Racecards
14:30 Southwell
Bet Direct On All Weather Racing Banded Stakes (Div 2) (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 004404
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey D Allan
outpaced, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, weakened close home
Park Star
11- Form 440043
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Darren Williams
chased leaders, driven and effort over 2f out, soon one pace
Pawan (IRE)
33- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
chased leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 060620
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Bold Wolf
11- Form 004003
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey N Callan
prominent, hard ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Jalouhar
128- Form 006000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey M Tebbutt
outpaced, never dangerous
- Form 000206
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer J S Wainwright
- Jockey P Hanagan
slowly into stride, outpaced, some headway over 1f out, no impression
Lake Eyre (IRE)
207- Form 3-50055
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 000020
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey D Fox
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 542054
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey G Faulkner
mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong nearest finish
- Form 030400
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T D McCarthy
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
soon outpaced, some headway over 1f out, never trouble leaders
- Form 0-00005
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey P Mulrennan
slowly into stride, always behind
In depth
Verdict
Park Star gets a narrow vote over Dubai Dreams, Flying Edge, Bold Wolf and Mr Uppity. Park Star is fully exposed and has not won since scoring at Windsor in May 2003, but an encouraging third at Wolverhampton last time gives cause for encouragement. He was taken very wide into the straight but stayed on stoutly when the pace picked up, and as he is well treated and has won here before, must have a squeak in a wide-open contest. Flying Edge will appreciate being back on the fibresand and also the drop back in trip after trying to make all at Wolverhampton last time. Dubai Dreams kept on well over five furlongs here on his last outing, while Bold Wolf was third in claiming company. Mr Uppity is worth a mention as he was close up behind Radlett Lady when sent off favourite over the course and distance last month. In the context of this event that was not a bad effort, and he should go well again. However, we will stick our neck out and go for Park Star.