Racecards
17:05 Southwell
29th And 30th May Antiques Fair Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 23y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
Visitant
863- Form 866721/
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
mid-division, pushed along well before 3f out, not a factor
- Form 14-7578
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey Elisha Whittington
held up, ridden before 3f out, stayed on without troubling leaders
- Form 5468-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
towards rear, pushed along before 3f out in fourth, only one pace straight
- Form 3634-42
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
prominent, soon led, joined 3f out, pushed along before 2f out, rallied before 1f out, in control final 110 yards
- Form 320
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey D C Costello
led, lost lead before halfway, ridden 4f out, stayed on the one pace straight
- Form 348534
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Grace McEntee
mid-division, smooth progress to join leader 3f out, disputing lead 2f out, held inside final furlong
- Form 229/80
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey K T O'Neill
prominent on inner, switched to outside halfway, under pressure and wide before 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Contingency Fee is 2-14 around here and makes a quick reappearance after finishing fourth when favourite at Leicester on Saturday where he probably found the 1m2f too short. SOCIOLOGIST is 1-17 on the track but has dropped to a fair mark and came close to doubling his winning tally last week so looks the one to beat as Visitant hasn't run since landing a Newcastle handicap in December 2018 but scored on his racecourse debut and has also won after a break. Key Spirit hasn't shown much but has dropped to a more realistic mark.
Formwatch
Visitant 11-2 (9-12) Held up and behind, smooth progress over 2f out, shaken up to lead and edged left just over 1f out, eased close home, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Glan Y Gors (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Rick Blaine (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 11l behind Dream With Me (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Key Spirit 25-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Nakeeta (9-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Sociologist (FR) 18-1 (9-7) Raced wide tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Compass Point (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Beyond Infinity 66-1 (10-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Kehailaan (8-13) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Contingency Fee 7-2fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Jeanette May (8-8) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Secret Acquisition 16-1 (9-4) Raced keenly, prominent, led after 2f, headed over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, dist behind French Minstrel (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.