Racecards
19:00 Southwell
Betway Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 4f 214y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £10,150 added
- Winner: £5,531
- 2nd: £1,646
- 3rd: £823
- 4th: £411
- Form 077-418
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
close up, headway to press leaders entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 134993-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Jason Hart
prominent, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
- Form 313468-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Sean Davis
slowly away outpaced
- Form 712122
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey Phil Dennis
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
- Form 1-57598
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Stef Keniry
- Jockey L P Keniry
slowly away outpaced
- Form 654853-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Connor Beasley
dwelt in touch, headway and edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 1-13631
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Paula Muir
close up, pushed along halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 447424
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
prominent until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Warrior's Valley won over track and trip last month with Classic Pursuit, Samovar and MININGGOLD behind. But the latter reversed running back here last month in convincing fashion and Michael Dods’ charge is fancied to go in again despite a 5lb rise. Midnight Malibu never recovered from a slow start here in February but scored in a higher grade over course and distance before that and is not out of this while Fibresand winner Jabbarockie makes more appeal than both Show Palace and Only Spoofing as all three return to action.
Formwatch
Midnight Malibu (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) 8th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Moonraker (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Jabbarockie 7-2 (9-2) 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Merry Banter (9-6) at Redcar 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Only Spoofing (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) 8th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Outrage (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Warrior's Valley 6-4fav (9-7) 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Mininggold (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Classic Pursuit 100-1 (9-5) 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Martineo (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Show Palace 11-2 (9-1) 3rd of 16, shd behind Wrenthorpe (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Mininggold 5-1 (9-0) won at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Warrior's Valley (9-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Samovar 25-1 (8-11) 4th of 13, 2l behind Warrior's Valley (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.