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16:05 Southwell

sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.38s
  • Off Time: 16:06:58
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Shearian

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Alpha Tauri (USA)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Playtothewhistle

      5/2

        1(1)
        Silk - Maroon, royal blue hoops, maroon cap

        Alpha Tauri (USA)

        7 CCD
        4/1
        • Form 9143-51
        • Age 11
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 65

        slight lead on inside, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no chance with easy winner

        2(3)
        Silk - Black, red triple diamond and armlets

        Playtothewhistle

        30 v CCD
        5/2
        • Form 852/22-6
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 70

        with leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra in 3rd final furlong

        3(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts and armlets

        Cabal

        142 v D
        50/1
        • Form 446750-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 69

        slowly into stride, pushed along early and soon outpaced, never a factor

        4(8)
        Silk - Yellow, black seams, black and yellow diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Stun Gun

        7 p CDCD
        9/2
        • Form 9618-43
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 67

        raced widest, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        5(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green disc, Black sleeves, Black and Yellow striped cap

        Raashdy (IRE)

        12
        16/1
        • Form 71-78
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 65

        soon outpaced towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, never a factor, eased well over 1f out

        6(7)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, royal blue spots, royal blue cap, yellow spots

        Shearian

        32 CDCD
        5/2
        • Form 99071-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 64

        held up tracking leaders and always going well, switched right into 3rd over 2f out, soon challenging, led over 1f out, pushed readily clear inside final furlong

        7(5)
        Silk - White and Light Green check, White sleeves, hooped cap

        Speculator

        22 p
        25/1
        • Form 32200-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 64

        slowly into stride, soon pushed along and outpaced, never a factor, tailed off

        8(6)
        Silk - Yellow, orange hoop, halved sleeves, orange cap

        Palindrome (USA)

        21 p
        25/1
        • Form 063-98
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 61

        with leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside over 1f out

        Previous results

        2016
        (4)
        Silk -

        St Patrick's Day (IRE)

        9/4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        2015
        (2)
        Silk -

        General Tufto

        9/2
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-6

        2014
        (4)
        Silk -

        Mataajir (USA)

        5/2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4

        In depth

        Verdict

        Alpha Tauri has recorded all 10 wins so far on the Fibresand, including last week’s defeat of third-placed Stun Gun. But he’s frustratingly unpredictable and SHEARIAN is taken to continue in his current good form. He defied a 10lb hike in the weights to beat a subsequent winner and land a course and distance double last time and may well go in again. Playtothewhistle has also won here before though still looks high enough in the weights and the remainder are even harder to fancy.

        Formwatch

        Alpha Tauri (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, won at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Royal Holiday (9-1) by 10l, 14 ran.

        Playtothewhistle 14-1 (8-11) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Dutch Art Dealer (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

        Cabal 16-1 (9-10) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Big Storm Coming (9-2) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gf in Sep.

        Stun Gun 14-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, 3rd of 14, 10 1/4l behind Alpha Tauri (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Raashdy (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Etaad (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

        Shearian 2-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Playful Dude (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

        Speculator 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on outside, 2nd 9f out until 7f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, hung badly right and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Camakasi (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Palindrome (USA) 50-1 (9-5) Went left start, held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 8, 20 1/4l behind Persian Steel (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.