Racecards
20:20 Southwell
Free Racecourse Entry With Golf Membership Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 182y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,159
- 2nd: £1,455
- 3rd: £727
- 4th: £364
- Form 51/P547-
- Age 7
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey G Sheehan
led, headed just before final circuit, weakened after omitted 3 out, pulled up before last
- Form F/04872-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
mid-division on inside, headway with a circuit to go, ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 42/6364-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey C Gethings
prominent, led just before final circuit, headed after omitted 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 73362-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
held up in md-division, headway before 2 out, hung left and weakened approaching last
- Form 950412-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J Mackie
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up towards rear, headway after final bend, went 2nd before not fluent last, stayed on under strong pressure flat, led towards finish
- Form 2F2363-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 105
chased leaders, challenged back straight final time, led after omitted 3 out, headed 2 out, 3rd and held last, kept on
- Form 34242/2-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up towards rear, headway from back straight final time, ridden after 2 out, 4th and held last, kept on
- Form 544563-
- Age 9
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Lorcan Murtagh
chased leaders, went 2nd final bend, led 2 out, driven flat, headed towards finish
- Form 80P-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D J Jeffreys
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
in touch, closed start to back straight final time, weakened final bend, well held when fell 2 out
- Form 7565/F7-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey William Marshall
behind, never going that well, well behind from omitted 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 0P7374-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Billy Garritty
prominent, pushed along with a circuit to go, soon lost place, well behind from omitted 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 76/4215-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B Leavy
- Jockey Lewis Stones
held up in rear, stayed on from 2 out, not trouble leaders
Verdict
Three of these were beaten only a neck on their respective latest starts including El Jefe and Hurricane Ali. But the latter pair step up a grade for this and FIRST QUEST (NAP) is preferred. Neil Mulholland’s charge went close at this level at Chepstow when Billy The Squid finished well beaten in third and gets the nod on that form. Twycross Warrior has also been thereabouts recently and could go well.
Formwatch
Timeforaspin 16-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, mistake 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened approaching last, 7th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Xcitations (11-8) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
First Quest (USA) 12-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, closer approaching last, driven and stayed on run-in, always just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Nikki Steel (11-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lord Apparelli 10-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders and keen, pushed along after 4 out, slightly hampered next, ridden and weakened before the last, 4th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Roxboro Road (10-10) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
El Jefe (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Midfield, mistake 5th, good headway before 3 out, went second after 3 out, led going well 2 out, not fluent last, ridden for effort flat, unable to quicken and headed final 50yds, 2nd of 8, nk behind Mr Melda (11-10) at Perth 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hurricane Ali (IRE) 15-8fav (11-9) Prominent, chased leaders and travelling well 3 out, ridden to join leaders last, went clear with winner but always held, 2nd of 15, nk behind Harry The Norseman (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Billy The Squid (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced and no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 10, 20 1/4l behind Nikki Steel (11-12) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Twycross Warrior 20-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, led 7th, headed before 2 out, left 2nd last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 9 1/2l behind Jaisalmer (11-5) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Phoebus Lescribaa (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Pressed leader, led 6th, hit 2 out, soon ridden and headed, 3rd and no extra before last, 3rd of 13, 17 1/2l behind Soyouthinksoagain (11-3) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
The Gold Bug (IRE) 200-1 (11-2) Always in rear, pulled up before 3 out, at Huntingdon 3m 1f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Ulysses (GER) 40-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, came under a strong drive before 3 out, never involved, 7th of 9, dist behind Powerstown Park (12-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Lucou (FR) 10-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed before 3 out, well beaten before 2 out, plugged on from last, 4th of 8, 36l behind Mongol Emperor (12-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Infiniti (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Towards rear, ridden in last before 3 out, still well off the pace 2 out, stayed on from before last but never a factor, 5th of 11, 21 3/4l behind Foster'sisland (11-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.