Racecards
15:40 Southwell
Bet Direct Through Sky Active Selling Stakes (Class G)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
Druid
8- Form 065-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P Haslam
- Jockey D Wakenshaw
led, headed over 4f out, ridden and not much room over just over 2f out, weaken final furlong
- Form 50043-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
slowly away, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 00600-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
behind, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
pushed along towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 050466-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Derek Nolan
chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well pushed out
- Form 066000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
soon outpaced and behind
Heathyards Joy
113- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Dean McKeown
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression after
Hunting Pink
45- Form 630044-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey L Fletcher
held up, headway on inner over 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace
Katie's Role
20- Form 30043-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Ian Emmerson
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 4005-60
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey P Doe
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 5004-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
soon outpaced and behind, tailed off over 3f out
Zonnebeke
20- Form 400-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Not a race to get too involved in but Garnock Venture looks to hold strong claims and can take this from Druid and Hunting Pink. Alan Berry¿s colt is still a maiden but drops to selling company for the first time and on the evidence of his course and distance third in a competitive nursery last month will take a lot of beating here. Druid also enters this grade for the first after showing bits of form in his four runs to date. He didn¿t act on the Polytrack last time but has run with credit here and at Wolverhampton so has to be given plenty of respect. Hunting Pink hails from a top yard and has run consistently well in this grade and should be on the premises again. Are You There and Oktis Morillious are from yards that do well here at Southwell and are worth checking out in the betting market, but Garnock Valley has the strongest overall form and is taken to land the prize.