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14:40 Southwell

Book Your Tickets On Line Selling Stakes (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.04s
  • Off Time: 14:40:19
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Grimes Faith

5/6

    2
    Silk -

    Woodcote (IRE)

    6/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Maroon, White hoops, Maroon sleeves, White spots, White cap

      Billy Hot Rocks (IRE)

      24 v
      18/1
      • Form 37174-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 58

      slowly into stride, outpaced

      3(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Purple and Yellow halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Grimes Faith

      7 p BFCDCD
      5/6
      • Form 223-422
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 62

      tracked leaders, every chance from well over 1f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, ran on, comfortable

      4(4)
      Silk - Black, Yellow triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow diamond

      She's Our Beauty (IRE)

      26 b DCD
      25/1
      • Form 37109-6
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 45

      led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Red, Yellow hoop, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

      Strathmore (IRE)

      13 C
      15/8
      • Form 20494-3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 64

      tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong

      6(7)
      Silk - Purple, emerald green inverted triangle, diamonds on sleeves, purple cap, emerald green diamond

      Woodcote (IRE)

      26 vt D
      6/1
      • Form 68684-7
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 72

      dwelt, soon chased leading pair, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, kept on

      7(1)
      Silk - Black, Royal Blue chevrons, Black sleeves, quartered cap

      Always Engaged

      30
      100/1
      • Form 0-8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-7

      in touch, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, weakened well over 1f out

      2(5)
      NR

      Fire Up The Band

      9 DCD
      • Form 77399-6
      • Age 10
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 57

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2008
      (11)
      Silk -

      Sherjawy (IRE)

      10/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      The will to win seems to have deserted all of these characters, so only a minimum stakes investment with FIRE UP THE BAND is recommended. Woodcote is best-in at the weights, so has to be a serious threat, while Grimes Faith is an old rival of the selection and completes the shortlist. The last named has cost his supporters dearly of late and many fingers may still be smarting from each of his last two outings. Sent off as a well-backed favourite, the six-year-old fluffed his lines on each occasion and his ability to stand up to the Southwell kickback has to be a concern. Woodcote drops to this grade for the first time and, as he still commands a rating of 74, he has a live chance on these terms. However, this is his course debut, so he also needs to prove the surface holds no fears fro him. Therefore, it can pay to take a chance with previous c&d winner Fire Up The Band, whose best efforts have come when he has made all the running. It's almost sad to see this former Group 3 winner plying his trade at this level. Still, Fire Up The Band is doing what he was bred for and a chance is taken that he still has the speed to hold his unreliable rivals at bay.

      Formwatch

      Billy Hot Rocks (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and some progress when rider lost whip over 2f out, 10th of 11, 11l behind Downhill Skier (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.

      Grimes Faith 9-4fav (8-9) Broke well, close up, taken to rear after 1f, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Back In The Red (8-13) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Jan.

      She's Our Beauty (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Close up, ridden halfway, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 6l behind Calmdownmate (8-13) at Southwell 5f app clm (6) fbs in Jan.

      Strathmore (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged left, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Grand Palace (9-3) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.

      Woodcote (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Godfrey Street (8-7) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

      Always Engaged 150-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 16l behind Lemon N Sugar (9-10) at Southwell 6f mdn fll (5) fbs in Jan.

      Fire Up The Band 80-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 19l behind Orchard Supreme (9-5) at W'hampton 7f stk (2) pol in Jan.