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14:44 Southwell

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  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 13y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £4,711
  • 2nd: £2,210
  • 3rd: £1,104
  • 4th: £553
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.06s
  • Off Time: 14:51:13
  • 11 Ran
1(5)
Silk - Black, Orange spots
6/1
  • Form 9327-53
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 60

midfield, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on and went third near finish

2(7)
Silk - DARK GREEN, pink seams, dark green cap, pink star
15/2
  • Form 638270-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 60

prominent, pushed along 3f out, lost position 2f out, soon weakened

3(6)
Silk - White, black stripe, striped sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 204-371
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 60

held up in midfield, going easily 2f out, ridden and headway to dispute lead entering final furlong, soon led outright, went clear near finish

4(11)
Silk - Emerald green and white diamonds, diabolo on sleeves

Imola (IRE)

19 BFCD
2/1
  • Form U2-3124
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 59

prominent, disputed lead and ridden over 2f out, headed and dropped to third approaching final furlong, rallied for second near finish

5(8)
Silk - Yellow, purple and yellow halved sleeves, yellow and purple quartered cap
  • Form 2423-85
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 58

took keen hold, led, headed after 1f, edged left and ridden to dispute lead 2f out, kept on over 1f out, no extra and headed close home, dropped to fourth near finish

6(3)
Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, Halved sleeves, Black cap
50/1
  • Form 33/054-7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 58

midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong

7(1)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, sleeves and cap

Calaxy (IRE)

28 hc C
28/1
  • Form 09084-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 57

midfield, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong

8(10)
Silk - Black, orange stars, orange and black striped cap
7/1
  • Form 4485-35
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 57

held up in rear, ridden 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish

9(9)
Silk - Black and pink check, pink sleeves, black armlets, black cap

Heretic (IRE)

19 pt DCD
6/1
  • Form 11506-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 57

prominent, led after 1f, pushed along and joined over 2f out, soon headed and faded

10(4)
Silk - Light Blue, White hollow box, check cap
14/1
  • Form 90211-2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 57

held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression entering final furlong

11(2)
Silk - Light blue and maroon stripes, light blue sleeves, maroon armlets, light blue cap

Balqaa

18 DCD
25/1
  • Form 394-825
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 47

slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger

In depth

Formwatch

Mercurius Power (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, progress into second over 1f out, stayed on to lead final furlong, edged left and headed near finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Dream Illusion (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Liberty Bird 66-1 (8-9) Slowly away, towards rear, never involved, 10th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Giorgio M (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Dream Illusion 25-1 (9-6) Midfield, short of room when making headway entering final furlong, ridden between horses when in clear, led near finish, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Pallas Lord (9-6) by nk, 12 ran.

Imola (IRE) 5-4fav (9-6) Held up in midfield, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Marry The Night (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Sherlock (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Soon raced in close third, pushed along 2f out, outpaced 1f out, weakened quickly final 110yds, 5th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Sea Legend (9-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Amelia's Joy 33-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved, 7th of 9, 7l behind Lord Capulet (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Calaxy (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) Keen in touch, bumped when ridden along over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Liv My Life (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.

Springbok 13-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, asked for effort over 1f out, went fifth final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 5th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Dream Illusion (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Heretic (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed final 110yds, kept on, lost second final strides, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Marry The Night (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Arthur Rose (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Midfield, shaken up 2f out, stayed on inside last, went second post, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Nebula Stars (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Balqaa 7-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, minor headway final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Relevant Range (10-1) at Newcastle 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.