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14:20 Southwell
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- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £11,600 added
- Winner: £6,728
- 2nd: £2,002
- 3rd: £1,000
- 4th: £500
- Form R781-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Jane Elliott
slowly away towards rear, headway and in touch halfway, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Esprit De Corps
305- Form 24520-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D C Costello
in rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders
- Form 328451
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
raced very wide, in touch, ridden edged left and headway over 1f out, chased clear winner inside final furlong, never a threat
- Form 800780
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish
- Form 497127
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Nicola Currie
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 465592
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Finley Marsh
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 111000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey P J McDonald
chased winner, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 424645
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
raced wide in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 987600
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
always towards rear
- Form 002247
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Grace McEntee
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 635391
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
made all, pushed 4 lengths clear over 2f out, eased towards finish
- Form 544039
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Angel Palanas beat Mr Minerals by only a neck over track and trip last time and that pair are hard to separate. Hammer Gun has won six times here, including last year's renewal ,but arrives in woeful form and WELD AL EMARAT is preferred. The latter won here on his racecourse debut way back in 2014 and was returning for the first time since when romping home by six lengths on his latest start. Mick Easterby's charge is taken to go in again despite a hike in the weights. Gentlemen won a higher grade contest at Chelmsford last month but debuts on the Fibresand but Esprit De Corps is worth a second glance on his return having only his second start for David Barron.
Formwatch
Blacklooks (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Big Kitten (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Esprit De Corps 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, lost place well over 1f out, last of 8, 11 1/4l behind Heaven's Guest (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Weld Al Emarat 4-1 (9-8) Close up, pushed along to lead entering final 2f, ran on, readily, won at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Showboating (9-4) by 6l, 10 ran.
Hammer Gun (USA) 25-1 (9-9) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Salute The Soldier (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Gentlemen 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge, 7th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Breaking Records (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Mr Minerals 13-2 (9-6) Slowly away in touch over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, nk behind Angel Palanas (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Guardia Svizzera (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Airglow (9-1) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Majestic Moon (IRE) 11-1 (10-6) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Cliffs Of Capri (11-7) at Ascot 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Monks Stand (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Held up, driven over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 12, 14 1/4l behind Faithful Promise (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
London (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Led, driven over 2f out, ridden when headed inside final 2f, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Pinnata (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Angel Palanas 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Mr Minerals (9-6) by nk, 14 ran.
Art Echo 33-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division far side, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 17, 17 1/4l behind Lady Freyja (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Gibeno (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Salute The Soldier (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.