Racecards
15:30 Southwell
southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,596
- 2nd: £2,244
- 3rd: £1,122
- 4th: £562
- Form 1461-15
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Callum Bewley
held up in rear, headway 8th, close 3rd when carried left 4 out, beaten after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 7117/22
- Age 11
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey D C Costello
prominent, mistake and lost place 8th, jumped left and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 11-2111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey L Treadwell
held up, closed after 6th, 2nd when hampered 4 out, no impression on winner after 2 out, 3rd and one pace last
- Form 12P-P62
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Ryan Hatch
in rear, not always fluent, struggling 7th, behind when hampered 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 15-3123
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd last, no impression on eased down winner
- Form 454-231
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leader, raced widest of all, led before 9th, jumped left 4 out, jumped left 2 out, soon went clear, again went left last, eased towards finish
- Form 2P1/18-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer F Brennan
- Jockey Callum Whillans
led, not fluent 5th, headed before 9th, weakened next, pulled up after mistake 3 out
- Form 625256
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Craig Gallagher
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Spookydooky is upped in class off a 9lb higher mark after scoring under A P McCoy at Doncaster. Speed Master also takes on tougher opposition after making the frame at Ffos Las and Desilvano makes his handicap debut having won both starts over hurdles to date. No Planning was outclassed over fences last time and is 9lb higher than his victor over hurdles at Wetherby on Boxing Day but Capellanus can figure off his current mark. EL DANCER ran well for second behind Invicta Lake in a Grade 3 hurdle at Sandown last time and he gets a tentative vote back in this lower grade.
Formwatch
No Planning 8-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, led 5 out, headed 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 12, 30l behind Samstown (10-5) at Haydock 3m 1f hcp chs G2 (1) hvy in Jan.
El Dancer (GER) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders on inside, 3rd before 2 out, every chance last, driven and chased winner run-in, no impression and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Invicta Lake (10-9) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in Jan.
Desilvano 1-2fav (11-5) Jumped slightly right, made all, clear 2 out, easily, won at Catterick 3m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Gone Forever (11-5) by 13l, 4 ran.
Speed Master (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Held up, not fluent 4th, headway after 7th, ridden before 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Fishing Bridge (10-2) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Jan.
Delgany Demon 10-3 (11-5) Tracked leading pair, mistake 5th, ridden before 2 out, soon one pace, weakened 2 out, mistake last, 3rd of 5, 30l behind Mackerye End (10-12) at Chepstow 3m nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Spookydooky (IRE) 2-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders on outside, headway to challenge after 4 out, led narrowly before next, soon ridden and hard pressed, stayed on well to assert clear from last, won at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Jan beating At Reception (11-0) by 7l, 9 ran.
Bunclody 33-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, jumped left next, pecked 5th, well beaten after next, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Ballycool (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft, 9 ran.
Capellanus (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway before last, no extra run-in, 6th of 12, 9l behind Dawalan (11-9) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl (2) gd.