Racecards
17:00 Southwell
Ladies Day Sunday 21st August Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class F)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 3m 2f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 6566-82
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey W T Kennedy
in touch, jumped slowly 4th and 5th, pushed along 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1P/369P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
led to 8th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 976-221
- Age 4
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
held up, headway 8th, led 2 out, cleared last easily
- Form 8U726/0-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey A Pogson
mid-division, mistaken and lost place 4th, soon hard ridden and behind, tailed off when pulled up after 8th
Earn Out
9- Form P-76614
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Mr R Quinn
always behind
- Form 75-5227
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey Jim Crowley
in touch, ridden 10th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last
- Form 857-348
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey R Walford
mid-division, ridden and lost place after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0/73097-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Weldman
45- Form 6080/P2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey Mr P Kinsella
keen, mid-division, ridden 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 000/0-0
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P O'Connor
- Jockey Dave Crosse
behind, headway 10th, soon ridden, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 7964-53
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A J Wilson
- Jockey W Marston
prominent, outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no chance with winner
- Form 049-5PP
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey T Scudamore
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
In depth
Verdict
Fu Fighter, Earn Out, and Roman Consul are three against the field in a wide open affair and the narrow vote is given to Fu Fighter. The selection won well last time out when beating Court One and although he has a penalty for that win he won in the style of improvers and under similar conditions here he is taken to defy his penalty. Earn Out won a seller a couple of runs ago but this looks tougher and he is far from straight forward and at likely odds he looks worth opposing. Roman Consul is another worthy of respect on his best form. He returns to the fray off what looks a lenient mark and with his yard in better form he should be watched in the market. Seattle Prince is another with place claims on his latest second behind Relix but he looks to have enough weight for what he has actually archived and for that reason he is opposed. Of the remainder Agnese is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but in a trappy affair for the winner we return to Fu Fighter.
Formwatch
Seattle Prince (USA) 8-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, led after 9th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace from last, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Relix (11-1) at Market Rasen 3m nov hdl (E) gf in Jun.
Roman Consul (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Tracked leaders, badly hampered 1st, soon behind, lost place from 8th and pulled up at the 10th in race won by Advance East (9-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (F) hvy in Dec, 9 ran.
Fu Fighter 4-1fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, ridden and edged left approaching last, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd beating Court One (11-8) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Earn Out 9-2 (10-9) Held up and behind, headway on inside approaching 3 out, no impression from 2 out, 4th of 17, 14l behind Fu Fighter (11-0) at Worcester 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd.
Agnese 4-1 (11-0) In touch, effort approaching 2 out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 16l behind Ben Britten (11-5) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Jun.
Cody 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, hampered 3rd, lost pace 6th, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 13, 50l behind Primitive Poppy (10-5) at Cartmel 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gs in May.
Weldman 16-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway halfway, effort approaching last, every chance flat, not quicken, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Ding Dong Belle (10-3) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in May.
Vivante (IRE) 7-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Taranai (11-0) at N Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gf in Jun.