Racecards
14:10 Southwell
Star Sports Bet Owners Club Guarantee Open Hunters' Chase (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 60y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £2,732
- 2nd: £1,367
- 3rd: £683
- 4th: £342
- Form P4-2341
- Age 9
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer P Rowley
- Jockey Mr D Andrews
jumped left, led, headed 2nd, tracked leaders, jumped badly left 6th and hit rival, ridden soon after 4 out, kept on one pace
- Form 7-P2543
- Age 10
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J A Swinbank
- Jockey Miss Pippa Brown
tracked leaders, dropped to rear 10th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form 254-833
- Age 9
- Weight 12-2
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Toby Wynne
close up, tracked leaders 4 out, left 3nd next, ridden to lead last, ran on
- Form 32-2255
- Age 12
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Francesca Poste
- Jockey Mrs A Cox
prominent, led 6th, pushed along 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on
- Form 32-753P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer S Hosie
- Jockey Mr Jason Dixon
led 2nd, headed approaching 6th when badly hampered 6th, close up, went 2nd 12th, pulled up quickly approaching 3 out
- Form 0831-2U
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J Cookson
- Jockey Miss Natasha Cookson
mistake and unseated rider 1st
- Form 0088-50
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer Miss H M Mcmahon
- Jockey Mr Solomon Wood
close up when unseated rider 8th
- Form 53-2U85
- Age 10
- Weight 12-6
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Miss V Collins
- Jockey Tristan Durrell
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Verdict
Activial comes out best at the weights but the veteran hasn’t won since 2018 while Solomon Grey also has a shout on these terms and will be sharper for a comeback run at Ludlow. But SALVATORE arrives in the best form having beaten the odds-on favourite when winning one of these events at Bangor last month and looks worth sticking with. Dieu Vivant finished third behind the selection while Global Racing looked likely to finish third at Wetherby when unseating on the run-in.
Formwatch
Salvatore 14-1 (12-2) Chased leaders, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, strongly pressed before last, stayed on gamely to assert towards finish, won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m (6) sft in Feb beating Porlock Bay (12-6) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Black Anthem (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) In rear, in touch, slow jump 7th, mistake 15th, losing touch and pushed along after 5 out, struggling and plugged on, 3rd of 4, dist behind Myth Buster (12-6) at Musselburgh 3m 3f (4) gd in Feb.
Dieu Vivant (FR) 40-1 (12-2) In rear, headway to chase front rank 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, pushed along after 2 out, every chance final fence, ridden and one pace run-in, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Salvatore (12-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m (6) sft in Feb.
Activial (FR) 16-1 (11-0) (cp) (tt) prsd ldrs to 11; wknd 2 out, 5th of 10, 18 3/4l behind The Dellercheckout (11-0) at Sheriff Hutton 3m gs in Jan.
Famoso (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Towards rear, never in contention, pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Global Racing (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Held up in 4th, not fluent 15th, soon went 3rd, not fluent 2 out, held when mistake and unseated rider last, at Wetherby 3m (6) gd in Feb.
Worldly Approach (IRE) 125-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, struggling after 3 out, well beaten when hampered 2 out, 13th of 17, dist behind Pittsburg (10-0) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Solomon Grey (FR) 4-1 (12-6) Off the pace in 6th, behind and struggling 10th, slightly hampered by faller at 14th, never on terms, 5th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Pont Aven (11-12) at Ludlow 3m (4) gs in Feb.