Racecards
18:40 Southwell
Book Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Form 414BP3-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
led until after 6th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 6P7P-66
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, always behind, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form 41/7-371
- Age 12
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M Gates
- Jockey Conor Smith
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, always behind
- Form 44F-U2F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 86
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 9th, led after 2 out, pushed clear flat
- Form 63601-1
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey T J Phelan
pressed leader, led after 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, headed after 2 out, no extra flat
- Form 529-P6B
- Age 10
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey C J Davies
jumped right, tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 2nd or 5th, weakened quickly before 7th, pulled up before 8th
- Form 305-522
- Age 10
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
chased leaders, reminders 5th, outpaced next, went 3rd 4 out, stayed on flat, no impression
- Form 544-9P3
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A Crook
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up, jumped left 2nd, went 4th before 3 out, never any chance
In depth
Verdict
Crack At Dawn got his head in front on the line at Towcester last time and should be thereabouts again off only a 3lb higher mark. But APACHE DAWN makes more appeal given he landed the second leg of a recent double over track and trip. He's been upped 111b for that success but scored by nine lengths and there looks to be more to come. Recent Uttoxeter runner-up Mad Professor has plenty to find with the selection while Turf Trivia finished second at Sedgefield last month but failed to complete either side of that.
Formwatch
Truckers Benefit (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Badly hampered and rider lost iron briefly 1st, tracked leaders, left in lead 3 out, headed last, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Lough Coi (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.
Novikov 25-1 (11-2) Held up, mistake 6th, always in rear, well beaten 3 out, last of 6, 40l behind Glen Countess (11-1) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in May.
Crack At Dawn (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Held up, not fluent 6th, ridden and headway 4 out, went 2nd before last, stayed on flat, led towards finish, won at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May beating Moscow Mule (10-8) by shd, 7 ran.
Turf Trivia 15-8fav (11-11) Led, headed before fell 7th, in a race won by Darnborough (10-12) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 7 ran.
Apache Dawn 5-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well, won at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May beating Kayfton Pete (11-12) by 9l, 7 ran.
The Grey One (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, brought down 7th, in a race won by Darnborough (10-12) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 7 ran.
Mad Professor (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Behind, chased leaders 7th, reminder 8th, outpaced in 4th 4 out, left 3rd next, soon ridden, went 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Le Grand Chene (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in May.
Strathaird (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, reminders after 3rd, ridden and struggling 6th, left 5th next, went 3rd 4 out, stayed on same pace fom next, 3rd of 7, 21l behind Darnborough (10-12) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.