Racecards
13:40 Southwell
Nags Head Pickhill Amateur Riders' Claiming Stakes (Class G) (Div I) (Class G)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
Ocker (IRE)
595- Form 455003/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey Mrs M Morris
slowly into stride, always behind
Astrac (IRE)
191- Form 414006-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey Mrs C Williams
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 204500
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey Reserve
slowly into stride, behind, headway 3f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on
Above Board
46- Form 501460
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer R Marvin
- Jockey Miss C Hannaford
chased leaders, short of room over 4f out, soon weakened
Charge
21- Form 106-200
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Mr T Best
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on one-paced over 1f out
Groesfaen Lad
267- Form 404605-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey Miss H Davies
always behind
- Form 066003
- Age 12
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey Mr A Young
slowly into stride, towards rear, carried wide over 4f out, good headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest at finish
Magic Eagle
56- Form 10-0250
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Mr J E Moore
soon led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Dahlidya
32- Form 634000
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey Miss M J Bull
soon outpaced, moderate headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 020000
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Miss E J Jones
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest at finish
Arkatme
81- Form 5520-00
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Mr Nicky Tinkler
slowly into stride, never dangerous
- Form 525460
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey Mr P Makin
in touch, ridden halfway, every chance entering final furlong, unable to quicken close home
Nifty Norman
81- Form 0000-00
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey Mrs N Wilson
chased leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 0000-46
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened
- Form 4050-03
- Age 3
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer J Eyre
- Jockey Mr W Worthington
chased along in mid-division, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest at finish
In depth
Verdict
This moderate contest, which has attracted few that can be regarded as being in-form, won't take much winning and can go to Magic Eagle who has solid claims at the weights. Gary Moore's charge ran as though something was amiss on his latest start but had previously shown he was capable of taking a race of this nature when just caught close home in similar company over the course and distance in January. A reproduction should be good enough against inferior rivals the best of whom could be Faymist, who displayed some ability in a Leicester seller last time, along with Charge who has claims on a narrow defeat in handicap company at Lingfield in February but has been below par subsequently.