Racecards
17:00 Southwell
Teletext Racing 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap (Class G) (Class G)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Form 02-4U10
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D Flood
- Jockey L Treadwell
pulled hard, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden in every chance over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 4023-33
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up, mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 20000-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
tracked leader 8f out, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered 2f out
- Form 3000/4-2
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
held up towards rear, ran wide bend 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer
Most-Saucy
125- Form 355500-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer I Wood
- Jockey Mr S Crawford
held up in rear, never nearer
- Form 314610
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey D Nolan
led, headed over 8f out, led again over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 003504
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
pulled hard, tracked leader, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Isa'af (IRE)
18- Form 6602-12
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
held up, headway and switched right 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 125430
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey N Chalmers
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 000050-
- Age 7
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer P Clinton
- Jockey R Kennemore
slowly into stride, pulled hard soon in touch, ridden in every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 540466
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
pulled hard, held up, headway on outside over 5f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
If the money is down then the horse to be on here is Mick Easterby's Trouble Mountain with the unexposed Dissident and the consistent Most Saucy as the main dangers. Some excellent efforts in defeat on the AW over the winter as well a a decent effort at Beverley on his return to turf mark this gelding down as the most likely winner of this moderate contest. With stable jockey Paul Mulrenhan booked and the ground not a problem he looks set to score for his in-form trainer. Most Saucy has run a string of good efforts to his name since his last win at Epsom in July and should be suited to this step down in trip. Dissident and the game Game Guru are closely matched on their running recently at Warwick with Dissident the type to improve for this trip. However Trouble Mountain looks poised to record his first victory since coming home ahead of his field at Beverley around this time of the year last season.