Racecards
13:40 Southwell
Littlewoods Pools Billions Won By Millions Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 4-57732
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 47
held up behind leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
- Form 940-859
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Miss Z C Davison
- Jockey D Kinsella
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened entering final furlong
- Form 040070-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey N Callan
towards rear, soon chased along, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 00/2200-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer L R James
- Jockey Hayley Turner
in touch, driven over 2f out, soon beaten
Going Skint
16- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
dwelt and behind, switched left and chased along, stayed on towards finish
- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer B J Curley
- Jockey J P Spencer
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Safaah
47- Form 9-8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer G Prodromou
- Jockey C Catlin
towards rear, never a factor
Signor Whippee
106- Form 864738-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 55
towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 2340-37
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily
- Form 754-444
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Mrs H Sweeting
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Stoneacre Boy holds an outstanding chance here and is favoured ahead of Succeed. As well as being ten pounds clear of his nearest rival based on those to have achieved a rating, that second-highest rated horse, Succeed, has a lot find with the selection based on formlines using a horse called Pauvic. He also races in first-time blinkers today, which could help things along. Of the others, Muktasb put in an improved showing last time, but he will need to find even more in order to win, while She Who Dares Wins would hold place claims based on her second to Shadow Jumper three runs ago, but her last two efforts have been modest. Island Green might show improvement for today's trip, Going Skint, who is from a fast family, will need to build on his six-furlong debut effort, Safaah drops in trip after two modest runs, and Signor Whippee has just one good run to his name. It all points us back to Stoneacre Boy, who get a solid vote.
Formwatch
Muktasb (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden, headway over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, shd behind Hello Roberto (8-12) at W'hampton 5f banded stk (7) pol.
Canary Dancer 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to halfway, 9th of 12, 10l behind Blakeshall Quest (9-0) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs.
Misty Princess 33-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 6l behind Leah's Pride (8-11) at Lingfield 5f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Going Skint 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 15l behind Crimson King (9-9) at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs.
Island Green (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Prominent 5f, last of 12, 7l behind Tamagin (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
Signor Whippee 40-1 (8-3) Soon outpaced, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 11l behind Stoneacre Lad (8-10) at W'hampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Stoneacre Boy (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, chased winner 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 9l behind Ockums Razor (9-6) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Succeed (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) In touch, driven and no impression when flashed tailed inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Pauvic (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol.