Racecards
13:00 Southwell
32Red Mares' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,769
- 2nd: £1,107
- 3rd: £553
- 4th: £277
- Form 733635
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey N D Fehily
chased leader until 12th, driven and went 2nd again 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
Fair Bramble
21- Form 3/452-36
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
jumped right, led, screwed 1st, pushed along and headed after 4 out, chased winner, no impression when lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form 5/5U245
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey T E Whelan
took keen hold, stumbled 2nd, tracked leading pair until 11th, soon outpaced and no chance after
- Form 372-153
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey Matt Crawley
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd 11th, tracked leader next, led after 4 out, in control when went right last, driven right out
In depth
Verdict
MIDNIGHT MACARENA has been placed in her last two starts over fences and won over hurdles here in May. She should be good enough to shrug off an absence to take this with Matt Crawley's claim a bonus. Neil King's string is going well so Ninfea, second at Uttoxeter in July and fit from the Flat, may be the danger with Fair Bramble having shown little on her chasing debut at Plumpton last month. Rossa Parks has her first run for Neil Mulholland but was a winner between the flags in Ireland.
Formwatch
Rossa Parks (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Prominent, mistake 8th, dropped to moderate 6th and no extra from before 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 22l behind Leblon (11-7) at Tramore 2m 6f beg chs gd in Aug.
Fair Bramble 9-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went right and lost 3rd 7th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Next Sensation (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Oct.
Ninfea (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Always behind, 5th of 7, 42l behind De Faoithesdream (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Aug.
Midnight Macarena 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, jumped right, went 2nd before 10th, no impression on winner before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 19l behind Strongbows Legend (11-9) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.