Racecards
18:15 Southwell
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- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,240
- 2nd: £1,521
- 3rd: £761
- 4th: £380
- Form 19
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 943053
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced keenly chasing leaders, weakened final 2f, soon behind
- Form 915237
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer G Deacon
- Jockey George Rooke
hood off slightly late and slowly into stride, behind, never on terms
- Form 636371
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
raced keenly, soon tracking leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, lost 3rd close home
- Form 160540
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong
Sycamore (IRE)
127- Form 625-654
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 544031
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
raced keenly in mid-division, weakened
- Form 793378
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey G Lee
always towards rear
- Form 452210
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, soon hung left, every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon hung right, held when eased towards finish
- Form 171241
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
mid-division, headway chasing leaders on inside 2f out, went between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 808101
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Erika Parkinson
led until 2f out, weakened quickly
In depth
Verdict
Sir Sedric finally opened his account when scoring at Newcastle but is 5lb higher while Delta River won a lower grade contest at Lingfield. Cliffcake is another upped in class having scored at Yarmouth while Finery won over a longer trip at Chelmsford. Insomnia was last seen in a Group 3 race back in April while SYCAMORE has undergone wind surgery and switched yards since finishing fourth at Doncaster. That came in a much better race than this and Scott Dixon’s new charge gets the nod with apprentice’s 5lb allowance helping his cause.
Formwatch
Insomnia 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Chindit (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Hazel (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Darwell Lion (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Wudashudacuda 10-1 (9-5) Broke well, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Wonder Elzaam (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Sir Sedric (FR) 13-2 (9-6) Raced keenly, prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Eponina (9-9) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Secret Glow (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Helvetian (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sycamore (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Delta River 5-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Emjaytwentythree (9-6) by 1l, 12 ran.
Harry Love (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 5l behind Sir Sedric (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Custard The Dragon 10-1 (8-9) Midfield, ridden along before 3f out, weakened, 11th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Praxeology (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Cliffcake (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) In touch, headway over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Light Lily (9-10) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Finery 16-1 (9-3) Led over 6f out, pushed along over 1f out, joined post, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Cap D'Antibes (9-2), 14 ran.
Liamba 12-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cherish (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.