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14:50 Southwell
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- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 609B05
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey A Daly
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never trouble leaders
- Form 209016
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 70
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, soon led, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 370516
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 237156
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Winston
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, switched right over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on near finish
Saffron Fox
21- Form 473020
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey A Kirby
led, headed after 2f, led again 11f out, ridden and headed 5f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 080742
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey P Hanagan
held up in touch, headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 123604
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Dale Gibson
tracked leaders, chased leader 10f out, led 5f out, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 002623
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey N De Souza
keen, led after 2f, headed 11f out, ridden and lost place over 5f out
In depth
Verdict
A very tricky long distance handicap that may fall to Tedstale, Spitting Image and Bank On Benny look to be the main dangers. Kevin Ryan's seven-year-old appeared to find the twelve furlong trip at Wolverhampton last time a bit on the short side and is better judged on his previous run when staying on well to beat Missie Baileys over a mile and six. If that effort is anything to go by today's distance shouldn't be a problem. Spitting Image made a winning start when moved to Mark Johnston and has put in two decent efforts since, a place looks on the cards. Meanwhile Bank On Benny cannot easily be discounted following an excellent second behind Reggie Rhythm last time. He's A Star may prove best of the others, but Tedstale is the one that gets our sporting vote.
Formwatch
Tedstale (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 5l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Sun Hill 11-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, led 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 9, 13l behind Heathyards Pride (9-6) at Southwell 1m 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Spitting Image (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) In touch, ridden over 6f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Piper General (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f app hcp (6) pol.
Saffron Fox 7-1 (11-4) Tracked leader to 5f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind Cayman Calypso (9-12) at Lingfield 2m amt hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Bank On Benny 5-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong to go second toward finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Reggae Rhythm (9-6) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Woodford Consult 16-1 (8-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Woolstone Boy (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Oct.
He's A Star 7-1 (8-3) Held up in touch, ridden 4f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Trance (9-10) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Red Sun 16-1 (10-10) Soon disputed lead, headed halfway, weakened from 5f out, 8th of 10, 30l behind Clara Allen (11-4) at Cork 1m 6f ldy hcp 0-70 gf in Sept.