Racecards
15:30 Southwell
Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 111211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader, led 3 out, clear from 2 out
- Form 124614
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey Alex Merriam
led and set good pace, headed 3 out, held in 2nd when fell last
Pokanoket (IRE)
194- Form 212224
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey J Halliday
tracked leaders in 4th, outpaced after 3 out, headway next, in 3rd and held when left 2nd last
- Form 9
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss Tor Sturgis
- Jockey G Lee
always towards rear, not fluent 1st, never a factor
Another Minx
28- Form 08
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs Caroline Bailey
- Jockey A Thornton
held up towards rear, struggling from 5th
- Form 153
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway to go 3rd approaching 7th, weakened after 2 out, left 3rd last
Chit Chat
111- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R McGrath
towards rear, reminders early, struggling from 5th, never a factor
Hopeand
15- Form 20-058
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C T Pogson
- Jockey A Pogson
in rear, never troubled leaders
- Form 4P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey D C Costello
mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
- Form 435P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C C Bealby
- Jockey T Messenger
soon tracking leader, lost place approaching 5th
Morello Mist
15- Form 709
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tjade Collier
towards rear, took remote 4th near line, never a factor
- Form 6/8P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey P Aspell
mid-division, weakened from 5th
Shayaza
83- Form 5532-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division, blundered 7th when weakening, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
BANJAXED GIRL jumped these obstacles well last time out and the feeling is that there is plenty more to come; Evella, Call At Midnight and Shayaza look to be the main dangers. The selection steps up in trip today but that will be no problem as she has been seeing out her races well over this trip since dropping in distance. In-fact the longer trip should bring about more improvement and she seemed to relish jumping these obstacles last time (future chaser) and another win is anticipated despite her penalties. Evella is another former point-to-point winner and she was impressive when beating Epee Celeste at Plumpton last month. However that form isn't working out well and she has been beaten since so is opposed. Pokanoket has shown ability but this will be the softest ground that she has faced, and a bigger threat may be Call At Midnight who was four lengths behind Banjaxed Girl last time out and has a whole stone pull in the weights today but she needs to jump a bit better. Chit Chat needs a market check, Hopeand represents a stable that do well here, whilst Shayaza has been given a break since a strong second place finish to potential star Alegralil and any market move would have to look significant although she is yet to taste success at any level. That isn't true of Banjaxed Girl who can win again.
Formwatch
Banjaxed Girl 5-6fav (10-12) Led from 2nd, made rest, driven out, won at Southwell 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft beating Dream Esteem (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Evella (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Led, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, 4th of 7, 13l behind Grands Crus (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Pokanoket (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Soon chasing leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next, left poor 4th 2 out, 4th of 14, 19l behind Quivvy Bridge (11-3) at Stratford 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Aeronautica (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Chased leader until 4f out, weakened 3f out, 9th of 18, 32l behind Mizzurka (10-6) at Newbury 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Dec.
Another Minx 200-1 (11-2) In touch, went 2nd when hit 5th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 11, well behind Playing With Fire (10-13) at Leicester 2m mrs nov hdl (3) hvy in Jan.
Call At Midnight 13-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, chased leaders 3 out, one pace from next, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Banjaxed Girl (10-12) at Southwell 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft.
Chit Chat 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division on inside, outpaced over 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 15, 22l behind Banjaxed Girl (10-12) at Warwick 2m N H flat (5) gd in Nov.
Entertain Me 150-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, jumped right and bumped 1st, reminders and hung left after 4th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 8, 42l behind Pearlysteps (11-0) at Towcester 2m nov hdl (4) sft.
Hopeand 22-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 12, 46l behind Banjaxed Girl (10-12) at Southwell 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft.
Lady Sorcerer 7-1 (11-1) Mid-division, raced keenly, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Mrs Fawlty (11-1) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) sft, 14 ran.
Marie De Laufon (FR) 28-1 (11-1) Mid-division, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Mrs Fawlty (11-1) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) sft, 14 ran.
Morello Mist 150-1 (10-12) Held up, pushed along approaching 5th, soon detached, 9th of 12, 50l behind Banjaxed Girl (10-12) at Southwell 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft.
Ruby Queen (IRE) 80-1 (11-2) Prominent, went 2nd after 3rd, took wrong course after 6th and pulled up, in a race won by Diavoleria (10-13) at Newcastle 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) hvy, 15 ran.
Shayaza 33-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden 3 out, stayed on from next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Alegralil (11-3) at Catterick 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.