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13:25 Southwell
Pontinsbingo.com Nursery Handicap (Class 6)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,000 added
- Form 84061
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
chased leaders, bumped over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 093001
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon hung left, one pace
- Form 6552
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Matthew Lawson
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden out
- Form 97543U
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey Sonia Eaton
outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 081481
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 60
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, never nearer
Knapton Hill
71- Form 867
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, kept on approaching final furlong, never nearer
- Form 0597
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
always in rear
- Form 002463
- Age 2
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Peter Grayson
- Jockey A Kirby
chased leaders, bumped over 4f out, ridden, weakened and hung left over 1f out
- Form 57905
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer M A Magnusson
- Jockey C Catlin
chased leaders, edged right over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 496235
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey Tony Culhane
mid-division, ridden and weakened halfway
- Form 040148
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened entering final 2f
- Form 047500
- Age 2
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey B Doyle
close up, ridden halfway, one pace from over 1f out
- Form 074245
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey D Fentiman
slowly into stride, headway halfway, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
This is quite a competitive nursery handicap and the vote is given to Theoretical over Pirner's Brig and Homes By Woodford. The selection made made a successful nursery debut at Kempton last time when beating Nou Camp. She looks progressive and she should be capable of defying a penalty to score again, although confidence is tempered slightly be her high draw. Pirner's Brig won a weak seller last time and although more is required here he did in emphatic fashion and he does have a nice draw. Homes By Woodford overcame trouble to win here last time but he looks pretty exposed and he has a poor draw. Para Siempre has got some fair form and a good draw today so she is another to consider, but for the winner we will stick with Theoretical.
Formwatch
Theoretical 11-2 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up, headway and got through on inside to lead inside final 2f, kept on well, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Nou Camp (8-13) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Pirner's Brig 20-1 (8-12) Made all, ridden over 1f out, soon clear, won at W'hampton 6f 2yo sll (6) pol beating Totally Free (8-5) by 8l, 11 ran.
Para Siempre 7-2 (8-12) Prominent, led approaching 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Buckie Massa (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Homes By Woodford 13-2 (8-11) Mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead post, won at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (6) pol beating Dressed To Dance (9-0) by a shd, 12 ran.
Fire In Cairo (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 16, 13l behind Tarraburn (9-1) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Grange Lili (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up, ridden halfway, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on and edged left inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Diminuto (8-6) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Suntan Lady (IRE) 16-1 (8-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 7l behind Tobago Reef (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (6) std.
Bridget's Team 9-2 (7-12) Led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, 3rd of 4, 3l behind Bussel (9-2) at Southwell 6f 2yo clm (4) std.