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17:10 Southwell

Play Golf Before Racing At Southwell Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £2,800 added
  • Winner: £1,813
  • 2nd: £540
  • 3rd: £270
  • 4th: £135
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.26s
  • Off Time: 17:10:41
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Thrust Control (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Postman

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Nolecce

      7/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, white cap

        Thrust Control (IRE)

        21
        7/1
        • Form 6546-53
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 74

        tracked leader, led over 3f out, clear over 1f out, ran on, comfortable

        2(7)
        Silk - Royal blue, royal blue and light blue check sleeves

        Vito Volterra (IRE)

        128 D
        14/1
        • Form 182500-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 73

        led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink cross belts, armlets and cap

        Bentley

        19 CCD
        6/1
        • Form 1-23216
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 72

        raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

        4(1)
        Silk - ORANGE, BLACK Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

        General Tufto

        14 b CCD
        11/1
        • Form 55-6951
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 70

        in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out

        5(5)
        Silk - Black, Red epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Red diamond

        Jack Dawkins (USA)

        66 D
        4/1
        • Form 000563-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 64

        in rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders

        6(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Eastern Hills

        9 p DCD
        10/1
        • Form 517-504
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 63

        keen mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, rallied over 1f out

        7(4)
        Silk - Red, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue stars

        Nolecce

        9 D
        7/1
        • Form 41214-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 62

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out

        8(3)
        Silk - White, royal blue cross belts, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap

        Postman

        9 p DCD
        2/1
        • Form 5739-02
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 62

        slow into stride, headway on outer to mid-division after 3f, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace

        Previous results

        2010
        (4)
        Silk -

        Border Owl (IRE)

        9/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6

        In depth

        Verdict

        Better is expected from Bentley back on this surface but he's been upped 7lb since last winning here, while this looks tougher than the seller General Tufto won here a fortnight ago. However, POSTMAN bounced back to form when runner-up over C&D last week and won off a higher mark at Beverley last August. Today's apprentice boasts an excellent strike rate at this track and a return to winning ways looks likely from Bryan Smart's charge. Nolecce and Eastern Hills finished behind the selection last time and will do well to turn the tables here.

        Formwatch

        Thrust Control (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Bumped start, pushed along off the pace, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never close enough to challenge, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Ingleby Arch (9-1) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Feb.

        Vito Volterra (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) With leaders and keen, went 2nd over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 6l behind Icelandic (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.

        Bentley 4-1 (9-4) Chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 6, 9l behind Resuscitator (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.

        General Tufto 11-4 (9-3) Dwelt, pushed along 3 lengths of the pace, ridden and good headway in center entering final 2f, soon led, ran on, readily, won at Southwell 1m sell stks (6) fbs in Feb beating Elusive Warrior (8-10) by 4l, 5 ran.

        Jack Dawkins (USA) 11-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon went 3rd, one pace final 2f, no chance with winner, 3rd of 10, 17l behind Dontpaytheferryman (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.

        Eastern Hills 11-2 (8-9) Dwelt tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 8l behind Madame Boot (8-7) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.

        Nolecce 11-4 (8-10) Raced wide close up, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Madame Boot (8-7) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.

        Postman 9-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon ridden along, headway to track leader 5f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Madame Boot (8-7) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Feb.