Racecards
15:25 Southwell
Fasthandle Limited Building Land Purchase Banded Stakes (Class H) (Class H)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 00/600-1
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer Dr J Scargill
- Jockey C Lowther
keen, tracked leaders, led 3f out, soon headed, rallied and led again inside final furlong, ridden out
- Form 643321
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
with leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace when jinked inside final furlong, soon eased
Lill's Star Lad
298- Form 0P/0000-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P Wood
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly away, outpaced
- Form 000-030
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, kept on one pace
Samba Beat
57- Form 050-000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer R Marvin
- Jockey Dean McKeown
slowly into stride, outpaced
Sea Tern
265- Form 00/00-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey S Righton
slowly into stride, outpaced
- Form 522152
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey T Block
chased leaders, headway to lead over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 0-03000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S W Kelly
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Countrywide Girl won well last time and is put forward as the one to beat with Tiny Tim, Bronx Bomber and Magic Eagle those most likely to push our selection close. The mare from the Alan Berry yard won in good style last time in this grade at Wolverhampton when defeating Ben Kenobi. That was her first win since 2001 but she is clearly in good heart at present and she looks worth supporting now that she has regained the winning thread. Bronx Bomber beat Tiny Tim by a length-and-three-quarters last time but the latter is 6lbs better off at the weights here and there is no guarantee that the blinkers will work as well again with Bronx Bomber. Magic Eagle is the only course and distance winner in the field but he hasn't won since 2001 so the percentage call is to take him on. This is an open race but Countrywide Girl is in good form and as such is put forward as the one to beat.