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13:30 Southwell

Happy New Year At Pontin's Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,800 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 9.89s
  • Off Time: 13:30:18
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Clear Reef

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Victory Quest (IRE)

    5/2

      1(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

      Victory Quest (IRE)

      14 v CDDC
      5/2
      • Form 593211-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 67

      in touch, led over 6f out, driven 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap

      Exit to Luck (GER)

      193
      11/1
      • Form 429/926-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 63

      led steady pace, headed over 6f out, weakened over 2f out

      3(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, Emerald Green cap, White star

      Sand Repeal (IRE)

      18 v CDC
      9/2
      • Form 447454-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 62

      in touch, joined leader 9f out, driven and one pace final 2f

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red sash, White sleeves

      Clear Reef

      11 C
      11/8
      • Form 8461-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 66

      steadied at start and held up in rear, headway when not much room over 3f out, led over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Blue, Yellow Hoops, Yellow sleeves, Blue stars, Blue cap, yellow Star

      Conclave (IRE)

      96
      10/1
      • Form 0/02020-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 54

      in touch, ridden along over 4f out, driven and one pace final 2f

      In depth

      Verdict

      Victory Quest is always to be respected round here and comes into this having won his last two starts here in good fashion but a 6lb rise for the latest of them looks harsh and preference is for Clear Reef, who gets the vote over Sand Repeal. The last mentioned ran with credit here last month and would have claims if building further on that effort. Conclave is hard to recommend on recent form in Ireland, while Exit to Luck has given no real sign of encouragement in two recent starts. The vote then goes to Jane Chapple-Hyam's Clear Reef who was good value for his win here recently, should appreciate the slightly longer trip today and he is taken to defy the 4lb rise in the weights for that success.

      Formwatch

      Victory Quest (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden 3f out, driven and ran on, won at Southwell 2m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec beating Three Boars (10-0) by 3l, 6 ran.

      Exit to Luck (GER) 11-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, well behind Garnett (9-7) at Redcar 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.

      Sand Repeal (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 8, 9l behind Hugs 'N Kisses (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (6) fbs in Dec.

      Clear Reef 8-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along over 6f out, headway 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Dec beating Pertemps Networks (8-5) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Conclave (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Mid-division, soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, 5th and ridden before straight, soon no extra, 10th of 14, 17l behind Shesthebiscuit (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 45-70 pol in Sept.