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17:15 Southwell

Betway Novice Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 16y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,300 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £255
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.80s
  • Off Time: 17:16:00
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

National Anthem

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Mabre (IRE)

    6/1

      1(6)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Feel The Thunder

      5
      33/1
      • Form 67
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      soon pushed along and outpaced after 2f, weakened over 1f out, soon eased

      2(2)
      Silk - Grey and emerald green diabolo, emerald green sleeves, quartered cap

      National Anthem

      417
      15/2
      • Form 48/
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      made all, soon clear, unchallenged

      3(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap

      Been Bobbied (IRE)

      56
      9/2
      • Form 0-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      pushed along and outpaced after 2f, ridden and headway over 1f out, never a factor

      4(7)
      Silk - RED, WHITE chevron and armlets, striped cap

      La Trinidad

      88
      7/2
      • Form 856-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      chased clear winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, emerald green seams, red cap

      Mabre (IRE)

      37
      6/1
      • Form 08-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      soon outpaced, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner

      6(3)
      Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

      The Weed Machine (IRE)

      25
      11/8
      • Form 873-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 77

      slow into stride, outpaced after 2f, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace

      7(4)
      NR

      Xian Express (IRE)

      2 b C
      11/8
      • Form 23292-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 79

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      THE WEED MACHINE debuts at the track but has the strongest form in this by some margin. Mark Johnston’s colt gets closer with every start and finished third in a tougher contest than this at Lingfield last time. The remainder have yet to threaten with National Anthem struggling since finishing fourth at Nottingham back in 2017. La Trinidad and Been Bobbied look the most likely improvers given Feel The Thunder showed no progress on his latest outing.

      Formwatch

      Feel The Thunder 33-1 (9-2) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 16 3/4l behind Parallel World (9-7) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      National Anthem 11-2 (9-2) Awkwardly away in touch, headway halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, edged left and weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Fink Hill (9-2) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.

      Been Bobbied (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, never on terms, ridden and weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Stepney Causeway (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Nov.

      La Trinidad 50-1 (9-5) Steadied start, raced keenly and held up in rear, never on terms, 6th of 11, 8 3/4l behind High Accolade (9-5) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.

      Mabre (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Dwelt, outpaced over 5f out, 8th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Cedar Cage (9-5) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.

      The Weed Machine (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Keen headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, switched right and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Harrison Point (9-2) at Lingfield 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.

      Xian Express (IRE) 1-12fav (8-11) With leader, hard ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, led towards finish, all out, won at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Final Legacy (9-7) by nk, 3 ran.