Racecards
12:25 Southwell
Beer Festival Weekend Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 1f 129y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 125PP3
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tended to jump right, made most, ridden and hard pressed approaching 3 out, headed next, rallied last, kept on same pace, held flat
- Form 1/113PP-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey L Treadwell
tracked leaders, reminder after 14th, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
- Form P1144P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P Maddison
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
pressed leader, driven 4 out, challenged next, soon ridden, led 2 out, stayed on well flat
Flichity (IRE)
219- Form 344254-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Benjamin Poste
tracked leaders, outpaced in 3rd 3 out, soon no chance with front pair
- Form 52793U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Jack Savage
Nonrunner
- Form 321337-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer T Symonds
- Jockey James Davies
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Line D'aios completed a hat trick in bumpers and over hurdles but has shown nothing in three starts over fences and has been dropped 8lb. DIXIE BULL was left clear at the last when scoring at Ffos Las in January and though disappointing subsequently heis back on the same mark and testing ground can see him back in the winner's enclosure. Riddlestown's five victories to date have all come over shorter trips while Mission Complete has been running poorly and his best form has been on quicker ground, though the 10lb claim of Jack Savage should aid his cause. Sgt Bull Berry is another whose form is on good going and Flichity is a long way out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Riddlestown (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Prominent, ridden after 6th, led 3 out, soon headed, weakened before next, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 29l behind Polarbrook (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Line D'aois (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Prominent, lost place when jumped slowly 7th, well behind before 13th, pulled up after 3 out, at Southwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Sgt Bull Berry 9-1 (10-1) Always behind, lost touch after 10th, pulled up next, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Flichity (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Disputed lead until after 3rd, tracking leaders when jumped slowly 6th, detatched next, soon tailed off, moderate 4th, last of 4, dist behind Warden Hill (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m 1f (3) gd in Apr.
Mission Complete (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 13th, soon ridden, 12 lengths 5th when mistake and unseated rider 4 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Dixie Bull (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 13th, some headway when jumped left and not fluent 16th, no impression, struggling from next, 7th of 9, 26 3/4l behind Emma Soda (11-6) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.