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17:00 Southwell
Cath Heslop 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 153y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,249 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £450
- Form 187-950
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 112
close up, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 340P-33
- Age 7
- Weight 11-13
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
always towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 27-7324
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
- Form 244-P04
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
led, pushed along and headed 2 out, weakened before last
- Form 3UP-134
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased winner from last, one pace
- Form 6/16757-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey Brendan Powell
towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, in 4th from 2 out, no impression
- Form 61/148-7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey C R King
tracked leaders, lost place 7 out, tailed off
- Form 345/898-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Tom Cannon
towards rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, kept on well before last
- Form 1/378-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey R T Dunne
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In depth
Verdict
Benny In Milan won at Fontwell last summer and Denis Hogan sends him over from Ireland again off the back of a run at the Galway Festival. He shouldn’t be ignored and neither should the returning Ebonys Encore, who has had a wind operation since last seen. John Quinn’s runners here are always worth a second look and Cosmic Tigress is back on a winning mark but May’s Market Rasen scorer BARON VON CHILL can pick up the winning thread again despite a couple of subsequent reverses at Ffos Las.
Formwatch
Benny In Milan (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from after 3 out, 11th of 20, 16 3/4l behind Storm Rising (11-12) at Galway 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Box Office (FR) 9-4 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced, not fluent 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 5, 13l behind King's Reste (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Railroad Junkie (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Held up mid-division, driven and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on to take moderate 4th after last, never threatened leaders, 4th of 9, 24 3/4l behind G'day Aussie (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Blazon 9-1 (11-0) Chased leading pair until 4th, went 3rd again 4 out, pushed along and lost 3rd 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, dist behind G For Ginger (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Baron Von Chill 5-2 (11-7) In touch, on outside, headway after 3 out, led next, headed last, soon under pressure, weakened closing stages, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Dinsdale (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Gannicus 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Advanced Virgo (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Cosmic Tigress 8-1 (8-4) Held up, effort on outside over 2f out, never able to challenge, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Kuiper Belt (8-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Polished Rock (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 37 3/4l behind Soulsaver (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Ebonys Encore (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, well held next, 8th of 16, 13 3/4l behind Presenting Pearl (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f (4) gs in Mar.