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16:00 Southwell

Southwell Racecourse For Conferences Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.17s
  • Off Time: 16:01:02
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mrs Bun

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Crocodile Bay (IRE)

    6/1

      1(7)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Red diabolo, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Tri Chara (IRE)

      5 p DCD
      15/8
      • Form 74129-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 64

      held up, headway over 2f out, driven and one pace until weakened inside final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - White, Black disc, Black and White halved sleeves, Black cap

      Crocodile Bay (IRE)

      9 b CD
      6/1
      • Form 39919-2
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 68

      led, shaken up over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on same pace

      3(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink sash, light blue cap

      Triple Axel (IRE)

      17 C
      7/2
      • Form 524231-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 67

      towards rear, ridden along and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - Yellow, White spots, Royal Blue and Yellow striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, White star

      Sarwin (USA)

      291
      9/1
      • Form 2521/08-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 62

      prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

      Mrs Bun

      12 b CCD
      4/1
      • Form 20103-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 61

      in touch, ridden over 2f, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on

      6(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Emerald Green epaulets

      To Bubbles

      11 C
      28/1
      • Form 21990-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 56

      towards rear, never dangerous

      7(4)
      Silk - White, Forbes Tartan cross belts

      World of Choice (USA)

      31
      10/1
      • Form 03/085-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 53

      towards rear, soon chased along, never troubled leaders

      In depth

      Verdict

      A number come into this race in form but TRI CHARA is the one that we want to be with ahead of Triple Axel and Mrs Bun. Reg Hollinshead's charge is unbeaten in two outings over course and distance and can make light of his 6lb penalty. He appeared to have something up his sleeve when taking a well contested handicap five days ago and looks capable of going in again. Triple Axel kept on well to beat a fair yardstick over six furlongs on her first start since arriving from Ireland. The handicapper has taken a literal reading of that form and raised her by 10lbs to the same mark as the runner-up which makes her opposable. Crocodile Bay has a good record here and merits respect, Mrs Bun will need to pull out a bit more to defy a 6lb rise whilst World Of Choice is one to keep a close eye on in the market having finished 3 lengths behind Colony on his second and final start for Saeed Bin Suroor in a Bath maiden in 2007. Sarwin makes his debut for Alan Swinbank here and is another for whom support would be worth noting but we'll take Tri Chara to retain his unbeaten course record.

      Formwatch

      Tri Chara (IRE) 4-1fav (8-9) Chased leaders, led well over 2f out, kept on, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Caprio (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Crocodile Bay (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Soon led, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Don Pele (9-0) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs.

      Triple Axel (IRE) 7-4jt-fav (8-12) Held up, smooth headway over 1f, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs in Dec beating Augustus John (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Sarwin (USA) 12-1 (8-7) Steadied start, towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 10, 8l behind Haarth Sovereign (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

      Mrs Bun 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs beating Betteras Bertie (8-10) by 3/4l, 13 ran.

      To Bubbles 33-1 (9-4) Dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 14, 17l behind Norcroft (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.

      World of Choice (USA) 25-1 (8-10) Always rear division, 5th of 7, 10l behind Boundless Prospect (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.