Racecards
15:00 Southwell
Littlewoods Bet Direct Banded Stakes (Class H5) (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 116064-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 37
- Trainer B J Curley
- Jockey T P Queally
in touch, headway over 3f out, led on bit over 1f out, ran on final furlong
- Form 406/006-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 30
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 56030-6
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey S W Kelly
held up, headway 4f out, wide into straight and ridden 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace
- Form 60553-4
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer A G Newcombe
- Jockey L P Keniry
held up, headway over 4f out, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 6060-60
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer M J Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 45500-5
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey S Whitworth
steady start, held up behind, headway halfway, ridden to chase leader over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Quest On Air
23- Form 3/2060-2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey N Callan
chased leaders, ridden to chase leader over 3f out, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
Street Games
129- Form 0000/56-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 35
- Trainer D G Bridgwater
- Jockey D Nolan
in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 0/00400-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey P Makin
outpaced
- Form 51003-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs L C Jewell
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, never nearer
Tregenna
13- Form 4500-6
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon headed, weakened final 2f
- Form 0/60-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer S P Griffiths
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
outpaced and tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Dafa, Kentucky Bullet and Quest On Air are the three that stand out here and we will side with the last named. The John Jenkins trained gelding made his Southwell debut earlier this month and belied odds of 33/1 to chase home Brother Cadfael. He was only caught in the final furlong over that one mile and six furlong trip and should be better suited by the shorter distance. Dafa landed a banded events last winter at Lingfield and Wolverhampton. He has been round this track in the past so if fit after his eight month holiday he should go close. Kentucky Bullet put in a stinker here last time but had previously finished a close up third to Radiant Bride. If he can repeat that effort he will be hard to beat. Escalade and Misty Man are two others worth a second glance, but Quest On Air seemed enjoy his jaunt round here last time and gets the vote