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18:00 Southwell
Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 182y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,446
- 2nd: £2,509
- 3rd: £1,254
- 4th: £628
- Form 0U
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T Collier
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
held up, keen early, struggling home turn, tailed off
- Form 1PP
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey James Best
led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened last
Larusso (IRE)
166- Form 0-236
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
always towards rear, never involved
- Form 74
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened 2 out
- Form 1-60695
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Max Kendrick
mid-division, pushed along and struggling home turn, never a factor
- Form 12
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B S Hughes
prominent, pressed leader under home turn, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, kept on same pace from last
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
mid-division, headway travelling well home turn, ridden to lead 2 out, clear last when idled, ran on well flat
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up, headway under pressure home turn, not fluent 2 out and outpaced, ran on well from last
In depth
Verdict
Sedgefield winner Salsada found one too good under a penalty at Musselburgh last time and should go well again but BLENKINSOP may prove the one to side with. The latter finished third behind the progressive Head Law, who went on to land a hat-trick, at Huntingdon last month and Henry Daly’s charge gets the vote on that form. Couldbeaweapon, Larusso and Mole Court failed to show any progress last time but the likes of Baileys Excelerate and William Of York look likely improvers.
Formwatch
Call Me Jezza (IRE) 200-1 (11-6) Held up, mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Couldbeaweapon (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression thereafter, 3rd of 7, 33l behind Kamaxos (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
El Diablo (IRE) 125-1 (10-12) Held up behind leaders, took keen hold, last after 4th, mistake 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Chepstow 3m (4) sft in Feb.
Larusso (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced from 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Pull Again Green (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gs in Oct.
Mole Court (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Chased leader, pushed along and struggling from 3 out, late headway for 4th, 4th of 8, 10l behind Striking Out (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Poet's Corner 9-1 (11-6) Handy, pushed along home turn, stayed on one pace until faded after last, 5th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Coastguard Station (11-6) at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Salsada (IRE) 4-7fav (11-0) Keen tracked leader, not fluent 3 out, ridden next, headway to chase winner approaching last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Well Planted (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.
Carn A Chlamain (USA) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out, last of 7, dist behind Chase The Dollar (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Prison Break (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, faded inside last, 8th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Lord Torranaga (9-6) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Baileys Excelerate (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, closer at 4th, smooth headway tracking leaders before 4 out, challenging when mistake next, weakened before the last, 4th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Our Colossus (11-5) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Aug.
Blenkinsop 14-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, challenged 4 out, beaten 2 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Head Law (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Dogem By Design (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Towards rear, ridden and beaten before 3 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Tarahumara (11-1) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Apr.
William Of York 6-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never involved, 7th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Guardino (11-2) at Kempton 2m (5) gd in Feb.