Racecards
14:30 Southwell
Bramley Apple Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Form 91/5-044
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 96
held up, hampered 2nd, went 4th next, ridden and beaten before 2 out, went modest 3rd in closing stages
- Form U2F1U3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 95
tracked leader, closed 8th, led 3 out, ridden between last 2, headed towards finish
- Form 631UP-7
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Drake
- Jockey Samantha Drake
tracked leader sin 4th, went left 2nd, jumped slowly and dropped reat next, pushed along and outpaced 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 8th
- Form P2P3F-7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey Kielan Woods
tracked leading pair, pushed along disputing 2nd after 4 out, blundered 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd before 2 out, switched left approaching last, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form P6PP64
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
led, clear 6th until 8th, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened and lost modest 3rd in closing stages
In depth
Verdict
VARDAS SUPREME gained his only success in 21 starts over fences on heavy going at Newcastle in February and a recent run after a long break will have put him spot-on to take this. Nicks Power made a reasonable start over fences at Worcester but then ran poorly on the same track where he never got involved. Turf Trivia gained his only chase victory over this course and distance in June though that was on good ground and he's given no indication that he acts on testing going. Molko Jack was in the process of running his best race when falling at the last at Sedgefield in March and found 2m5f much too far on his reappearance at Uttoxeter. Radsoc De Sivola is a long way out of the handicap.
Formwatch
Nicks Power (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Raced in last pair, some headway 8th, ridden and left behind after 10th, remote 4th from 3 out (normal 4 out), 4th of 8, 40l behind The Potting Shed (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f (4) gd.
Turf Trivia 5-1 (11-12) Held up in 4th, headway to track winner after 4 out, ridden and one pace between last 2, soon no impression, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Sendiym (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd.
Vardas Supreme (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Tracked leader until 7th, ridden after 2 out, no extra before last, 7th of 9, 18l behind Local Present (10-8) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Molko Jack (FR) 25-1 (11-5) Mid-division, outpaced before 4 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, well behind Midnight Charmer (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp 0-100 (5) gs.
Radsoc De Sivola (FR) 100-1 (10-0) Soon tailed off, not jump well, finished in own time, 4th of 5, well behind My Brother Sylvest (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m Novice Handicap Chase (0-140) (4yo+) (3) gd.