Racecards
20:00 Southwell
Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 102y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £3,402
- 2nd: £1,596
- 3rd: £798
- 4th: £399
- Form 5245/08-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 4870-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
towards rear, driven along 5f out, well beaten final 3f
- Form 751673-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey T Eaves
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 011412-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 166/266-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Phil Dennis
mid-division, pushed along at times, no impression, well beaten inside final 2f
- Form 452845-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Elisha Whittington
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 75048/8-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey K T O'Neill
chased leader until 13f out, stayed handy, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5094-1
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
mid-division, headway 4f out, every chance and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 64882-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Connor Beasley
chased leaders 3f out, mid-division, headway 4f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish
- Form 302/05-7
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer H Bethell
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
mid-division on outside, closed after 2f, went 2nd 13f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 9-34831
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
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In depth
Verdict
Zuckerberg got the better of Bird For Life when scoring over track and trip and both can figure again. The latter had earlier beaten Smart Boyo at Wolverhampton while Tiger Spirit returned to action with a placed effort here and is not out of this. But GENTLE FIRE is lightly raced for her age and having scored over 1m6f at Wolverhampton on her reappearance, the all-weather bumper winner looks worth sticking with over this longer trip.
Formwatch
Norman Kindu 20-1 (10-0) Led 2f, settled 3rd after 3f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind September Power (10-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Ain't No Sunshine (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Off the pace towards rear, pushed along 5f out, struggling when hung badly left over 3f out, never involved, 10th of 11, 28 1/2l behind Divine Comedy (9-8) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Tiger Spirit (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind September Power (10-3) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bird For Life 8-1 (9-10) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Zuckerberg (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Robeam (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Went 2nd after 1f, led 9f out until pushed along and headed over 3f out, chased clear leader until inside final 3f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Victory March (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Sociologist (FR) 13-2 (9-2) Slowly away, headway to lead after 1f, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Vision Of Hope (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Third Avenue (IRE) 300-1 (11-0) Not fluent on occasion, mid-division, dropped to rear 6th, pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
Gentle Fire 16-5fav (9-0) In touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Jenny Ren (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Smart Boyo 4-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Quercus Robur (9-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Steel Helmet (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, switched left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Gentle Fire (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Zuckerberg (GER) 28-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on, won at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Bird For Life (9-10) by 1/2l, 9 ran.