Racecards
13:45 Southwell
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 4f 214y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £11,600 added
- Winner: £6,728
- 2nd: £2,002
- 3rd: £1,000
- 4th: £500
- Form 616059
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
always towards rear
- Form 553417
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey A Mullen
dwelt, soon close up, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure entering final furlong, stayed on
- Form 143037
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home
- Form 111758
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey Charles Bishop
always iin rear
- Form 515457
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 392031
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, driven and unable to quicken towards finish
- Form 746043
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 1-60057
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
close up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 026573
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey J P Sullivan
dwelt, soon in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 560566
- Age 8
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey David Probert
always in rear
- Form 39-4000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Raul Da Silva
in rear, ridden halfway, never on terms
- Form 620860
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey Phil Dennis
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Crosse Fire won this in 2015 but could only manage fourth last year and stablemate SAMOVAR (NAP) is preferred. The latter was beaten less than a length in a higher grade sprint over track and trip last week and Scott Dixon’s charge can race off the same mark today. Landing Night went close here in November and is 2lb lower while La Fortuna notched-up a hat-trick elsewhere on the all-weather in September and has scored over course and distance in the past. Casterbridge won at Newcastle last month but this is tougher and Classic Pursuit makes more appeal off his current mark back on this surface.
Formwatch
Equimou 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Machree (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Chookie Dunedin 4-1 (9-10) Hampered start, in rear, not clear run 1f out, never threatened, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind King Robert (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Classic Pursuit 14-1 (8-7) Bumped soon after start, close up, pushed along halfway, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Foolaad (9-2) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
La Fortuna 14-1 (9-7) Behind, some headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 8th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Landing Night (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 8, 2 1/2l behind You're Cool (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Casterbridge 11-4fav (9-7) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Another Angel (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Samovar 13-2 (8-5) Chased winner, pushed along halfway, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Acclaim The Nation (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Ebitda 33-1 (9-6) Outpaced towards rear far side of group, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Eternal Sun (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Crosse Fire 10-1 (8-9) Pressed leader, every chance over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Swanton Blue (9-6) at Epsom 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Normal Equilibrium 10-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never pace to challenge, 6th of 11, 6l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Always Amazing 16-1 (9-1) Started very slowly and lost many lengths, always behind and no chance after, 11th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Eternal Sun (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Pearl Acclaim (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Outpaced, last of 14, 9 1/4l behind Eternal Sun (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.