Racecards
12:40 Southwell
Littlewoods Bet Direct Banded Stakes (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 105937
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Compton Bay
18- Form 9/0905-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey D Allan
mid-division, not much room and hampered 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Dazzling Daisy
1157- Form 000800/
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 30
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 09-9003
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
dwelt and towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on under strong pressure to lead final 50 yards
- Form 06027-6
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Carlo Fiocchi
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on until headed 50 yards from home, no extra close home
- Form 800808-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 35
always behind
- Form 09-8530
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Norton
- Jockey Darren Williams
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 045-020
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey J Quinn
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon behind
- Form 7-00905
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey P Makin
prominent, pushed along when hampered 2f out, not recover
- Form 773048
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey F P Ferris
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 08-2224
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey D Heslop
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 0/065-69
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer W De Best-Turner
- Jockey F Lynch
towards rear, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
- Form 0703-55
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S W Kelly
prominent, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Wodhill Be
13- Form 728-725
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer D Morris
- Jockey Paul Eddery
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, soon one pace
In depth
Verdict
Tiny Tim is taken to score here with Cleveland Way, Illustrious Duke and Wodhill Be put forward as the main dangers. The selection was disappointing last time out at Wolverhampton but he is better on the fibresand and he had previously put up a string of consistent efforts which would make him the one to beat here. Cleveland Way finished behind our selection last time and there is no reason why the placings should be reversed here, but he still looks to have decent place prospects. Wodhill Be is another with place prospects and again he finished behind our selection last time, while Illustrious Duke was returning from a long break when finishing 6th in that same Wolverhampton race and he is sure to come on for that run so is worth noting in the market. However, we will stick with Tiny Tim as our idea of the winner.
Formwatch
Cleveland Way 7-1 Chased leader, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 7l behind Dundonald at W'hampton 7f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Compton Bay 66-1 Towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2l behind Aboustar at Southwell 6f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
Gem Bien (USA) 16-1 Held up in touch, improved to track leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Mary Carleton at Southwell 1m stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
Illustrious Duke 20-1 Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Dundonald at W'hampton 7f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Sam The Sorcerer 10-1 Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 19l behind Dundonald at W'hampton 7f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Silver Island 6-1 Prominent until weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, 28l behind Pirouettes at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (H5) pol in Jan.
Tiny Tim (IRE) 9-4fav Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Dundonald at W'hampton 7f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Wodhill Be 12-1 Slowly into stride, behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Dundonald at W'hampton 7f stk (H5) pol in Feb.