Racecards
15:20 Southwell
Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,450
- 2nd: £3,728
- 3rd: £1,864
- 4th: £932
- Form 530770-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 99
towards rear, never on terms
- Form 7432-00
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 98
led, headed halfway, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 601-217
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 98
chased leaders, went 2nd entering final 3f, ridden to lead and hung right over 1f out, driven out
- Form 26014-5
- Age 10
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J P Spencer
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
Ifwecan
11- Form 5375-35
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
Freud (FR)
39- Form 152/7-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey P J McDonald
towards rear, never on terms
- Form 1-33255
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C A Dwyer
- Jockey S De Sousa
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway on outer to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden to chase winner when not clear run and switched left approaching final furlong, kept on
- Form 156-281
- Age 5
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey B A Curtis
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Frontier Fighter ran nowhere his best in a couple of outings at Meydan in January but he won this contest last year off today's mark when beating Noble Citizen and stablemate Dubai Hills. David O'Meara's charge found Pearl Nation too good here in December but re-opposes on much better terms and should make a bold bid to repeat. Ifwecan has looked high enough in the weights since June's win at Musselburgh and makes his debut on the Fibresand and Loyalty is upped in class after scoring at Chelmsford. TWO MOONS is also facing a tougher task then when scoring over 7f here a fortnight ago but Brian Ellison's progressive charge saves his best for this track and should be in the mix.
Formwatch
Dubai Hills 22-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 19, 37l behind Zacynthus (8-13) at York 7f app hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Frontier Fighter 20-1 (9-2) 11th of 12, 48l behind I'm Back (9-2) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f hcp in Jan.
Pearl Nation (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden over 3f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Mindurownbusiness (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2).
Noble Citizen (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, ridden and beaten over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 6, 14l behind Lady Dutch (8-11) at Kempton 1m cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol in Feb.
Ifwecan 8-1 (8-11) Led, ridden 3 lengths clear over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Lunar Deity (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcap (2) pol.
Freud (FR) 66-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, last of 12, 19l behind Mindurownbusiness (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcap (2) pol in Feb.
Patriotic (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 7l behind Ruban (8-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Loyalty 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Moonday Sun (9-4) by 2l, 8 ran.
Two Moons 7-2 (8-7) Dwelt, soon switched to outer, headway to track leaders, over 4f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs beating Realize (9-0) by 1l, 6 ran.