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14:40 Southwell

William Hill January Sale - Better Odds! Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard/Slow
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.80s
  • Off Time: 14:40:40
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

La Estrella (USA)

1/3

    2
    Silk -

    St Savarin (FR)

    10/3

      1(3)
      Silk - Orange and White stripes, White sleeves, Orange cap

      La Estrella (USA)

      21 CDCD
      1/3
      • Form 4/38111-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 88

      held up, smooth headway 4f out, shaken up to lead 2f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Light Blue, Maroon stripe, Maroon sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Maroon cap

      St Savarin (FR)

      19 CD
      10/3
      • Form 1/54556-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 86

      tracked leaders, ridden to lead 4f out, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace

      3(2)
      Silk - Red, large Yellow spots, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap, Yellow spots

      My Mirasol

      21
      16/1
      • Form 203247-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 60

      led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened over 1f

      4(4)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue stars, White sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

      Siegfrieds Night (IRE)

      19 CD
      150/1
      • Form 86680/0-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 40

      in touch, pushed along and lost ground over 6f

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark blue and light blue (quartered), checked sleeves, dark blue cap

      Force Tradition (IRE)

      75
      33/1
      • Form 76770-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 58

      prominent, reminders over 5f, weakened over 2f

      6(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green diabolo, Red sleeves and cap

      Ricci de Mare

      24 C
      50/1
      • Form 922105-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-1
      • Official Rating 52

      held up, ridden along over 4f, never dangerous

      In depth

      Verdict

      Another claimer that looks a match on paper and in spite of being worse off at these weights than if this were a handicap we will take LA ESTRELLA to take the prize from St Savarin. The latter enjoys it here with a couple of wins over slightly shorter to his name, but the latter came over a year ago now and he is now 8lbs lower. On official BHA ratings he looks to be 7lbs well in with the selection, and while he may be good enough to win our main reason for opposing is his ordinary recent form. Conversely La Estrella has run up a hat-trick with two wins here seperated by success at Wolverhampton, and all three have come in this grade. This trip suits and he could have hardly won more easily last time, so we are happy to take him to make it four on the trot. Force Tradition represents a yard whose runners are going pretty well and he is pitched in at this level for the first time, which should see him to better effect and as one who is lightly raced he might be able to show up well. My Mirasol looks next best but has not won away from Wolverhampton, and we will take them all on here with her stable companion La Estrella.

      Formwatch

      La Estrella (USA) 8-11fav (9-7) Held up, headway on outside from over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, edged left and led well over 1f out, soon ridden clear, comfortably, won at Southwell 1m 3f clm (6) fbs in Dec beating Elite Land (8-13) by 6l, 12 ran.

      St Savarin (FR) 18-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened 3f out, 6th of 7, 21l behind Grande Caiman (10-0) at Great Leighs 1m 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.

      My Mirasol 20-1 (8-13) With leader, led over 9f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 18l behind La Estrella (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f clm (6) fbs in Dec.

      Siegfrieds Night (IRE) 200-1 (8-8) Always rear division, last of 11, 39l behind Clear Sailing (9-1) at Southwell 1m sll (6) fbs in Dec.

      Force Tradition (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Behind, under pressure over 7f out, soon beaten, eased well over 3f out, last of 12, well behind Silk Hall (9-6) at Great Leighs 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.

      Ricci de Mare 16-1 (7-11) Always rear division, 5th of 7, 18l behind Bookiebasher Babe (9-4) at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs in Dec.