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12:50 Southwell
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 189524-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Donna Caldwell
held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon one pace
- Form 15495-8
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
close up, chased leader 8f out, led 4f out, ridden clear over 2f out, edged right and ridden out final furlong
- Form 1726-46
- Age 9
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 65
stumbled start, held up, reminders halfway, stayed on final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 908873-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 62
held up in rear, some headway over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 257988-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey Greg Fairley
led 1f, chased leader until 8f out, ridden and weakened over 5f out
- Form 091152-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey K Ghunowa
held up mid-division, improved to chase winner 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 45961-6
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey James Doyle
led after 1f, headed 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
- Form 602483-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 56
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In depth
Verdict
This is a decent handicap to start proceedings and we will take a chance with Night Warrior, Yenaled and High Frequency could provide most danger. Nick Littmoden's charge put in his best display over course and distance her in December. He could have been called the winner a long way out in that contest and he went on to beat Bill Bennett by three lengths. A repeat of that effort should be good enough in this better company. Yenaled has also shown a liking for this course and remains in very good form. Donna Caldwell gets on very well with this nine-year-old and we expect the combination to go close. High Frequency disappointed here last time but is better judged on his his previous run when comfortably beating Newsky Bridge. This is a tough race to call, with Romil Star and Sugitani also worthy of respect, however Night Warrior is given the narrowest of votes.
Formwatch
Yenaled 10-3jt-fav (7-12) Held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Kylkenny (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Isa'af (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, close up, led over 6f out to over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 5l behind Principal Witness (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Romil Star (GER) 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 9l behind He's A Star (8-8) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Windy Prospect 25-1 (8-7) Dwelt, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Byron Bay (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Rare Coincidence 9-2 (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 11l behind Lady Taverner (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Night Warrior (IRE) 11-10fav (9-3) Always in touch, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Regency Red (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol in Dec.
High Frequency (IRE) 3-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 13, 9l behind Padre Nostro (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Sugitani (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on under strong pressure from over 1f out, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Sri Lipis (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) fbs in Dec.