Racecards
18:15 Southwell
Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,281
- 2nd: £2,947
- 3rd: £1,472
- 4th: £737
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
raced wide early, led after 2f, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner
My Dad Frank
15- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
midfield, ridden over 2f out, held from over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
led, headed and remained prominent after 2f, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, went clear final furlong, comfortably
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
held up in touch, asked for effort over 2f out, went moderate fourth final furlong, never going pace to threaten
- Form 92-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
wore red hood to post, prominent, shaken up over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey H Crouch
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, went moderate fourth over 1f out, soon lost fourth and well beaten
In depth
Formwatch
Into The Light 11-4 (9-7) Dwelt, held up in rear, ran green, pushed along 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well, promising, won at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (3) pol in Feb beating Al Azd (9-7) by 1l, 5 ran.
My Dad Frank 150-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, edged left and weakened from over 2f out, 6th of 10, 15l behind Exmoor (8-11) at Newcastle 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
Ravenspire (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of Imperial Charm.
Sinocentric Siyouni colt out of Madame Chiang.
Starship Trooper (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up, closed on inside 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Galilean Quality (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Galistra (FR) 13-8fav (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, lost place well over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Helga (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (3) pol in Jan.