Racecards
13:50 Southwell
Bet Direct Enhanced Place Terms Banded Stakes (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 322223
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 57
made most, ridden and hung left halfway, driven and carried head high inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 73-8120
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey D Fentiman
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
- Form 57-7731
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
chased winner, ridden halfway, effort approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
- Form 00-3000
- Age 11
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J M Bradley
- Jockey Darren Williams
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 7000-00
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer S P Griffiths
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly into stride, soon outpaced
- Form 0679-09
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Ann Stokell
with winner, ridden halfway, every chance 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
Pompey Blue
37- Form 80-4798
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer P J McBride
- Jockey R Winston
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 726-554
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
dwelt, soon outpaced, never nearer
Velvet Touch
21- Form 6-04749
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S W Kelly
chased winner, effort and every chance approaching final furlong, unable to quicken well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Beamsley Beacon, He's A Rocket and Torrent are the three to concentrate on here and the vote is given to Beamsley Beacon. The selection has been running consistently well and put up another good show last time out when third behind Midmaar at Lingfield over 6f. He will probably need things to drop right for him if he is lose his maiden tag, but he will be suited by the drop in trip and he has a good draw here so he is taken to score. He's A Rocket had a plum draw last time out when scoring over this trip when beating Pleasure Time. That was only a moderate contest and although he is likely to make the frame he may find one too good. Torrent is held by our selection on their recent run at Southwell, but he had no luck in running that day and it would be no surprise to see him go well today. Of the rest, Juwwi has been a good servant to connections and is more than capable of winning this, but he is out of form and this trip may be a bit on the sharp side for him these days, so we will stick with Beamsley Beacon as our idea of the winner.
Formwatch
Beamsley Beacon 9-2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on close home, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Midmaar at Lingfield 6f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Danakim 12-1 Started slowly, always behind, last of 12, 9l behind Chatshow at W'hampton 5f hcp (F4) pol in Feb.
He's A Rocket (IRE) 5-2fav Chased leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at W'hampton 5f stk (H5) pol in Feb beating Pleasure Time by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Juwwi 40-1 Slowly into stride, outpaced, 11th of 14, 13l behind The Leather Wedge at Southwell 5f clm (F4) fbs.
Percy Douglas 50-1 Took keen hold and held up, some headway on outside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 13l behind Kingsmaite at W'hampton 6f hcp (D2) pol.
Pompey Blue 10-1 Mid-division, soon switched right, headway halfway, soon ridden, bumped 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 4l behind Bella Tutrice at W'hampton 5f stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Torrent 7-1 Hampered start, held up, hampered 3f out, effort over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Bella Tutrice at Southwell 5f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.
Velvet Touch 14-1 Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, 9th of 13, 8l behind Bella Tutrice at Southwell 5f stk (H5) fbs in Feb.