Racecards
13:20 Southwell
Bet Direct No Q 08000 93 66 93 Handicap (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Form 515054-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer R Marvin
- Jockey Dean McKeown
bumped start, soon in touch, ridden halfway, one pace
Lizhar (IRE)
11- Form 31435-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey K Ghunowa
jumped left start, chased leaders, outpaced halfway, driven and kept on final furlong
- Form 40231-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
in touch, driven halfway, kept on same pace
- Form 044213-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Form 10500-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey T Hamilton
slowly into stride, soon behind
- Form 4411-11
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey N Callan
led, ridden clear halfway, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong
- Form 05063-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
hampered start, soon outpaced
- Form 45321-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Lisa Jones
soon outpaced, never dangerous
- Form 330000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey F P Ferris
jumped right start, held up and switched right after 1f, ridden approaching final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 03500-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey J Quinn
chased leader, led inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 00035-1
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer M Chapman
- Jockey Joanna Badger
outpaced, ridden halfway, headway final furlong, stayed on near finish
In depth
Verdict
Smart Starprincess gets the vote in the opener on the card with Blue Power, Scottish Exile and Lizhar the most likely to chase our nomination home. The selection is a course and distance winner who is in great heart at present and she won in good style when defeating Ivory Lace last time at Lingfield. She has blistering early pace and if she gets a lead she will be difficult to peg back. Blue Power could give her the most to do as this 3-year-old from the Karl Burke yard goes well on this track and has shown a good level of form in nurseries. She looks a progressive type who has to be worthy of plenty of respect at present. Scottish Exile was well beaten on this track last time behind Blofeld, but he will be suited by the return to 5 furlongs, while Lizhar is a consistent sort but the suspicion is that this filly is better over slightly further. Of the remainder, Sahara Silk would have chances on her best form, but Smart Starprincess should have too much toe for her rivals here and is the confident choice.