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12:05 Southwell

Littlewoods Bet Direct Apprentice Maiden Handicap (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.50s
  • 13 Ran
1(8)
Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap, DARK BLUE star

Parachute

206 BF
Evs
  • Form 7609/6-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

raced keen, soon led, headed briefly over 8f out, ridden over 4f out, headed and weakened approaching final furlong

2(5)
Silk - Red and Black stripes, Black sleeves, Red stars, Emerald Green and Yellow hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 723363-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

led early, stayed prominent, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 2f out

3(2)
Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Green armlets, Dark Blue cap
16/1
  • Form 540-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13

tracked leaders, ridden and behind over 5f out, tailed off

4(9)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow diamonds, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Dark Blue diamonds
  • Form 89307-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12

behind, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous

5(4)
Silk - Yellow and Dark Blue diabolo, White sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 900590-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11

close up, ridden over 4f out, hampered over 3f out, soon weakened

6(13)
Silk - Maroon, Silver sleeves, striped cap
12/1
  • Form 6/77-36
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

with leader, led briefly over 8f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

7(11)
Silk - White, Red sash, White sleeves, Purple armlets, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 40833-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7

mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon weakened

8(3)
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap
25/1
  • Form 974096-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-6

slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, ran on well to lead inside final furlong and edged left

9(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE inverted triangle
  • Form 60003-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-1

in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace

10(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars
  • Form 00650-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-12

held up and keen, tailed off from halfway

11(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green braces and sleeves, Emerald Green and Royal Blue quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 7/69630-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 7-12

tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened

12(1)
Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, Orange sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 9840-94
  • Age 5
  • Weight 7-12

towards rear, headway on outside over 5f out, rdv over 3f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

13(10)
Silk - Light blue and yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 000/570-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 7-12

raced keen, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

A trappy heat to get the meeting underway with most of these exposed as moderate. Win Alot shaped a little better last time, but he is only a plater and it will be a surprise if there is nothing to beat him, while to be a maiden at the age of six, doesn't exactly augur well for Stepastray. Colonnade, who was behind Stepastray here on New Year's Day, is open to improvement as that was her first taste of this surface and she can reverse the form. Toberoe Commotion has shown bits and pieces of form and probably turned in his best effort to date when beaten just over a length by Weecandoo at Lingfield last week. The latter is a 63 rated handicapper so Willie Muir's gelding could be well treated in this off his current mark of 53, although he does have to prove himself on this surface. However, a chance is taken with Parachute, who has obviously been difficult to train. He hails from the same family as the Champion Hurdle winner Royal Gait, so he should have no trouble with this trip and he will have the assistance of Mark Worrell, who is improving with every ride.