Skip to content

Racecards

16:00 Southwell

Betway Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 16y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,500 added
  • Winner: £2,911
  • 2nd: £866
  • 3rd: £433
  • 4th: £216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.48s
  • Off Time: 16:01:18
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Playfull Spirit

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Poet's Pride

    6/5

      1(5)
      Silk - Dark Green, White epaulets, armlets and cap

      Haader (FR)

      18
      20/1
      • Form 5/9-66
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 70

      in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

      2(1)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green and White chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

      Poet's Pride

      10
      6/5
      • Form 34/744-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 63

      tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

      3(2)
      Silk - Cerise, Green check cap

      Snooze Button (IRE)

      18
      16/1
      • Form 4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      in touch and in rear, pushed along and weakened over 1f out

      4(4)
      Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap

      Playfull Spirit

      12 p BF
      Evs
      • Form 4363-32
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 69

      soon led, headed over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well

      5(3)
      Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap

      Polished Article

      27
      80/1
      • Form 5-5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11

      led early, tracked leader, weakened over 1f out

      Previous results

      2018
      (3)
      Silk -

      Volatile

      11/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13

      In depth

      Verdict

      PLAYFULL SPIRIT is proving hard to win with but edges this at the weights and John Gosden has an impressive strike rate with runners on the Fibresand. She should have the measure of Poet's Pride on these terms though the latter will be sharper for a recent fourth over track and trip but Haader looks no nearer winning as he debuts on this surface. Snooze Button was well beaten at Chelmsford on his introduction and Polished Article has yet to threaten.

      Formwatch

      Haader (FR) 20-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Nubough (8-12) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (4) pol in Jan.

      Poet's Pride 6-1 (9-6) Mid-division, effort from over 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Newstead Abbey (9-3) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

      Snooze Button (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Not much room after 1f, towards rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to dispute modest 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with clear pair, 4th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Nubough (8-12) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (4) pol in Jan.

      Playfull Spirit 11-8fav (9-6) Tracked leader, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Porrima (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.

      Polished Article 50-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along and effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Dawn Delight (8-11) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.