Racecards
18:45 Southwell
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 4f 214y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Form 234231
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey David Probert
held up towards rear, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 256312
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
badly outpaced in rear, headway between horses and ran on inside final furlong, finished well, nearest finish
- Form 721124
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey R Coakley
chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on but headed towards finish
- Form 730003
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jack Duern
mid-division far side of group, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
- Form 9-08054
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
disputed lead until ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 163092
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
raced keenly, raced near side, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
- Form 579414
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
badly hampered start, soon recovered to dispute lead, ridden 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1-69030
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
raced keenly in mid-division, hung left inside final 2f, no impression inside final furlong
- Form 5-U5221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Rob Hornby
raced on near side rail, outpaced and always in rear
- Form 036599
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up towards rear, good headway between horses inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo
- Form 409100
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Frederick Larson
mid-division far side of group, headway chasing leaders and every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final 100 yards
In depth
Verdict
The Daley Express popped up at Wolverhampton recently with Ooh Is It behind though had earlier found MISTER BLUEBIRD too good at Ffos Las. The latter returns to the all-weather with a shout on that form. True Hero usually runs his race at this level and Airshow completed a double at Bath in August but Moonraker was at his best on the old Fibresand surface here and has yet to score on Tapeta. Fine Wine won at Newcastle last month and Tributo landed a maiden over a longer trip at Wolverhampton and they look best of the rest.
Formwatch
The Daley Express (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid division, switched right to challenge leaders entering final furlong, soon led and ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Some Nightmare (9-1), 10 ran.
Mister Bluebird 11-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders centre, ridden to lead this group inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Lordsbridge Boy (8-13) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Airshow 11-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon headed, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, just missed 3rd, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Chipstead (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp (2) fm in Sep.
Giogiobbo 66-1 (8-4) Raced keenly in mid-division, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Hello Me (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
True Hero 4-1 (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Sir Rodneyredblood (9-1) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Not Now Zeb (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Raced in 12th early, tight for room from halfway, switched left over 1f out, soon challenged, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Half Nutz (8-9) at Naas 6f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Moonraker 40-1 (8-13) Led and switched towards near rail, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, still close up final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 17, hd behind I'm Mable (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Nov.
Fine Wine (FR) 7-1 (9-4) Disputed lead early, led after 1f, ridden under 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 4th final strides, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Roydmoor (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Queen Of Kalahari 12-1 (8-12) Keen led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Ballyare (8-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Tributo (IRE) 13-8fav (8-13) Made all, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Electric Love (8-8) by 3 3/4l, 13 ran.
Tilia Cordata (IRE) 18-5 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 5l behind Naval Captain (9-5) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Ubahha 40-1 (8-12) Very slowly away, in rear and detached, headway under 2f out but plenty to do, switched left and progress over 1f out, kept on, 9th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Roydmoor (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Blissful Song (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Outpaced, last of 10, 7 1/2l behind Dark Side Prince (9-0) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Ooh Is It 16-1 (9-7) Mid division, pushed along 3f out, made some late headway inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3l behind The Daley Express (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.