Racecards
17:10 Southwell
Run A Mile For Sport Relief Tomorrow Handicap (Class F) (Class F)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f
- Going: Standard
- Form 010303
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A Daly
in rear, pushed along 8f out, soon beaten
- Form 34-4154
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Sea Cove
15- Form 00-4555
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Jefferson
- Jockey T Eaves
tracked leaders, reminders 6f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 000/31
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Eoin Doyle
- Jockey J Quinn
slowly into stride, held up in rear, broke down over 5f out, soon pulled up
- Form 00/00
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Dr J Naylor
- Jockey Lucy Russell
held up, improved over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 04/00-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey S Carson
led, headed over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
- Form 000-060
- Age 4
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer N Graham
- Jockey Paul Eddery
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 350526
- Age 8
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey Joanna Badger
held up, pushed along 6f out, weakened over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Mercurious, The Kelt and Our Imperial Bay are three against the field in a tough race to call and the tentative vote goes to Mercurious. The selection was a fair fourth behind Prince Of The Wood last time and wit the drop in trip sure to suit he will be hard to beat. The Kelt rates the main danger. He won well last time out when defeating Tom Bell but he will find this harder under a penalty and over a shorter trip. Our Imperial Bay is another that could go well he was a fair third behind Maniatisat last time and with this longer trip sure to suit he will not be far away. Of the remainder Sea Cove is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to Mercurious.