Racecards
13:20 Southwell
Bet Direct On Sky Text Page 371 Handicap (Class E)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
Hawk
173- Form 300000-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, soon hung left, kept on and headed well inside final furlong
Sharp Hat
10- Form 20-0050
- Age 9
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
always towards rear
- Form 1-42001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
slow away, behind and pushed along, headway 2f out, led well inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 030200
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
led to halfway, kept on one pace approaching final furlong
- Form 4511-04
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Paul Johnson
- Jockey L Enstone
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
- Form 0000-40
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0-25101
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 025030
- Age 12
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey Claire Bryan
behind, ridden 3f out, kept on final 2f, never dangerous
Grasslandik
39- Form 0055-06
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey F P Ferris
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on one pace final 2f
Mangus (IRE)
12- Form 000-036
- Age 9
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer K Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey D Kinsella
always behind
- Form 2600-60
- Age 7
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey B Swarbrick
slow away, always behind
Sweet Aroma
280- Form 006-
- Age 4
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey D Fox
slow away, always behind, tailed off from halfway
In depth
Verdict
The action on the Fibresand gets underway with the first division of a wide-open sprint featuring a number of in-form rivals in opposition. They include Strawberry Dawn, who has won two of her last three all-weather starts and impressed with an all-the-way victory over course and distance last time. The five-year-old mare showed a willing attitude in the finish on that occasion which will stand her in good stead here but, along with recent course winner, Quiet Times, she may prove to be at a disadvantage from her low draw. Pulse won a Wolverhampton seller three starts ago but has struggled since while Henry Tun was well below his best last time and returns from a two-month absence so a tentative vote goes to Night Shift Blue'S. The Mark Polglase-trained gelding has been struggling to last home over further so this pacey performer will prove well suited by the return to the minimum trip and looks fairly treated on the pick of his form with a useful claimer on board.