Racecards
15:55 Southwell
Bet Direct Tax Free Betting Handicap (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
Blue Velvet
21- Form 0-02334
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
close up, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong
- Form 030120
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey L Enstone
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 001002
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 504650
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey N Callan
slowly into stride, outpaced, hard ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer
City Player
102- Form 1/3-0063
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
soon behind, pulled up halfway
- Form 205264
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer R Wilman
- Jockey Reserve
with leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Dil
12- Form 014000
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey Joanna Badger
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 02/02-50
- Age 4
- Weight 7-11
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey J Bramhill
with leaders, weakened over 1f out
Grasslandik
10- Form 041030
- Age 6
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer Miss A Stokell
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
chased leaders, ridden and switched right 2f out, kept on, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
A competitive heat which may go the way of Blue Velvet, who showed she handled this surface when runner-up to Pickled here last month. She has to race off a 3lb higher mark here and may have most to fear from Dil, who was doing his best work in the closing stages in that race and will be 11lb better off here, taking into account Jo Badger's claim. Law Breaker, who continues to run well, but is creeping up the weights and Paddywack are sure to make their presence felt.