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19:40 Southwell

Membership At Southwell Golf Club Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.28s
  • Off Time: 19:40:53
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

West Leake (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Pipers Piping (IRE)

    22/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Red, Green hoops, Yellow cap, Green hoop

      Esprit de Midas

      76 C
      5/2
      • Form 050-111
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 79

      ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

      2(3)
      Silk - Dark Green, White seams, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, White cap

      Rare Art

      18 BF
      10/3
      • Form 4371-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 75

      held up, ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no impression

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal blue and yellow diamonds, royal blue sleeves, yellow cap

      Premier Lad

      71 BFCD
      6/4
      • Form 43-12
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 73

      keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish

      4(6)
      Silk - Black, red stripe, sleeves and cap

      Pipers Piping (IRE)

      23 D
      22/1
      • Form 831
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 66

      raced wide in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, headed well inside final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Maroon, Light Blue epaulets and armlets, White cap

      Captain Kallis (IRE)

      136 CD
      25/1
      • Form 402136-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 64

      keen with leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue hoop and armlets

      West Leake (IRE)

      9
      6/1
      • Form 20263-6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 60

      in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway on wide outside approaching final furlong, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, won going away

      In depth

      Verdict

      ESPRIT DE MIDAS is our call ahead of Premier Lad and Rare Art. Kevin Ryan's charge won a couple of weak races during the winter in style and although this is the toughest race he's been involved in thus far, he has shaped as if he does have a touch of class about him. Premier Lad won his maiden at the course and was not disgraced in his first handicap as the time figure was decent. Rare Art has been busy on the turf. He won on heavy going at Nottingham so the odds are that he is likely to handle this surface. Pipers Piping won a weak claimer at Wolverhampton and faces a tougher task today. West Leake is still a maiden but with Barry Hills' team in such splendid form, he should not be dismissed lightly. This is the race of the day at Southwell and Espirit Des Midas can live up to top billing.

      Formwatch

      Esprit de Midas 1-4fav (10-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Feb beating Dancing Wave (8-11) by 3l, 6 ran.

      Rare Art 9-2fav (9-3) Raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed close home, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind The Winged Assasin (9-1) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

      Premier Lad 13-8fav (8-12) Held up in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 4, nk behind Fesko (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.

      Pipers Piping (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Led 1f, chased leader, edged left approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo clm stks (6) pol beating Simple Rhythm (8-4) by 1l, 7 ran.

      Captain Kallis (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Held up, headway on inner over 2f, driven over 1f, edged right approaching final furlong, weakened inside, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Spiritual Art (9-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.

      West Leake (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Pulled hard in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 15, 4l behind Cornish Castle (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.