slowly into stride, behind until ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to lead narrowly inside final furlong, just held on
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reached leading pair
mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final 2f, never on terms
led, clear over 3f out to over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied and every chance towards finish, just failed
behind, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
behind, driven over 2f out, never on terms
chased leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out
CALMDOWNMATE is due a victory at Southwell and he may be capable of gaining it over Gracie's Gift and Mey Blossom. Ruth Carr's horses are in decent order at the moment and with proven placed form over course-and-distance, there are plenty of positives to be gleaned here. Gracie's Gift was second on the turf at Nottingham. He gets to try again off the same mark this afternoon. Mey Blossom unseated the rider last time out but as a son of Captain Rio, there is a strong likelihood that he will be able to act upon Southwell's fibresand. Peter's Gift is tried again in blinkers. They did not seem to make much difference last time but they are probably on in order to avoid kickback. Albero Di Giuda is noted in the market as he is from a shrewd yard. Guertino was rated 89 when trained by Brian Smart though seems to have completely lost his way since. Wainwright placed off higher marks for Paul Blockley though it is difficult to know how much ability he retains. Andrasta has an interesting jockey booking though hasn't made a habit of winning first time out. Calmdownmate is the call.
Peter's Gift (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no impression, 6th of 9, 6l behind Nufoudh (8-13) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Gracie's Gift (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance until no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Bahamian Lad (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Mey Blossom 4-1 (8-12) Stumbled start and unseated rider, in a race won by Poppy's Rose (8-7) at Thirsk 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May, 10 ran.
Calmdownmate (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Soon struggling in rear, never a factor, 4th of 6, 9l behind Ingleby Arch (9-11) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.
Albero di Giuda (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Short of room after 1f, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Only A Game (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in May.
Guertino (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Prominent, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 6l behind Wotatomboy (8-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Dolly Royal (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 9th of 11, 17l behind Akinoshirabe (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo fll stks (5) gf in May.
Andrasta 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 4l behind Elusive Ronnie (8-12) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Wainwright (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Wotatomboy (8-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Brazilian Brush (IRE) 28-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 16, 8l behind Secret City (8-10) at Nottingham 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
