Racecards
15:55 Southwell
Ladbrokes Mobile Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,914
- 2nd: £867
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 1/28-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
dwelt, keen headway to track leaders over 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 351/501-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey D Holland
close up, short of room halfway, effort between horses over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ridden out
- Form 90042-6
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey J Fanning
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
Bianca De Medici
159- Form 332177-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 1745D6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey Barry McHugh
in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
In depth
Verdict
Polytrack winner, Gracious Melange finished fourth in similar company on last month's reappearance and has to come into the reckoning on her debut on Fibresand. However, MARISTAR is proven on the surface with a victory over 7f here to her credit and Gerard Butler's lightly-raced filly is taken to make a winning return to action. Bianca De Medici has won in a lower grade at Wolverhampton and there should be more to come this year, but Mozayada and Amary may struggle on the evidence of their recent form.
Formwatch
Gracious Melange 7-2 (9-7) In touch, effort on outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Ahlawy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Maristar (USA) 25-1 (9-5) In touch, headway on outer entering final 2f, led inside final furlong, edged left and ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct beating Veroon (9-10) by nk, 10 ran.
Mozayada (USA) 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, led halfway, headed over 1f out, faded, 6th of 14, 9l behind George Benjamin (9-6) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Bianca De Medici 15-2 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Halsion Chancer (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Amary (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon lost place, 6th of 10, 8l behind Forward Feline (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.