Racecards
14:00 Southwell
Betway Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 8/5013-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 98
chased leaders, hard driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 757641
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 76
soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 511432
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer L A Mullaney
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear but in touch, headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, driven out
Striking Nigella
113- Form 08550
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 1
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Noel Garbutt
chased leader early, soon steadied towards rear, under pressure over 6f out, beaten over 4f out, tailed off
- Form 454209
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D Flood
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
led until over 8f out, remained prominent, driven to challenge over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5373-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
- Form 890181
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Patrick Vaughan
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
RHOMBUS had decent claims at Wolverhampton yesterday and may well make a quick reappearance. He's clear on official ratings and much better than these as a strike-rate of 6-21 emphasises and class should see him through. Vercingetorix has run poorly over fences since beating three rivals in a Chepstow handicap in August while Esteaming, whose final run last season came when third in the November Handicap, wasn't sighted in his two runs in the autumn. Tatting has a brilliant record on the all-weather circuit, particularly around here, though at a lowly level and though Brigadoon scored at Catterick in August his record on this track leaves plenty to be desired.
Formwatch
Rhombus (IRE) 11-4 (10-0) Steadied start, held up disputing close 4th, ridden 2f out, no impression, plugged on into well held 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5 1/2l behind Gale Force (8-13) at Goodwood 2m hcp (2) sft in Sep.
Vercingetorix (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Towards rear, hampered 1st, never dangerous, pulled up halfway, at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Tatting 11-4 (8-11) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Chilworth Bells (9-13) at Catterick 1m 4f stks (6) gs in May.
Brigadoon 5-2fav (10-12) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace before last, lost 3rd and no extra flat, 4th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Claude Carter (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Aug.
Striking Nigella 150-1 (8-9) Dwelt, always towards rear, 11th of 15, 29 1/2l behind Scruffy Mcguffy (9-1) at Thirsk 1m hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Cold Fusion (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 1f, pushed along to lead entering final 3f until over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 36 1/4l behind Medicine Hat (9-13) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Esteaming 20-1 (9-10) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 21 1/2l behind Al Destoor (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Hard To Handel 7-1 (9-7) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Mythical Madness (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.