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13:10 Southwell
Shaun Wheatcroft's 25th Birthday Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 3/1-345
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
keen early, bumped and led briefly 1st, pressed leader, mistakes 5th and 8th, weakened before 2 out
Gamain (IRE)
20- Form P/B13-75
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
jumped right, led until 1st, soon led again, reminders after 5th, headed before 2 out, one pace until rallied flat, stayed on, just held
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss I Pickard
- Jockey James Banks
held up in rear, ridden after 6th, behind next, pulled up before 3 out
Nightline
39- Form 42-5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Jake Greenall
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, led before next, driven flat, just held on
- Form 2-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up, headway before 5th, not fluent next, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd before next, 2 lengths down flat, stayed on towards finish, just held
- Form 60
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer John R Upson
- Jockey Max Kendrick
tracked leaders, lost place before 5th, lost touch from next, pulled up before 7th
Black Lily (IRE)
197- Form 45R-211
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey Adam Wedge
held up, not fluent 6th, blundered 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 09-P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up on outside, not fluent 4th, soon pushed along, mistake and behind 6th, pulled up before next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
VERIPEK (NAP) has finished second in a point-to-point and a bumper but his luck might change now he faces hurdles and he's the main reason why A P McCoy is here today. Celtic Agent didn't fare badly on his hurdling debut at Wetherby and won his bumper here while Nightline will have learnt plenty from his fifth at Chepstow. But Gamain has disappointed in both starts over timber while winning pointer Black Lily has her first start for Chris Bealby.
Formwatch
Celtic Agent 10-1 (10-7) Pulled hard in rear, headway 5 out, weakened after 3 out, not fluent last, 5th of 13, 20l behind One Track Mind (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Gamain (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, reminders in 5th before 3 out, kept on same pace and no no impression, 5th of 9, 44l behind Arzal (10-12) at Kempton 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) sft in Nov.
Midnight Rocker 100-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, tailed off before 4 out, last of 16, well behind Warrantor (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Nightline 20-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, in 4th before 4 out, ridden before next, weakening when blundered 2 out, 5th of 16, 26l behind Warrantor (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Veripek (FR) 4-7fav (11-0) Tracked leader, dropped to 3rd over 5f out, driven and headway over 2f out, regained 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Tambura (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Nov.
Wootsteps (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, driven along 10f out, soon lost place and behind from halfway, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Barters Hill (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) gs in Nov.
Black Lily (IRE) 7-4 (12-2) Mid div, last brfly 6out, prog in cl 4th when lft 3rd 2out, so bef last & ld on inner early flat, won at Kinsale 3m ire ptp in May beating Uppertown Society (12-2) by nk, 8 ran.
Polly Wiggle 100-1 (10-10) In touch in rear, mistakes, reminder 4th, behind 6th, tailed off next, soon pulled up, in a race won by Rhythm Star (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft in Nov, 4 ran.