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14:20 Southwell

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.59s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Quiet Times (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bond Royale

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Royal Grand

      8/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

        Winthorpe (IRE)

        136
        25/1
        • Form 211100-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

        2(3)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Bond Royale

        48
        16/1
        • Form 000040-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        hampered start, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

        3(6)
        Silk - Black, Beige triple diamond, Beige sleeves, Black diamonds and diamonds on cap

        Johnston's Diamond (IRE)

        111
        2/1
        • Form 244101-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11

        went left start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(9)
        Silk - White and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap

        Quiet Times (IRE)

        35 b
        6/1
        • Form 650120-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-11

        always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear, ridden out

        5(5)
        Silk - Black, Red chevron, sleeves and cap

        Awarding

        15
        9/1
        • Form 456506-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-9

        hampered start, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace

        6(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon and White hooped sleeves

        Winning Pleasure (IRE)

        29
        7/2
        • Form 000052-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        hampered start, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue and White (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves, White stars, Red cap

        Royal Grand

        223
        8/1
        • Form 435312-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        went right start, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        8(10)
        Silk - Maroon, saxe blue sash, hooped cap

        Gilded Cove

        38
        9/1
        • Form 121310-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on and no impression final furlong

        9(7)
        Silk - Pink and Purple (quartered), striped sleeves

        African Spur (IRE)

        31
        12/1
        • Form 200000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        always towards rear

        10(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon stars, armlets and stars on cap

        Blakeshall Quest

        5 v
        33/1
        • Form 00000-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on, no impression final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Awarding is from a yard that does well with it¿s all-weather runners, but we will give our seal of approval to Johnston¿s Diamond with Royal Grand suggested as the main danger. Eric Alston's gelding was in tremendous form before having a three month break, he was an impressive winner of a Chester handicap beating Kings College Boy over the minimum trip. The extra furlong here will be no problem as he was runner up behind Mr Pertemps over course and distance last February. Royal Grand has a longer absence to overcome, having not raced since June when second in a Newcastle handicap, he hails from a top yard and with form here at Southwell will be a tough nut to crack if fit after his break. Awarding is worth a mention, he has been dropping down the weights recently, and he showed he could be on the way back with a promising run behind Lygeton Lad at Lingfield last time. However Johnston¿s Diamond will be a fresh horse and is expected to return with a win.