Racecards
16:20 Southwell
At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 62y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
Midnight Gem
47- Form 2652P9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
prominent, not fluent 5th, led after 6th, headed next, 3rd and no extra from 2 out
- Form 5378-31
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer S Edmunds
- Jockey C Gethings
chased leaders, not always fluent, lost place 3rd, headway 7th, went 2nd going best 2 out, led and jumped right last, hung right flat, headed post
- Form 06-P125
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A M Hales
- Jockey Killian Moore
mid-division, not fluent 5th, mistake next, went 4th and ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 212342
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Harry Skelton
prominent, led 5th, headed after next, led again 7th, ridden after 3 out, headed narrowly last, battled on bravely to lead again post
- Form 3533-52
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey T Messenger
prominent, ridden 7th, lost place next, weakened after 3 out
- Form 533
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up towards rear, jumped big 2nd, weakened after 3 out
- Form 2-5670
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
held up towards rear, headway on outside 7th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
The Big Mare
27- Form 00-8084
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey R T Dunne
mid-division, ridden after 5th, struggling 8th, well beaten 3 out
- Form 000-UPU
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer P Henderson
- Jockey Mr G Treacy
jumped right at times, led until 5th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 600059
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, well beaten 3 out
- Form 4U741/8
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A Day
- Jockey Cathal Courtney
chasing leaders 2nd, struggling 8th, well beaten 3 out
- Form UPP484
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, struggling 8th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A winner without a penalty having landed a conditionals' race under today's rider at Towcester last week, VISIBLE LIGHT (NAP) has obvious claims. He's still prone to the odd mistake but that didn't stop him recording a cosy win and Stuart Edmunds' charge is preferred to Diego Suarez. The latter was narrowly beaten at Catterick last month and is upped 5lb while Running Wolf won at the same track in December but has disappointed since. Riddlestown scored over track and trip at the end of last year while Midnight Gem drops in class and Cahill has more scope than most.
Formwatch
Midnight Gem 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inside, hit 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, dist behind Timon's Tara (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Visible Light (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-9) Blundered 1st, towards rear, steady headway approaching 4 out, 2nd after 3 out, led approaching and mistake next, clear before last, stayed on well, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Pret A Thou (11-12) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Running Wolf (IRE) 10-3 (11-11) Towards rear, ridden 3 out, never on terms, tailed off, 5th of 7, 31 3/4l behind Hassadin (11-8) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Riddlestown (IRE) 4-5fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 5th, ridden after 9th, soon lost touch, went 2nd flat, 2nd of 3, 32l behind Beaujolais Bob (10-0) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Diego Suarez (FR) 9-2 (11-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, closed when mistake last, every chance flat, 1 1/2 lengths down towards finish, stayed on close home, 2nd of 10, shd behind Perfect Poison (11-12) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Cahill (IRE) (8-11) last of 9, 14l behind Zarras (8-11) at Saint Moritz 4f Hard in Feb.
Lovefromabove (IRE) 150-1 (10-9) Held up in touch in mid-division, lost place before 5th, well behind 3 out, 13th of 15, dist behind Will O'the West (11-2) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
The Big Mare 40-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, struggling 8th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Shoofly Milly (11-11) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Griesenau (IRE) 66-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, struggling when unseated rider 4 out, at Taunton 2m (6) hvy in Feb.
Drive On Locky (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Always behind, tailed off 2 out, 9th of 12, dist behind Allchilledout (11-10) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Ohms Law 16-1 (10-9) Led, pushed along 4 out, headed approaching next, weakened 2 out, last of 8, 34 3/4l behind Tokyo Javilex (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
League Of His Own (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Behind, headway into 4th 4 out, ridden to chase front pair after 2 out, soon lost place and weakened, tailed off, 4th of 8, 21l behind Symphony Of Pearls (10-7) at Stratford 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.