Racecards
12:30 Southwell
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m 60y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,035 added
- Winner: £4,289
- 2nd: £1,259
- 3rd: £630
- 4th: £350
- Form 6-44222
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leader, landed awkwardly 4th, lost 2nd after next, went 2nd again and landed awkwardly 3 out, challenged last, held towards finish
- Form P2212-P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, hit next, not fluent 12th, struggling 15th, well beaten when mistake 3 out
- Form 072/U1P
- Age 12
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey Shane Quinlan
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd after 5th, led after 12th, headed 13th, weakened before 3 out
- Form 12P-51P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
led until after 12th, led next, headed and edged left before 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 561133
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Ross Turner
chased leaders, challenged after 15th, led approaching 3 out, driven before 2 out, joined last, stayed on gamely, holding 2nd towards finish
- Form 1125-23
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer J Groucott
- Jockey Lee Edwards
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 2nd, not fluent next, pushed along 5th, driven after 12th, well beaten 15th, tailed off
- Form 34383-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
in rear, mistake 11th, always behind, tailed off
- Form U1-P53P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Verdict
Eccossais has been here twice, scoring easily over the distance then defying an 8lb rise over slightly further. He's looked a bit high in the weights the last twice, though the drying ground will help. Faustinovick is still a maiden but has been placed six times in nine starts under Rules including when runner-up here last month. RIZZARDO looked in good form when landing a course and distance handicap in November but ran poorly at Bangor a couple of weeks later. He's had a break and can hopefully bounce back. Kayf Thou scored at Fairyhouse in January 2019 but hasn't won since and is still 10lb higher.
Formwatch
Faustinovick 11-4fav (12-0) Close up, ridden to chase winner 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Checkitout (12-0) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Darius Des Bois (FR) 200-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, led 3rd until 7th, chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, weakened before next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after next, at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Optimistic Bias (IRE) 22-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, mistake 12th, struggling when pulled up after next, at Market Rasen 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Rizzardo 5-2fav (11-12) Prominent, slow 4 out and ridden, 6th jumping out, pulled up before 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Ecossais (FR) 15-2 (11-8) Led until 1st, chased leaders, lost place before 4th, headway approaching 14th, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 14, 13 3/4l behind Volcano (11-12) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Overawed 6-1 (11-11) Prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, pushed along 10th, outpaced before 5 out, kept on from 2 out, went 3rd before last, no impression, 3rd of 6, 13 1/2l behind Kapga De Lily (10-13) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Kayf Thou 14-1 (11-13) Tracked leader in 2nd, mistakes 5th and 9th, 3rd at 10th, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last, at Fairyhouse 2m 7f hcp hvy in Nov.
Ivilnoble (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Chased leaders on inside, weakened 4 out, tailed off when mistake 3 out, pulled up soon after, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.