Racecards
16:30 Southwell
Southwell Golf Club Lady Members Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,914
- 2nd: £867
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 12-1121
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Tony Culhane
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 5/05327-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey J Millman
with leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on near finish
- Form 55040-0
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly away, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 43180-3
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer F Sheridan
- Jockey James Doyle
always in rear
- Form 21002-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 84
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
- Form 124445
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 03-3112
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A J Chamberlain
- Jockey N Chalmers
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out
In depth
Verdict
Majuro has been in fine form on the all-weather this year but his last four wins have been in plating company and this could prove beyond him. Esprit De Midas will strip fitter for a recent pipe-opener and he has the past form on this surface to figure, while Almahaza nearly defied a 10lb rise in the weights last time but all four course wins have come over a mile and he's been raised a further 3lb. Icelandic makes his Fibresand debut, but MASAI MOON is a C&D winner and he gets the vote dropped in class for his return to action.
Formwatch
Majuro (IRE) 3-10fav (9-2) Made all, clear final 2f, eased final 100 yards, unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol beating Plush (8-6) by 8l, 4 ran.
Masai Moon 15-2 (9-0) In touch on outside, headway to track leaders over 4f out, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Crown Choice (9-3) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Gobama 66-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, ridden along in rear early on, never near leaders, last of 11, 7l behind Aspectoflove (9-3) at Lingfield 1m flls lst stks (1) pol in Oct.
Academy Blues (USA) 18-1 (9-0) Tracked leader stands' side, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 15, 17l behind Lord Aeryn (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Icelandic 8-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Jack Rackham (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Esprit de Midas 25-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no extra towards finish, 11th of 20, 5l behind Horseradish (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Lockantanks 12-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out, 5th of 11, 7l behind Kay Gee Be (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Almahaza (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway entering final 2f, hung left from 1f out, every chace inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Postman (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.