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16:35 Southwell

Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap (Class 6)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 14y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,593 added
  • Winner: £2,782
  • 2nd: £828
  • 3rd: £414
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.11s
  • Off Time: 16:38:12
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Grimsthorpe Castle

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Grand Pianola

    6/5

      3
      Silk -

      Aria Rose

      10/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Dark green, white seams, dark green sleeves, white stars, white cap, dark green stars

        Vampish

        48 D
        33/1
        • Form 420708
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 61

        midfield, pushed along over 4f out, weakened quickly and eased over 3f out

        2(9)
        Silk - Black and Yellow diamonds, Black sleeves, Yellow cap

        Willa

        20
        5/1
        • Form 445445
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 65

        prominent, led 6f out, headed and pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out

        3(13)
        Silk - Emerald green and red (quartered), yellow sleeves, red and emerald green quartered cap

        Tulane (IRE)

        40 t
        13/2
        • Form 252-225
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 58

        held up towards rear, ridden along 4f out, made no impression from over 3f out

        4(1)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

        Nine Elms (USA)

        25 C
        12/1
        • Form 386148
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 56

        mid-division, nudged along over 4f out, no extra from over 2f out

        5(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

        Henry's Conquest (IRE)

        763
        22/1
        • Form 66/
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 55

        slowly away, held up in rear, ridden along 4f out, made some headway from 3f out, never nearer

        6(10)
        Silk - Orange, pink chevron and sleeves, quartered cap

        Grand Pianola

        11 pt
        6/5
        • Form 906052
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 53

        chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong

        7(12)
        Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

        Aria Rose

        20 t
        10/1
        • Form 27-0602
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 47

        held up in mid-division, pushed along 5f out, went fourth over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final 100yds

        8(14)
        Silk - GREEN, WHITE cross belts, NAVY BLUE sleeves and cap

        Ocean Reach

        23
        33/1
        • Form 468540
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        midfield, ridden over 3f out, plugged on one pace from over 2f out

        10(2)
        Silk - Pink, black seams, black sleeves, pink seams, black cap

        Sir Taaj

        14
        200/1
        • Form 885
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        pushed along leaving stalls, held up towards rear, ridden along 4f out, soon beaten

        11(6)
        Silk - Red, black epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, red cap, black star

        Sharp Operator

        67 h
        40/1
        • Form 946569
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        mid-division, took closer order over 6f out, led over 4f out, pushed along and headed over 3f out, kept on one pace from 2f out

        12(8)
        Silk - Maroon and Light Blue diabolo, halved sleeves, Maroon cap

        America First (IRE)

        34 p
        100/1
        • Form 7-08300
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 48

        led, headed 6f out, pushed along over 5f out, soon struggling,

        13(7)
        Silk - Beige, Brown seams, armlets and cap

        Canville (IRE)

        16
        80/1
        • Form 7460
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 45

        chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

        14(4)
        Silk - White, black sleeves, white armlets, red cap

        Grimsthorpe Castle

        13 p
        15/2
        • Form 875073
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2
        • Official Rating 45

        midfield, pushed along and went third over 4f out, ridden to challenge and led over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

        9(11)
        NR

        Song Of Summer (FR)

        57
        20/1
        • Form 70089
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        GRAND PIANOLA has obvious claims in a weak handicap having gone close over course and distance last time. That’s the best piece of recent form on offer and Tim Easterby’s charge is preferred to Aria Rose, who was still beaten a long way when runner-up at Yarmouth. Nine Elms’ earlier win here came over a mile but he’s been well beaten back here subsequently and Tulane has a shout judged on earlier placed efforts. Henry's Conquest makes his handicap debut but last raced in 2018.

        Formwatch

        Vampish 40-1 (9-12) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Double Reflection (9-5) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.

        Willa 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Transcript (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.

        Tulane (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Raced keenly, prominent, lost place over 1f out, 5th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Call My Bluff (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.

        Nine Elms (USA) 5-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, short lived effort over 1f out, 8th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Xcelente (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Henry's Conquest (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Pressed leader to 5f out, soon driven and lost place, behind when ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 19 1/2l behind Just Hubert (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f stks (4) gs in Oct.

        Grand Pianola 13-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Son Of Red (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Aria Rose 66-1 (8-13) Raced wide, in touch, pushed along and headway stand side 3f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Whitehaven (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.

        Ocean Reach 28-1 (9-3) Led until over 6f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, soon weakened, behind and eased final 2f, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Uncle Bernie (9-5) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Sir Taaj 300-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never a factor, last of 5, 32 1/4l behind Amtiyaz (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.

        Sharp Operator 20-1 (8-11) Held up, pushed along 3f out, little response, never a danger, 9th of 12, 14 3/4l behind Bayston Hill (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

        America First (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Led 1f, keen tracked leader until pushed along and lost place 7f out, eased final 4f, last of 12, dist behind Atailof Two Cities (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) sft in Oct.

        Canville (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Mid-division, well beaten final 2f, 11th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Winter Snowdrop (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Grimsthorpe Castle 8-1 (8-2) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 10, 12 3/4l behind Beat The Heat (9-0) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

        Song Of Summer (FR) 28-1 (9-5) Prominent, niggled along over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Toybox (9-12) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Sep.