Racecards
12:00 Southwell
Betdirect No Q On 08000 93 66 93 Claiming Stakes (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- Form 0609B0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey M Halford
held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
- Form 635228
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
chased leader, ridden 4f out, led over 2f out, driven and headed and no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 107063
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, kept on one pace
- Form 461019
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
in rear, ridden and some headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 7-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey S J Drowne
keen, chased leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ran on well to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 9-00250
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey A Daly
chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened
- Form 004690
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Hayley Turner
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 601953
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer Mrs S A Watt
- Jockey C Catlin
held up, ridden and weakened over 4f out
- Form 668838
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey J F Egan
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 4f out
In depth
Verdict
A 16-runner claimer to kick things off, and from a shortlist that also contains Desperation and Weet A Head, we will side with Come What July. There is no doubt that the selection, who is the only course winner in the line-up, remains on a handy mark based on, would you believe, July form and, much as we said that before his last run, the same applies now and it is hard to ignore his credentials. Desperation fares pretty well on adjusted ratings and can go well in a bid to give Robert Winston a win following his return from injury, while Weet A Head ran well in first-time cheekpieces last time and is respected. The lightly-raced Midnight Lace generally runs well on artificial surfaces and, although he has never run here, has to be considered. An intriguing runner is Willie Muir's Chater Knight, whose sole career run has come in Sha Tin, although he starts here at a lowly level. Finally, Je Suis Belle is open to some improvement and Yashin races in first-time blinkers but, for the selection, we stay with Come What July.
Formwatch
Come What July (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, niggled along over 6 out, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Desperation (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 16, 11l behind Chigorin (9-4) at Haydock 1m 3f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gs in Sept.
Weet A Head (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Midnight Lace 20-1 (8-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Obezyana (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.
Chater Knight (IRE) (8-13) 7th of 9, 8l behind Lucky Port (8-13) at Sha Tin 6f stk gf in Mar '04.
Yashin (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 12l behind Abbeygate (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Bellalou 7-2 (9-2) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Satin Rose (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo sll hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Je Suis Belle 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 10l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.