      Its You Again 1-2fav (8-9) Made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Justbookie Dot Com (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.

      Shostakovich (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Pressed leader, led after 2f, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, hd behind Even Stevens (9-3) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.

      Even Stevens 8-13fav (9-3) Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Shostakovich (9-9) by hd, 5 ran.

      Karate (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Hampered start, led narrowly and keen, headed well over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 8, 29l behind Bachelor Knight (8-5) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.