Racecards
14:00 Southwell
southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
Milgen Bay
19- Form 331233
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
tracked leader until weakened before 2 out
- Form 6-P6U21
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey L Heard
led, mistake 12th, mistake 4 out, mistake and headed last, one pace
- Form 621-265
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
in rear and in touch, pushed along before and mistake 6th, soon reminders, mistake 10th, reminders and weakened 4 out
- Form 31-4746
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey Joseph Cornwall
tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, challenged 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, kept on
In depth
Verdict
Having won a maiden chase at Towcester, Milgen Bay has been placed a couple of times in better company than this. He looks sure to go close but RING BO REE is just preferred. The latter survived a last-fence blunder to score over C&D a fortnight ago and there should be more to come from Tom George's charge now he's got his head in front. Seigneur Des Bois won over a shorter trip here last April but has been well beaten in all three starts since and That's The Deal doesn't look good enough.
Formwatch
Milgen Bay 9-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Oscar Whisky (11-0) at Kempton 2m n h flat (6) std.
Ring Bo Ree (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Made all, blundered last, ridden out, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs beating Nataani (11-7) by 1l, 10 ran.
Seigneur Des Bois (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Behind, struggling from 7th, never near leaders, 5th of 7, 20l behind O Crotaigh (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Jan.
That's The Deal (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, dropped to mid-division after 5th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, never on terms, 6th of 14, 28l behind Cootehill (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Dec.