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15:05 Southwell

Betway Best For Cheltenham Festival Betting Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 16y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £9,750 added
  • Winner: £5,531
  • 2nd: £1,646
  • 3rd: £823
  • 4th: £411
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.61s
  • Off Time: 15:05:50
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Crosse Fire

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    The Great Wall (USA)

    3/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Black, orange seams and sleeves, black cap

      The Great Wall (USA)

      19 b CD
      3/1
      • Form 215-863
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 81

      taken to post early, close up on inner, ridden and every chance from 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Black and Yellow diamonds, Black sleeves, Yellow cap

      Ballyquin (IRE)

      5 D
      6/5
      • Form 434-131
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 75

      led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened tamely entering final furlong

      3(6)
      Silk - Black, Red armlets

      Gentlemen

      10 h D
      13/2
      • Form 446113
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 79

      raced wide pressed leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue striped sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap

      Related

      19 b D
      20/1
      • Form 70767-8
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 74

      slow into stride, outpaced, never on terms

      5(4)
      Silk - Black, yellow braces, black and red hooped sleeves, black cap, yellow star

      Global Exceed

      13 p D
      9/1
      • Form 6/7273-3
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 70

      pushed along to chase leading quartet, ridden halfway, not trouble leaders

      6(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink chevrons, royal blue cap

      Crosse Fire

      19 p CCD
      5/1
      • Form 5-32232
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, driven out

      Previous results

      2018
      (9)
      Silk -

      Zylan (IRE)

      11/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12

      2017
      (1)
      Silk -

      Crosse Fire

      10/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-8

      2016
      (2)
      Silk -

      Razin' Hell

      12/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ballyquin has been in fine form on the Polytrack though is penalised for winning at Chelmsford last week as he debuts on this surface. Gentlemen landed a double elsewhere on the all-weather last month but acts on the Fibresand and an apprentice’s allowance helps his cause while Global Exceed returned to action with a decent third here last time and has switched yards subsequently. But CROSSE FIRE won this in 2017 and has been threatening a return to winning ways. He finished ahead of both The Great Wall and Related when runner-up here on his latest start and gets the vote on that form.

      Formwatch

      The Great Wall (USA) 11-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on into 3rd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Zylan (9-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Ballyquin (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Enthaar (9-6) by 1l, 12 ran.

      Gentlemen 5-1 (9-1) Leapt from stalls, behind, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Walk On Walter (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

      Related 33-1 (9-1) Slowly away, outpaced, never on terms, 8th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Zylan (9-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.

      Global Exceed 4-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, in touch, outpaced halfway, switched right over 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Point Zero (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

      Crosse Fire 7-1 (8-8) Held up in mid-division, headway on inside and switched left 2f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Zylan (9-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.