Racecards
15:05 Southwell
Bet Direct Champions League Cashback Handicap (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
Marengo
15- Form 010266
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
keen, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, not clear run from over 1f out, ran on close home
Genial Genie
75- Form 506040
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
always towards rear
Better Off
11- Form 253432
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey J Quinn
close up, led 3 out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 000321
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
reared start, slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, not reached leaders
Pheckless
12- Form 003002
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey S Carson
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one-paced
- Form 600000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
always outpaced
- Form 465535
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 04145-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey G Duffield
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one-paced
Artifact
11- Form 000000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer J Pickering
- Jockey I Mongan
chased leaders over 6f
- Form 000004
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
keen, held up, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong
Companion
70- Form 0-00000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey J F Egan
slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden halfway, never nearer
- Form 500000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
always towards rear
In depth
Verdict
Creskeld returns to the scene of his triumph 6 days ago and can notch a quick double for his in-form yard and TEAMtalk. This quick reappearance augurs well for this son of Sri Pekan. He made smooth headway that day to lead with a furlong to travel with him being better value than the five length winning margin. He looks the type who can run up a bit of a sequence. Legalis is an interesting contender having raced in Dubai however he has been off the course since March and needed his debut run last season. Pheckless ran well at Lingfield last time out and takes a step up in trip here. However he lacks enough consistency to be taken too seriously. Mehmaas has been running some steady if unspectacular races of late and has good course form. He looks on a reasonable mark at present.