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11:40 Southwell

Bet Direct On The FA Cup Banded Stakes (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 42.37s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Muqarrar (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Theatre Belle

    33/1

      3
      Silk -

      Mister Chalk

      13/2

        1(1)
        Silk - Red and royal blue stripes, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, royal blue star

        Turks And Caicos (IRE)

        115 C
        12/1
        • Form 217668-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 52

        held up, pushed along over 5f out, effort over 2f out, soon weakened

        2(10)
        Silk - Black, Yellow hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star

        Muqarrar (IRE)

        19 vt
        6/1
        • Form 66001-7
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 46

        held up behind leaders, smooth progress to lead on bit over 1f out, quicken clear inside final furlong

        3(5)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), YELLOW sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Bojangles (IRE)

        18
        9/4
        • Form 0-46353
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 45

        tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevrons, RED sleeves, WHITE armlets, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Molly's Secret

        57 p D
        4/1
        • Form 3122-27
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 45

        chased leaders, chased along over 5f out, weakened 2f out

        5(7)
        Silk - Dark Green, White stars, armlets and cap

        Superclean

        303
        100/1
        • Form 55/9069-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 30

        always behind

        6(3)
        Silk - Red, Black epaulets, Red and White striped sleeves, Red cap, White star

        True To Yourself (USA)

        18 v BFCDDC
        4/1
        • Form 3-02314
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 47

        held up behind leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(6)
        Silk - Royal blue, white hoops, white sleeves, royal blue diamonds, royal blue cap

        Glenviews Surlami (IRE)

        80
        100/1
        • Form 0900-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 30

        towards rear, never dangerous

        8(2)
        Silk - Maroon, Yellow epaulets, Purple sleeves

        Hum (IRE)

        5
        33/1
        • Form 00-5047
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 40

        prominent, pushed along over 5f out, weakened 3f out

        9(8)
        Silk - Beige, Royal Blue cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Beige armlets, quartered cap

        Mister Chalk

        25
        13/2
        • Form 005-65U
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 47

        towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace

        10(9)
        Silk - White, Red cross belts, Dark Green sleeves, White and Dark Green quartered cap

        Theatre Belle

        13
        33/1
        • Form 06507-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        led, driven along over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        A chance is taken with Bojangles, who gets the nod as the value call over Molly's Secret and Muqarrar in a very tricky race to fathom. True To Yourself also has to be respected after a series of fair efforts at this sort of level. However, he can be a frustrating character to side with and others look more reliable battlers in a finish. Molly's Secret has gone well here in the past and can go close again if she is in the mood this afternoon. She looks good value to at least make the frame, as she arrives here fresher than most. Muqarrar, winner of a Banded Stakes at Ayr in October, has also been very lightly campaigned of late. However, he has a little to prove regarding his ability to handle this surface and he has a little to prove. Therefore, we prefer to go with Bojangles, who has a much more solid profile and can confirm his superiority over True To Yourself despite being 3lb worse off at the weights today.

        Formwatch

        Turks And Caicos (IRE) 10-1 Held up mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong, 8th of 13, well behind Madiba at Southwell 2m hcp (F4) fbs in Nov.

        Muqarrar (IRE) 14-1 Held up, hampered over 4f out and lost place, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 7th of 14, 3l behind Angelo's Pride at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (F4) pol in Feb.

        Bojangles (IRE) 9-2 Held up, headway on inside 4f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Jungle Lion at Southwell 1m 4f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.

        Molly's Secret 8-1 Held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 13l behind Come What July at W'hampton 1m 6f sll (G4) pol in Jan.

        True To Yourself (USA) 15-8fav Held up mid-division, headway to chase leading pair 3f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 5l behind Jungle Lion at Southwell 1m 4f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.

        Hum (IRE) 50-1 Always behind, 7th of 8, 17l behind Barking Mad at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (F4) pol.

        Mister Chalk 14-1 Hampered and unseated rider in race won by dhtrs True To Yourself & All Bleevable at Southwell 1m 6f stk (H5) fbs in Feb, 11 ran.

        Theatre Belle 50-1 Made most to over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 13, 11l behind Vizulize at W'hampton 1m 1f amt stk (H5) pol in Feb.