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13:10 Southwell

Bet Direct 1/4 First Five At Cheltenham Banded Stakes (Class 5)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.28s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Shifty

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Sir Bond (IRE)

    6/4

      3
      Silk -

      Tommytyler (IRE)

      12/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Brown star, diamonds on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Brown star

        Pilca (FR)

        15
        16/1
        • Form 3/0-57
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 49

        dwelt, never a factor

        2(14)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap

        Shifty

        10 CD
        5/2
        • Form 124473
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 49

        prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong

        3(12)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue epaulets

        Tommytyler (IRE)

        10
        12/1
        • Form 57-229
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 49

        towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        4(2)
        Silk - Grey, Dark Green cross belts

        Beltane

        147 D
        100/1
        • Form 005790-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 48

        behind, tailed off

        5(11)
        Silk - Emerald green, large red spots

        Kumakawa

        4 p CDDC
        14/1
        • Form 542919
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 48

        prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong

        6(10)
        Silk - YELLOW, DARK GREEN hoops, YELLOW sleeves, DARK GREEN armlets, YELLOW cap

        Air of Esteem

        34 CDD
        20/1
        • Form 592-618
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 41

        in touch, driven along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(7)
        Silk - White, Red cross belts, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue and White hooped cap

        Campbells Lad

        133
        14/1
        • Form 302432-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 45

        dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous

        8(8)
        Silk - Orange and Black stripes, Orange sleeves

        Emperor Cat (IRE)

        13
        33/1
        • Form 208-328
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 48

        mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        9(6)
        Silk -

        Lottie

        173
        100/1
        • Form 75400-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        held up behind leaders, outpaced 3f out, tailed off

        10(13)
        Silk - Maroon and Light Blue diabolo, halved sleeves, Maroon cap

        Printsmith (IRE)

        13 CD
        10/1
        • Form 451-505
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 45

        chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        11(3)
        Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, White stars, quartered cap

        Rosti

        18 CDC
        22/1
        • Form 13868-5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 45

        tracked leaders, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        12(4)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Sir Bond (IRE)

        39 CD
        6/4
        • Form 0/945-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 45

        held up, smooth progress 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

        13(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue epaulets, hooped sleeves

        Xaloc Bay (IRE)

        26 CDDC
        33/1
        • Form 6090-07
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 45

        led and headed 3f out, remained in touch until weakened final furlong

        14(1)
        Silk - White, White and Royal Blue halved sleeves

        Tyson Returns

        17
        66/1
        • Form 09-9
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 50

        towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, weakened final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Another tough race for punters to call and the leading lights looks to be Kumakawa, Shifty and Sir Bond and the vote is given to Shifty. The selection was well-backed when finishing third behind Augustine over this course and distance last time. He has been knocking on the door on each of his last four starts and compensation could await for his supporters here as he is clearly in good heart. Kumakawa won well in this grade a couple of runs ago before being outclassed behind Abbeygate in a better race than this last time. The return to this grade should suit and he has definite place claims. Sir Bond won well last time out over this course and distance and he is lightly-raced so may be capable of more improvement. However, he has had his problems and doesn't look the most straightforward and on that basis we will take him on. Emperor Cat is from a shrewd yard and he would have claims on the pick of his form, but for the winner we return to Shifty.

        Formwatch

        Shifty 3-1 Held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Augustine at Southwell 1m app hcp (F4) fbs.

        Tommytyler (IRE) 13-2 Chased leader until 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 14l behind Augustine at Southwell 1m app hcp (F4) fbs.

        Kumakawa 12-1 Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 8l behind Abbeygate at Southwell 7f stk (G4) fbs.

        Air of Esteem 13-2 In touch, lost place when not much room over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 13l behind Fraternity at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (H5) pol in Feb.

        Campbells Lad 4-1 Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed last strides, 2nd of 13, nk behind Muqarrar at Ayr 1m stk (H5) sft in Oct.

        Emperor Cat (IRE) 10-1 Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Vizulize at W'hampton 1m 1f amt stk (H5) pol in Feb.

        Printsmith (IRE) 16-1 Chased leaders, lost place after 2f, ridden and headway when switched right over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 13, 6l behind Vizulize at W'hampton 1m 1f amt stk (H5) pol in Feb.

        Sir Bond (IRE) 10-3fav Held up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, flashed tail and hung left, hung right inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Southwell 1m stk (H5) fbs in Feb beating Mexican by 3l, 14 ran.