Racecards
15:25 Southwell
Bet Direct In Vision Sky Page 293 Handicap (Class F)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: None specified
- Form 0-0001
- Age 3
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer T Wall
- Jockey N Chalmers
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 6000D3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D Mernagh
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 262400
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey T Hamilton
prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 32006
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
always behind
Mister Benji
22- Form 540001
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
with leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 405515
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey G Carter
behind and soon pushed along, ridden and headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
Sudra
56- Form 205000
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer J O'Reilly
- Jockey J D O'Reilly
behind until some late heaway from over 2f out, never nearer
- Form 042540
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Miss D McHale
- Jockey Darren Williams
led to over 4f out, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Dil
7- Form 000600
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey Steven Harrison
always behind and outpaced
- Form 000605
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 600444
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
soon behind, never dangerous
- Form 400444
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Mrs L Pearce
- Jockey N Pollard
behind, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong
Shahm (IRE)
291- Form 00000-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
towards rear, outpaced halfway, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden and ran on well to lead well inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 000300
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Lisa Jones
in touch, lost place 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 00-4030
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey T Eaves
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer B Foster
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
in touch, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Course winners Mister Benji and Spy Gun are two to consider here, but a chance is taken with the Southwell debutant Waltzing Wizard. Alan Berry's gelding last saw the winner's enclosure in August 2002 but has shown signs of a return to form in recent efforts, in particular his latest outing at Lingfield in a similar contest to this where he finished a close up fifth behind Cold Climate. If he handles this surface he could go close at rewarding odds. Spy Gun showed tremendous improvement to win over a mile here last week and another bold bid is expected. However for the main danger it has to be Mister Benji who comfortably accounted for some seasoned performers here back in November and still appears to be well treated. Middleham Park must also be considered on pieces of form but Waltzing Wizard is just given the nod.