Racecards
14:00 Southwell
southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,713
- 2nd: £499
- 3rd: £250
- Form 4P8/855
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leading pair after 2 out, held in 3rd when hit last, one pace
Solo Choice
38- Form 2-567
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey R McGrath
led, hit 1st and 2nd, headed 5th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off before 2 out
- Form 278-784
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey T Siddall
held up towards rear, headway 5th to chase leaders on outer, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 727PP0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer E J Cooper
- Jockey J W Farrelly
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, jumped right and blundered 2 out, soon weakened
Sacco D'oro
18- Form 89-P666
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Charlie Studd
held up towards rear, headway on inside 3 out, led on bit before last, kept on strongly, eased towards finish
- Form 933-953
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer P D Niven
- Jockey B S Hughes
with leader, led 5th, clear approaching and hit 2 out, ridden and headed before last, one pace
- Form P5333P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
held up towards rear, struggling and behind approaching 6th, tailed off 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Wise Hawk and Solo Choice, who head the weights, have had 36 career starts between them without winning, which says plenty about the quality of this race. It's exactly a year since Prize Fighter almost pulled off a shock 100/1 victory in a Doncaster handicap and he's probably capable of a big effort on his day though they have been very infrequent. He is closely matched with PINEWOOD LEGEND on a line through Spice Bar, who has beaten both recently, but the latter just gets the nod as he's managed a couple of reasonable efforts this season. Bari Bay continues to drop in the weights which is hardly surprising given that she's a maiden after 26 runs.
Formwatch
Wise Hawk 18-1 (10-9) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 2 out, soon beaten, 5th of 11, 22l behind Arrayan (10-5) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Solo Choice 28-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 20l behind Restart (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Prize Fighter (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, hit 4th, headway after 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, 4th of 12, 14l behind Spice Bar (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.
Overyou 14-1 (11-0) Always in rear, 12th of 14, 35l behind Sheriff Hall (10-5) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Nov.
Sacco D'oro 66-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 14, 41l behind Smokey George (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl (3yo+) (5) hvy in Dec.
Pinewood Legend (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) In touch, ridden 3 out, kept on to go 3rd flat, 3rd of 11, 20l behind Spice Bar (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Nov.
Bari Bay 4-1 (10-1) In rear, not fluent 3rd, effort 5th, weakened after 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Time To Think (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy, 8 ran.