Racecards
14:00 Southwell
Roy Boyles The 80th Birthday Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,100 added
- Winner: £2,667
- 2nd: £783
- 3rd: £392
- 4th: £196
- Form 38-125R
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer Mrs L Hill
- Jockey A Thornton
slowly away, in rear, went 3rd from 6th, led before 4 out, clear before 3 out, canter
- Form 524177
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Mrs P Sly
- Jockey Miss Gina Andrews
tracked leader, reminder after 2nd, soon led, clear from 4th until 7th, blundered and headed 13th, weakened before 5 out
- Form 6-1P612
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey Jake Greenall
chased leaders in 3rd, lost place after 5th, pushed along 9th, in rear from 12th, weakened before next
- Form 212463
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Peter Toole
led, headed after 2nd, tracked leader, with leader 10th, led 13th, headed before 4 out, ridden before next, no impression
- Form 76P300
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Mrs M Hobbs
- Jockey Peter Carberry
in touch in 4th, in rear from 4th, struggling from 13th, went 3rd after 4 out, never dangerous
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BACKFROMTHECONGO makes plenty of appeal here. Beaten only a couple of lengths on his latest start, he scored over 3m on a fast surface at Leicester before that and can race off a lower mark here with Jake Greenall's 7lb claim taken into consideration. Rebel Melody has winning form on today's ground and showed signs of a return to form when third at Plumpton last time, but Uttoxeter winner Shammy Buskins' recent show of recalcitrance is off-putting. Ovthenight has been below par of late and Melchizedek is hard to fancy.
Formwatch
Shammy Buskins 13-2 (11-0) Whipped round start, took no part, in a race won by Justabout (10-1) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd, 7 ran.
Ovthenight (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) With leaders, lost place and reminders 4th, soon behind, no danger after, 7th of 9, 39l behind Honourable Arthur (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Backfromthecongo (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, joined leaders 12th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on under pressure to lead briefly flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Honourable Arthur (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Rebel Melody (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Prominent, outpaced 14th, rallied approaching 2 out, kept on, one pace, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Deep Pockets (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 2f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Melchizedek (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Close up, on terms 4 out, ridden and weakened from next, 15th of 18, well behind Tequila Lord (11-2) at Clonmel 2m hcp hdl 80-95 in Feb.