Racecards
15:50 Southwell
Littlewoodscasino.Com Banded Stakes (Class H)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Form 0/000-12
- Age 6
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
slowly away, always behind
- Form 030040-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 0/0505-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
led, ridden well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 0000-35
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Darren Williams
towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 00000/0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer C Kellett
- Jockey T Williams
chased leaders to halfway, tailed off over 2f out
- Form 020-440
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 6000-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Lively Felix
123- Form 600000-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey B Swarbrick
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Magic Eagle
17- Form 50000/5
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey D Nolan
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 05046-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey J Bramhill
slowly away, always towards rear
Mister Rushby
152- Form 000000-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
chased leader, weakened halfway
- Form 00000-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 00000/0-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey L Treadwell
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on and no impression final 2f
In depth
Verdict
Eternal Bloom returns to the scene of her recent success and can regain the winning thread at the expense of Bells Boy's and Blunham. Mel Brittain's mare was most impressive when beating Court Music by five lengths on that occasion, despite carrying her head very high. She wasn't disgraced at Wolverhampton two days later when second to Dafa and will take all the beating. Bells Boy's has been rated in the 50's and looked to be returning to somewhere near his best when third here behind Lady Protector over the five furlong trip with today's rival Blunham just behind. Bells Boy's appears to be better suited by today's distance and should come out on top again. Of the rest Champagne Rider could find his way into the shake up but Eternal Bloom should be the one to lead them all home.