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14:05 Southwell

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap (Class C)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.60s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk -
4/1

    3
    Silk -
    7/1

      1(11)
      Silk - Emerald green and red stripes, red sleeves, emerald green armlets.
      20/1
      • Form 040006
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      soon outpaced, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, never nearer

      2(6)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink chevrons, royal blue cap.
      • Form 040010
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-12

      soon outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - Dark Green and Light Green (halved), Beige sleeves, Brown cap.
      • Form 101125
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-10

      chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong

      4(12)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green epaulets and stars on sleeves, Yellow cap.

      Zarzu

      20
      7/1
      • Form 134304
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      chased leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, halved sleeves, quartered cap.

      Piccled

      73
      4/1
      • Form 000002
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      dwelt, soon with leaders, led halfway, ridden and edged right over 1f out, driven out

      6(8)
      Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, Yellow sleeves, Brown armlets.
      • Form 100000
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, soon weakened

      7(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, Red sleeves, Yellow cap, Red spots.
      40/1
      • Form 00-0000
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-0

      with leaders 3f

      8(15)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White chevron, Purple sleeves and cap.
      11/2
      • Form 213152
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13

      held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous

      9(1)
      Silk - Orange and Black (quartered), Orange sleeves Black armlets.
      16/1
      • Form 410-004
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11

      slowly into stride, always behind

      10(13)
      Silk - Beige, Black epaulets, Orange cap.
      10/1
      • Form 301061
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-8

      held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous

      11(14)
      Silk - Orange and Purple (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves and cap.
      20/1
      • Form 350424
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4

      mid-division, ridden and headway halfway, hampered and lost place over 1f out

      12(3)
      Silk - Grey and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves.
      • Form 104003
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-2

      prominent 3f

      13(10)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevron, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red star.
      • Form 12-0000
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-1

      slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

      14(9)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink chevrons and cap.
      • Form 021501
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-1

      chased leaders, ridden and headway halfway, carried right over 1f out, soon weakened

      15(4)
      Silk - Red, Black seams, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap.

      Rellim

      3
      16/1
      • Form 000655
      • Age 3
      • Weight 7-13

      led to halfway, soon ridden and weakened

      In depth

      Verdict

      Some familiar names among the 15-strong field for the feature event on the card with the weights headed by Norma Macauley's grand servant Air Mail, who has not been in the best of form of late. Sundried Tomato has struggled off his new mark since winning handicaps at Doncaster and Wolverhampton but may do better now he is back over the minimum trip. The three-year-old finished second over course and distance in a similar contest last month, where Zarzu was close up in fourth place and the topweight eighth. The winner that day was James Stark from the in-form Nick Littmoden stable and, if able to reproduce his form that day, he could well win again and gets the TEAMtalk vote. Piccled has to race off a 12lb higher mark than his current turf rating and, although a winner of a 6lb lower mark when last seen on the sand, he does not appear well treated on his first run this winter. Sharp Hat, a winner over this trip at Wolverhampton last month, tends to win in turn, while Paddywack, who ended the turf season in good form, has carried that over to the all-weather and is another to consider. Night Shift Blue's may find one or two of these to quick over this trip having shown decent form over seven furlongs and six.