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15:10 Southwell
Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 21y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,800 added
- Winner: £5,129
- 2nd: £2,407
- 3rd: £1,202
- 4th: £602
- Form 12111-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 80
held up off the pace in 5th on inside, pushed along in 4th turning in, ridden inside final 2f, soon beaten
- Form 5705-15
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
pressed leader until dropped to 3rd 5f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, some late minor headway
- Form 463550-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey Jason Hart
steadied start, held up last, good headway near side rail 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on well
- Form 048304-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, plugged on in well held 3rd
- Form 143178-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S Spencer
- Jockey Zak Wheatley
held up just off the pace in 4th, pushed along and dropped to rear over 3f out, no chance after
- Form 3412/26-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey David Probert
close 3rd, went 2nd out wide 5f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
In depth
Verdict
A hike in the weights brought the winning run of Victory March to an end at Newcastle though he steps back up in trip for this. But MUKHA MAGIC landed a double over today’s distance last summer and having faced a tough task in a conditions race last time, he gets another chance. Temporize is not the most consistent though posted one of his better efforts at Wolverhampton last time while Summertime Romance returns from a lengthy absence.
Formwatch
Victory March (IRE) 6-5fav (10-3) Held up in rear, detached by 3 lengths entering home straight, headway 3f out, pushed along 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Skye Breeze (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Mukha Magic 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leading pair on inside until pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, ridden on inside and beaten over 1f out, last of 5, 8 1/4l behind Solent Gateway (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Danni California (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Last to break, held up in rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Pons Aelius (8-3) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Temporize 11-2 (8-5) Led, set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Scriptwriter (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Bearaway (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) In touch towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 20 3/4l behind Qaasid (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Summertime Romance 11-1 (9-4) Mid-division, closed 12f out, outpaced 4f out, rallied 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 17, 5 1/2l behind Evaluation (9-5) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in May.