Racecards
13:00 Southwell
toteexacta Nursery (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,704
- 2nd: £503
- 3rd: £252
- Form 243844
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M E Rimmer
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
reared start and lost all of 10 lengths, behind, never a factor
- Form 568184
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey R Lucey-Butler
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 250733
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey William Carson
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 656371
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey F Sweeney
led, ridden 2f out, edged left and headed 1f out, driven and rallied near finish
- Form 7806
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey J Fanning
ridden along to chase leaders, weakened halfway
- Form 403096
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
prominent, ridden halfway, led 1f out, stayed on
- Form 400693
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
prominent, ridden halfway, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
Italian Ice
13- Form 004
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Non Runner
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
THORPE BAY never looked like winning when fourth over C&D last week, but this is easier and he gets a tentative vote. Monty Fay has been in better form at Wolverhampton lately and he can figure if handling today's surface, but Russian Bullet was 10lb lower than his original handicap mark when scoring at the same track last time and a penalty may have scuppered his chances. Claretintheblood has plenty to find with the latter, while Lord Buffhead has posted a couple of poor efforts since his win in testing ground at Newcastle in August.
Formwatch
Thorpe Bay 7-1 (8-9) Prominent under stands side rail, led halfway, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 5l behind Whisky Bravo (9-1) at Southwell 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs.
Lord Buffhead 20-1 (7-12) Soon outpaced in rear, lost touch over 2f out, left remote 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 28l behind Tell Dad (9-4) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Monty Fay (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) With leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, lost 2nd place close home, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Gin Twist (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Russian Bullet 6-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway on outer entering final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Alnair (9-2) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Willow Beauty 66-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 9l behind Lexington Pearl (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Claretintheblood (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Dwelt always in rear, 6th of 7, 6l behind Russian Bullet (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Burnwynd Spirit (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Led until over 1f out, soon under pressure, faded closing stages, last of 3, 4l behind Mr Knightley (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Italian Ice 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 9l behind Blanc De Chine (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol.