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16:20 Southwell
Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 182y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,940 added
- Winner: £2,859
- 2nd: £840
- 3rd: £420
- 4th: £350
Captain Jack
1022- Form 535536/
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey R T Dunne
mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden before last, kept on
- Form P-4392
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Katy Price
- Jockey K Brogan
in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 29/55-5P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Samantha & Jacqueline Coward
- Jockey Page Fuller
mid-division, pushed along 3 out, kept on without threatening
- Form 5-44555
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Dr R D P Newland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, led after 3rd, headed 2 out, soon weakened
- Form P860-7U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
prominent, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 906
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey James Bowen
mid-division, ridden after 3 out, never threatened
- Form 22/7-086
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
prominent, led after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 80859P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 798
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Conor Ring
in rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off
- Form P8029
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
mid-division, headway to challenge 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on well
- Form 0384
- Age 4
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
towards rear, ridden after 3 out, never a factor, pulled up
- Form 956-462
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J J Burke
towards rear, ridden after 3 out, stayed on before last
Numero Uno
74- Form 5953-00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey David Noonan
in rear, pulled up before 4 out
- Form F2/5P-45
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D Brooke
- Jockey Ross Chapman
led, headed after 3rd, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up
- Form 279/72
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey T Scudamore
NonRunner
- Form 057-P0P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey P J Brennan
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Few of these arrive in form but Penny Poet ran much better at Plumpton and wouldn't need much more. Jobesgreen Lad had shown glimmers of ability before a better effort on heavy ground at Exeter while Aronius wasn't beaten far at Catterick before running in a jumper's bumper at Lingfield. The four-year-old Yulong Magicreef handled the testing ground at Ffos Las but in a poor handicap the vote goes to FLEUR DU SEUILL (NAP), who had been racing over further before a much better run over this trip at Leicester.
Formwatch
Captain Jack 5-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 13, 28l behind Bandsman (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Keepscalling (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, niggled along in 3rd after 3 out, stayed on when ridden and kept on for 2nd after the last, 2nd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Paricolor (11-10) at Taunton 2m (5) gs in Dec.
It's Your Move (IRE) 80-1 (11-5) Made most until after 7th, soon weakened, pulled up after 4 out, at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Fleur Du Seuil (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders travelling strongly 2 out, found nothing under pressure before last, 5th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Infiniti (10-1) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Ofcourseiwill (IRE) 18-1 (11-9) Mid-division, not much room 1st, mistake and unseated rider 4th, at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Begin The Luck (IRE) 200-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden along before 2 out, soon faded, 6th of 9, 26 1/4l behind Fontaine Collonges (10-12) at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Jan.
Sad Eyed Dylan 28-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd bypassing omitted 4 out until led after bypassing next, pushed along and headed home turn, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 6th of 13, 32l behind Spirit Of Rome (10-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Grania O'Malley (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) In rear, reminders and struggling 7th, detached and last before 10th, pulled up before 3 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
The Boat (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced in last pair after 5th, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Stellar Magic (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan.
Aronius (GER) 6-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 9th of 13, 19 1/4l behind Jumping Cats (11-10) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Yulong Magicreef (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Midfield, relegated towards rear 4th, headway under pressure before 2 out, moved into 3rd before last, one pace flat, 4th of 12, 17 1/2l behind The Wire Flyer (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Jobesgreen Lad 7-2 (11-2) Prominent, chased leader 3 out, driven before 2 out, kept on without troubling winner from last, 2nd of 12, 13l behind Neetside (11-8) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Numero Uno 33-1 (11-2) Held up, never travelling, failed to threaten, 10th of 11, dist behind Admirals Bay (11-2) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Longtimesincejaspr (IRE) 28-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway over 7f out, weakened over 4f out, 5th of 9, 35 1/2l behind Quest For Life (11-4) at Newcastle 2m 4f (5) pol in Feb.
Penny Poet (IRE) 22-1 (11-3) Mid-division on inside, pushed along after 4 out, headway chasing leaders approaching next, pushed along and one pace in 3rd before 2 out, kept on run-in to dead head for 2nd, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Lady Chuffnell (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Gris De Pron (FR) 6-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway 10th, moved into distant 3rd 4 out, ridden and weakened when mistake 3 out, pulled up before last, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.