Racecards
12:20 Southwell
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- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 185y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,130 added
- Winner: £2,989
- 2nd: £878
- 3rd: £439
- 4th: £350
- Form 374561
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Ross Turner
held up in touch, close up 14th, almost upsides 4 out, led travelling strongly before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, driven out flat
- Form 3524P-4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey Page Fuller
pressed leader, led narrowly 11th, ridden and headed 16th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form P36P-4P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Alain Cawley
in rear, lost touch 7th, hit 9th, detached 11th, pulled up before 14th
- Form P-15342
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
held up towards rear, ridden before 11th, lost touch 15th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 8/05-626
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey J M Quinlan
midfield, steadily lost ground before 15th, ridden and lost touch 16th, pulled up before 17th
- Form F/634U6-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey James Davies
held up towards rear, awkward 2nd, short of room jumping 12th, reminders 14th, steady headway under pressure before 4 out, well adrift before 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out
- Form 03-7515
- Age 13
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey W T Kennedy
midfield, ridden after 15th, steadily lost touch before 17th, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 545/7F-9
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs R Gasson
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders 15th, stayed on under pressure before 3 out, in touch 2 out, one pace
- Form UP5275-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R Potter
- Jockey David England
prominent, close up when jumped right 12th, led 16th, headed before 4 out, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, hit 2 out, ran on after last
- Form 2338-63
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Curran
- Jockey Dave Crosse
led, headed 11th, not fluent 13th and lost place, ridden towards rear before 14th, well beaten when pulled up before 4 out
- Form P-4P865
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer G Howell
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
ECOSSAIS, a dual winner in France, showed massive improvement from previous runs when storming to victory over slightly shorter here last month. He has an 8lb rise to overcome but looks set to complete the double. Write It Down was beaten 12 lengths into second at Taunton and hasn't proved he stays this far but Burning Issues has won over the trip at Sedgefield though the veteran is much better on quicker ground than he'll face here. Tommy The Rascal also has a victory over the distance to his credit though that was over hurdles while Easter Eric was soon beaten after attempting to make all at Huntingdon.
Formwatch
Ecossais (FR) 11-2 (10-13) Held up in touch, close up under pressure after 4 out, led approaching 2 out, drew clear last, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Summit Like Herbie (12-0) by 13l, 6 ran.
Tractor Fred (IRE) 13-2 (12-1) Chased leader until 7th, chased leaders, soon ridden, weakened before 13th, 4th of 7, dist behind Hang Tough (10-8) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Late Date (IRE) 7-2jfav (10-13) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 8th, mistake 12th and reminders, close up when ridden before 4 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last, at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Write It Down (IRE) 9-4jfav (11-11) Held up and ran in snatches, pushed along going out on 1st circuit after 1st, headway on outside chasing leaders next, lost place again 4th, rallied before bypassing omitted 5th, 2nd bypassing omitted 11th, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 12l behind De Barley Basket (11-7) at Taunton 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Easter Eric 10-3 (11-12) Chased leader, led 3rd until next, led again 7th, hit 15th and 3 out, headed and weakened quickly before next, 6th of 9, dist behind Mr Palmtree (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Arthur's Reuben 5-2fav (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before mistake 3 out, 6th of 12, 29 3/4l behind Max Dynamo (10-8) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Burning Issues (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Never travelled in rear, mistake 7th, tailed off 12th, plugged on from 2 out, 5th of 10, 31 1/4l behind The Late Legend (10-8) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Bignorm (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Mid-division, niggled along 5 out, mistake 4 out, weakened 3 out, 9th of 12, 35 1/4l behind Volcano (11-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Eaton Miller (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Awkward 1st, chased leaders, pushed along before 13th, weakening when mistake 4 out, 5th of 12, 29 1/4l behind Max Dynamo (10-8) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Tommy The Rascal 9-4 (10-0) Led, joined before 4th, led 6th, headed before next, not fluent 9th and given reminders, ran in snatches thereafter, pushed along before 11th, dropped to last and hit 14th, ridden along before 4 out, soon beaten, last of 3, dist behind The Happy Chappy (11-6) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
Poetic Presence (IRE) 200-1 (10-0) Midfield, dropped to rear 2nd, awkward 4th, detached 5th, pushed along 11th, virtually tailed off before 4 out, plugged on, 5th of 12, dist behind Mance Rayder (11-9) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.