Racecards
18:30 Southwell
Sky Sports Racing On Virgin 535 Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f 16y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £9,662 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £400
- Form 12-7267
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Rhona Pindar
raced wide prominent until ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 445412
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M Murphy
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again final strides
- Form 746605
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 2-86840
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey S H James
in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out
- Form 280012
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 214252
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
outpaced, never on terms
- Form 322177
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Cam Hardie
prominent until ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 433769
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey B A Curtis
slow into stride, pushed along towards rear, outpaced over 3f out
- Form 803184
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
In depth
Verdict
Axe Axelrod has never run here but has won twice on Tapeta so there's no reason why he shouldn't take to the surface. Young John has run twice here and didn't show much but is in better form now so should give a good account while Samovar has won four times around here and is only 3lb higher than his victory earlier this month. ORANGE BLOSSOM makes her debut on the track but she's won on Polytrack and has been in good form on Turf in recent weeks so looks the one to beat. Liamba won here in May and was probably in need of the run on a return visit earlier this month. Gullane One has won his share on Turf and makes his all-weather debut from a very fair mark.
Formwatch
Angel Palanas 9-1 (8-8) Raced wide, soon chasing leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Weld Al Emarat (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Young John (IRE) 4-1fav (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, always well held, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Highly Sprung (9-1) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Airglow (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace, 5th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Rolladice (8-9) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Mutawaffer (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 14, 13 3/4l behind Secretinthepark (9-3) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Samovar 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Saaheq (9-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Orange Blossom 20-1 (8-10) Led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held near finish, 2nd of 17, 1/2l behind Fantasy Keeper (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Liamba 11-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Awa Bomba (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Praxidice 16-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Dutch Treat (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcp fll (3) gs in Oct.
Gullane One (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 7, 5l behind Penny Pot Lane (9-5) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Axe Axelrod (USA) 5-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Peachey Carnehan (9-3) by 3/4l, 13 ran.