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19:00 Southwell

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 14y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £4,320
  • 2nd: £2,028
  • 3rd: £1,014
  • 4th: £507
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 38.51s
  • Off Time: 19:01:19
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Now Then Wendy

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Berkshire Breeze (IRE)

    4/11

      1(3)
      Silk - Red, white epaulets, diabolo on sleeves

      Berkshire Breeze (IRE)

      164 BF
      4/11
      • Form 433227-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leader, led 9f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish

      2(4)
      Silk - Pink, emerald green epaulets and armlets, emerald green and pink hooped cap

      Deadlock (IRE)

      11
      4/1
      • Form 2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      held up in touch, niggled along 5f out, driven over 3f out, 4th and beaten 2f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, royal blue and emerald green check sleeves and cap

      Gurkhali

      73
      200/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      ridden away from stalls, tracked leaders, ridden and struggling over 6f out, well beaten final 4f

      4(5)
      Silk - Black, red epaulets, armlets and cap

      Now Then Wendy

      19
      15/2
      • Form 4-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-5

      in rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well

      5(2)
      Silk - Maroon, yellow chevron, light blue sleeves

      Femme Patronne (IRE)

      10
      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      led, headed 9f out, ridden over 3f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out, weakened into 4th inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2022
      (5)
      Silk -

      Flying Instructor (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      2021
      (7)
      Silk -

      Alpha Theta

      8/15
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      2020
      (4)
      Silk -

      Harbour Front

      9/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      BERKSHIRE BREEZE went close on a couple of occasions last year including a handicap at Ascot. Rated 84 and with his yard in top form, Andrew Balding’s grey should have the measure of these. Deadlock was no match for a stablemate of the selection when runner-up at Kempton while the remaining trio of Now Then Wendy, Gurkhali and Femme Patronne all started life in bumpers with the latter having the strongest form of those.

      Formwatch

      Berkshire Breeze (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-8) Mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, faded 1f out, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Hamaki (9-10) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Aug.

      Deadlock (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Steadied and switched right start, held up last, good headway on inside went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Aztec Empire (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.

      Gurkhali 250-1 (11-0) Chased winner until over 5f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, dist behind Elogio (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.

      Now Then Wendy 12-1 (8-12) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, late headway for 4th, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Glam Puss (8-12) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Femme Patronne (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, stayed on strongly inside last to grab 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Ici La Reine (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Jan.