Racecards
14:30 Southwell
Pontins.com Handicap (div 2) (Class 6)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £3,000 added
- Form 080690
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey Mr R Hill
slowly into stride, soon outpaced
- Form 073300
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer W A Murphy
- Jockey Dale Gibson
held up mid-division, ridden halfway, never near leaders
- Form 055078
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
held up start, headway to mid-division over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on to take 3rd,under pressure inside final furlong
- Form 000080
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey A Mullen
held up, ridden and weakened halfway
- Form 550072
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey D Tudhope
held up, headway to mid-division, halfway, chased leader over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 177085
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Gary Moss
- Jockey P Mulrennan
went right start, tracked leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final 2f
- Form 008754
- Age 8
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey C Catlin
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, hung left under pressure final furlong
- Form 900495
- Age 7
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
behind, never dangerous
- Form 468079
- Age 7
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey P Fessey
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 188077
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 45
chased leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Another competitive event and Gone 'N' Dunnett seals the selection ahead of Pauvic and Winthorpe. The selection has a poor draw to work from but he has at least shown some sparkle of late and in a race where positive form is thin on the ground, at the likely odds, he could be worth a speculative wager. Pauvic has ran lamentably of late but a perusal at his back class suggests that it might be silly to write him off just yet. Winthorpe would have made much more appeal had his yard been in better form. That said, there was nothing wrong with his recent run at Wolverhampton. Bentley seems to have lost the plot and is best watched at present. Fern House is less exposed than most on artifical surfaces while Blakeshall Quest is something of a course specialist over this trip. Spy Gun has been at big odds on all his recent starts. A competitive if not ordinary sprint and Gone 'N' Dunnett rates as only the most token of picks.
Formwatch
Silent Storm 33-1 (8-6) Steadied start, switched right and settled in rear, never a factor, 12th of 13, 11l behind Millfield (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Toberogan (IRE) 100-1 (8-1) Towards rear, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, 12th of 21, 8l behind Fonthill Road (9-9) at Curragh 6f prm hcp gs in Oct.
Bentley 50-1 (8-4) Soon well outpaced in rear, no chance from halfway, 8th of 10, 11l behind Minaash (8-13) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Pauvic (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 11, 15l behind Ruman (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Winthorpe (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 6l behind Alto Vertigo (8-2) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Fern House (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Fast Freddie (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Gone'n'dunnett (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ran on final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Bond Becks (8-10) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Spy Gun (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 13, 9l behind Fast Freddie (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Blakeshall Quest 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 12, 6l behind Briery Blaze (8-11) at W'hampton 6f app hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Dodaa (USA) 8-1 (9-0) In touch until weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 11l behind Commander Wish (8-11) at W'hampton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Oct.