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14:20 Southwell

Betdirect.Co.Uk Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.20s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Piccled

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Port St Charles (IRE)

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Grandma Lily (IRE)

      40/1

        1(13)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW and EMERALD GREEN chevrons on sleeves, WHITE cap, YELLOW star

        Peruvian Chief (IRE)

        11 v CD
        9/1
        • Form 23014-9
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, ran on towards finish

        2(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Piccled

        20 CD
        6/4
        • Form 78021-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-11

        slow into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

        3(3)
        Silk - Dark Green and Light Green (halved), Beige sleeves, Brown cap

        Sundried Tomato

        11 D
        10/1
        • Form 2527-45
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on same pace

        4(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        James Stark (IRE)

        3 b CD
        16/1
        • Form 1056-66
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6

        soon outpaced

        5(5)
        Silk - Maroon, White seams, striped sleeves, quartered cap

        Maktavish

        10 CD
        10/1
        • Form 56340-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        6(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon and White hooped sleeves

        Winning Pleasure (IRE)

        36 b C
        16/1
        • Form 232535-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong

        7(1)
        Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Zarzu

        11 v D
        6/1
        • Form 3843-23
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong

        8(4)
        Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap

        Greenwood

        10 b BF
        14/1
        • Form 3702-36
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong

        9(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Quito (IRE)

        11 b C
        50/1
        • Form 20007-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        slow to stride, outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, running on when hampered inside final furlong, not recover

        10(11)
        Silk - Purple, Emerald Green inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves, and diamond on cap

        Port St Charles (IRE)

        7 C
        11/1
        • Form 7072-41
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-5

        prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, ran on

        11(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevron, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red star

        Grandma Lily (IRE)

        7
        40/1
        • Form 09074-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 7-12

        slow to stride, soon prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed no extra inside final furlong

        12(14)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Pink diamonds, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Emerald Green diamond

        Valazar (USA)

        10 D
        16/1
        • Form 0471-52
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and ran on inside final furlong

        13(9)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Safranine (IRE)

        120 CD
        100/1
        • Form 185405-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-12

        chased leaders for 3f

        14(12)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Grasslandik

        96 CD
        150/1
        • Form 918855-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-12

        chased leaders for 3f

        In depth

        Verdict

        A cracking sprint which will be difficult to find the winner, for the advantage of the draw seems to change weekly. Last years winner Peruvian Chief is a classy performer, but he does race of a stone higher mark this time round. Runner-up last year was Piccled, who on the book appears to have it all to do with the winner, will be meeting his old rival on 8lbs (taking into account his riders claim) worse terms. He has improved in the meantime, but will need to turn in a personal best if he is to win off this mark. Sundried Tomato is a game and consistent sprinter, but he looks to be in need of a little respite from the handicapper, while Winning Pleasure may find these specialist five-furlong horses taking him along faster than ideal. Both Zarzu and Greenwood come here in decent form and cannot be left out of calculations, but a tentative choice is Maktavish, who bounced back to form last time over course and distance. He had apparently taken time to acclimatize to his new stables at Dunstall Park, but he certainly looked a most improved sprinter last time, and he is taken to win a competitive heat.