Racecards
15:10 Southwell
Littlewoods Lotto3 0800 500 000 Selling Stakes (Class 6)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 2-22124
- Age 10
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A G Juckes
- Jockey N Callan
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 462243
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey P Cosgrave
tracked leader, led 5f out, driven over 2f out, kept on until heder well inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 80175-9
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey R Winston
behind, driven over 5f out, never a factor
- Form 0/04-537
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
- Form 03490/0-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey Gemma Anderson
led, headed 5f out, driven over 4f out, soon beaten
- Form 900/708-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 30
mid-division, effort when weakening over 2f out
- Form 6-30567
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey D Holland
held up behind leaders, switched right approaching final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, cleverly
- Form 14565-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 47
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
In the seller, Romil Star gets the vote ahead of Moon Shot and Mossman Gorge. On official ratings and recent form, the only pair you can realistically give a chance to are Moon Shot and Romil Star, with the vote going to the last-named horse. A course and distance winner, there is more than enough in th way if his recent form for Romil Star to be given an excellent chance of gaining a well-earned win today. Moon Shot is an obvious danger back at arguably his best trip, although the selection might just find a little more when the chips are down. Wind the clock back 21 months and you would have to consider Fleetfoot Mac, while Mossman Gorge has more than enough form to be considered at this fairly lowly level, although his all-weather record is not the best, but the remainder would seem to have a lot find in order to score; all of which returns us to the selection, which is Romil Star.
Formwatch
Moon Shot 9-4 (9-10) Held up, improved 3f out, soon every chance, ridden, no extra final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Jackie Kiely (9-11) at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs.
Romil Star (GER) 4-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Kylkenny (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (6) fbs.
Spanish Star 22-1 (8-7) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 33l behind Surdoue (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.
Dextrous 14-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Surdoue (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs.
Fleetfoot Mac 66-1 (8-13) Always behind, 14th of 16, 29l behind Jake Black (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Tioga Gold (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Ridden over 4f out, always behind, 8th of 10, 29l behind Looks The Business (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol in Jul.
Mossmann Gorge 5-1 (9-2) Keen in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 6l behind York Cliff (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol.
True To Yourself (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 8f out, weakened over 4f out, 12th of 13, well behind Cotton Eyed Joe (9-6) at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.