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13:20 Southwell

Bet Direct On Sky Text 371 Apprentice Handicap (Class F)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 44.40s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kentucky Bullet (USA)

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Toni Alcala

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Windshift (IRE)

      7/1

        2(7)
        Silk - Yellow, large Emerald Green spots and star on cap

        Michaels Dream (IRE)

        43 b
        11/2
        • Form 142-420
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        held up, headway over 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, hung right, weakened

        3(2)
        Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap

        Toni Alcala

        13
        5/1
        • Form 0014-34
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, held near finish

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple and Grey diamonds, Purple sleeves

        Celtic Blaze (IRE)

        31
        7/1
        • Form 20202-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        5(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stripe, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Monsal Dale (IRE)

        26
        4/1
        • Form 400-144
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        led, ridden and headed 3f out, one paced

        6(9)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK chevrons, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap, BLACK star

        Windshift (IRE)

        13 b
        7/1
        • Form 030531
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-12

        held up towards rear, wide in headway over 5f out, ridden and led well over 1f out, bumped and kept on one pace

        7(5)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and ROYAL BLUE (halved), EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        River of Fire

        10 v
        13/2
        • Form 3220-30
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-4

        tracked leaders, ridden and lost place halfway

        8(8)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK disc, armlets and cap

        Kentucky Bullet (USA)

        26
        9/2
        • Form 2000-03
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-1

        held up, headway 5f out, bumped well over 1f out, shaken up, and led approaching final furlong, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on gamely

        9(10)
        Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN hoop, sleeves and cap

        Western Command (GER)

        13
        33/1
        • Form 050060
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-12

        held up and wide, never dangerous

        10(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

        Blue Water

        12
        200/1
        • Form 05-0056
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 5f out

        1(1)
        NR

        Down To The Woods (USA)

        2
        • Form 0-03005
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-10

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Celtic Blaze who has finished second in his last four races looks to have found a winning opportunity in this contest. He made a promising British debut last time out at Wolverhampton and off the same handicap mark looks sure to figure prominently under one of the apprentice finds of last season. Down to the Woods has been running consistently without winning of late and his effort last time out was one of his better ones. If reproducing that form he can go close. Toni Alcala had been showing some good bits of form before disappointing last time out. If putting that run behind him then he is capable of running well. Windshift will have his supporters having won well last time out however he has been raised 8lbs for that win and looks set to struggle. Kentucky Bullet looks on a good mark at present and is an outsider to consider though his recent form has not been great.