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14:15 Southwell

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class D2) (Class 2)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.01s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Red Contact (USA)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Najaaba (USA)

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Creskeld (IRE)

      25/1

        1(10)
        Silk - YELLOW, MAROON stars, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap, MAROON star

        Nimello (USA)

        32
        11/1
        • Form 101000
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 85

        slowly into stride, raced wide, held up, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders

        2(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

        Najaaba (USA)

        18
        8/1
        • Form 650054
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 81

        close up, ridden and led well over 1f out, headed post

        3(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars

        Creskeld (IRE)

        18
        25/1
        • Form 405030
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 80

        led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - Yellow, Red stars, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star

        Khanjar (USA)

        18
        11/4
        • Form 202242
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 79

        held up, ridden and some headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

        5(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Beige triple diamond and armlets, Dark Blue cap, Beige diamonds

        Petardias Magic (IRE)

        42
        50/1
        • Form 024000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 79

        raced wide, keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(1)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue disc, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars and cap

        Fiveoclock Express (IRE)

        8 e
        22/1
        • Form 000030
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 77

        dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous

        7(7)
        Silk - Red, White Cross of Lorraine, Red sleeves, White stars, White cap

        Templet (USA)

        22 b
        15/2
        • Form 042225
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 75

        held up in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves and cap

        Kings Empire

        17
        12/1
        • Form 000210
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 76

        held up, headway 3f out, staying on when broke leg over 1f out, soon pulled up

        9(2)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Royal Blue and White striped sleeves

        Wahoo Sam (USA)

        17
        5/2
        • Form 101201
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 74

        keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

        10(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, chevrons on sleeves

        Red Contact (USA)

        10
        4/1
        • Form 04-0120
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leader, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, stayed on to lead post

        In depth

        Verdict

        Khanjar, Wahoo Sam and Kings Empire all have claims in a very tricky event, but we will take a chance on Red Contact.The selection was beaten by Wahoo Sam over course and distance earlier this month, going down by just three-quarters of a length. There is little change in the weights this afternoon but Red Contact is very lightly raced and should improve past that rival. Khanjar's last visit here ended in victory when he landed a classified event back in August. He has performed with plenty of credit since at Lingfield and Wolverhampton and could be the main threat to the selection. King Empire is the another one to consider, he ran no sort of race behind Wahoo Sam last time, but had previously beaten today's rival Templet in good style and a repeat of that effort would see him vying for a place. Nimello and Najaaba are certainly not out of it on their best form, but Red Contact has the most scope for improvement and gets the vote