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18:40 Southwell

Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 88y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,446
  • 2nd: £2,509
  • 3rd: £1,254
  • 4th: £628
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 9.94s
  • Off Time: 18:40:48
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Fire Away (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Flaming Ambition (IRE)

    10/11

      1
      Silk - Red, Black star, sleeves and stars on cap

      Fire Away (IRE)

      36 vt D
      4/1
      • Form 211P50
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 119

      tracked leader in 2nd, led 3 out, ridden and faced challenge after 2 out, driven out flat and ran on

      2
      Silk - Purple, orange triple diamond and diamond on cap

      Flaming Ambition (IRE)

      22
      10/11
      • Form 1-41
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-10

      chased leaders in 3rd, headway into 2nd after 3 out, challenged after 2 out, kept on

      3
      Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, halved sleeves, red cap

      Ridgeway (FR)

      35 t
      11/2
      • Form 124
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 111

      held up, raced freely, pushed along after 3 out and soon outpaced, ran on same pace until kept on steadily flat

      4
      Silk - Dark blue, maroon and white check sleeves and cap

      Wild Breeze (IRE)

      178 t
      50/1
      • Form 14P7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-3

      led, headed 3 out and soon dropped to 3rd, outpaced by leaders over 2 out, held when mistake last

      5
      Silk - Red, white braces and sleeves, white and red striped cap

      Royle Steel (FR)

      34
      9/2
      • Form 5512
      • Age 4
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 109

      held up, ridden and outpaced well over 2 out, soon held

      In depth

      Verdict

      FLAMING AMBITION won a maiden hurdle in good style when upped in trip at Warwick and further progress looks likely now handicapping. Ridgeway came up short at Fakenham on his handicap bow and steps up in distance while Fire Away is proving better over fences though can race off a lower mark back over the smaller obstacles. Royle Steel and Wild Breeze are others making their handicap debuts with preference for the former.

      Formwatch

      Fire Away (IRE) 100-1 (10-3) Mid-division, pushed along before 12th, never in contention, 11th of 15, dist behind Coole Cody (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.

      Flaming Ambition (IRE) 16-5 (11-6) Raced wide chasing leaders, went 2nd 7th, led approaching 3 out, clear when went right 2 out and last, ridden out, won at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Mar beating Benign Dictator (11-6) by 5l, 7 ran.

      Ridgeway (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Restitution (10-11) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.

      Wild Breeze (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, losing place 4 out, well beaten from next, 7th of 12, dist behind Washington (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) gs in Oct.

      Royle Steel (FR) 7-2 (10-11) Held up in touch, went 3rd before 3 out, pushed along to go 2nd before next, kept on but no match for winner, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Rock Legend (11-0) at Newcastle 2m (4) gd in Mar.