Racecards
16:00 Southwell
Ladbrokes Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 422174-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey R Winston
led, headed 5f out, led again over 3f out, headed over 1f out, held towards finish
Bainne (IRE)
41- Form 492033-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey S Donohoe
last to break, in rear, well behind final 4f
- Form 2233/0-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer A Hollinshead
- Jockey Ted Durcan
prominent on inside, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 77351-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey G Lee
prominent, led 4f out, headed over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 424-623
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Racheal Kneller
prominent on outside, led 5f out, headed 4f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 03-2116
- Age 10
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer C Smith
- Jockey Joey Haynes
in rear, pushed along over 5f out, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
General Tufto's winning run came to end under a penalty last week and he's up a further 2lb for his earlier victories. Sooqaan also failed to cope with a 6lb rise for December's course and distance win and Royal Holiday is 5lb higher than when scoring here in November. Bainne finished ahead of Burnhope over 7f last month but both have something to prove over this longer distance, so the vote goes to DHA CHARA (NAP). The latter was having only his second start since April when third over track and trip last time and should be spot on for this.
Formwatch
Royal Holiday (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon edged left, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 9l behind Starfield (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Bainne (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Dwelt, raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, edged left and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Bognor (9-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Burnhope 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to challenge for 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Kung Hei Fat Choy (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Dha Chara (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out until over 2f out, soon ridden, chased leaders and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Warfare (9-5) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Sooqaan 6-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Warfare (9-5) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Putin (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression with front pair final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Stradater (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
General Tufto 9-2 (9-5) Soon pushed along towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind With Hindsight (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Stradater (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, kept on, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs beating City Of Angkor Wat (9-7) by 3/4l, 7 ran.