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12:30 Southwell

toteplacepot Classified Claiming Stakes (Class 6)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £2,500 added
  • Winner: £1,617
  • 2nd: £481
  • 3rd: £240
  • 4th: £120
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 39.47s
  • Off Time: 12:30:37
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Bivouac (UAE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Lifetime (IRE)

    9/4

      1(6)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink sash and sleeves

      Bivouac (UAE)

      348 CCD
      6/4
      • Form 584124-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 73

      held up in touch, headway over 4f out, soon tracking leaders, led over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, forged clear inside final furlong, readily

      2(4)
      Silk - Red, Dark Blue star and star on cap

      Xpres Maite

      23 p C
      7/1
      • Form 740347
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 72

      led after 1f, soon disputed lead until overall leader over 6f out, headed over 3f out, gradually faded

      3(1)
      Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, white cap

      Lifetime (IRE)

      65
      9/4
      • Form 321470
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 72

      chased leaders, driven and effort on inside over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, beige epaulets, red sleeves

      Overrule (USA)

      65
      11/2
      • Form 952660
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 70

      held up in touch, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Light green, brown braces and armlets, brown cap

      Global

      15
      10/1
      • Form 000628
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 60

      slowly into stride, led 1f, disputed lead until over 6f out, soon lost place, tailed off

      6(5)
      Silk - Orange, Black stripe, chevrons on sleeves

      Magic Millie (IRE)

      61
      66/1
      • Form 739057
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 43

      tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon one pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      A tricky opener as none of these tick all of the boxes. Xpres Maite is a multiple winner over shorter trips here, but even 1m2f has proved too far in the past, while stablemates Lifetime and Overrule are hard to separate. Both have the past form to figure and make their all-weather debuts today. The lack of a recent run is a negative for BIVOUAC, but on the plus side he's won four times on the Flat and a bumper on this surface so a tentative vote goes his way on his first start for nearly a year. The remaining pair look up against it.

      Formwatch

      Bivouac (UAE) 9-2 (9-5) In touch in rear, ridden and headway to go 3rd 4f out, driven 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 3rd post, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Lucky Punt (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Oct '10.

      Xpres Maite 16-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, recovered to lead 7f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6l behind Epernay (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.

      Lifetime (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) In touch on inside, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 17th of 19, 23l behind Shamdarley (9-6) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.

      Overrule (USA) 20-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, never a factor, last of 14, 35l behind Trip The Light (9-3) at York 1m 4f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gd in Oct.

      Global 7-1 (9-1) Mid-division on outside, outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Mazij (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.

      Magic Millie (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Led until 8f out, soon settled 3rd, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 20l behind Warneford (9-3) at Leicester 1m 4f Classified Claiming Stakes (0-70) (3-5yo) (6) gd in Oct.