Racecards
12:05 Southwell
John Marsden 80th Birthday Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,899
- 2nd: £1,145
- 3rd: £572
- 4th: £286
- Form 33-0463
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey D C Costello
jumped right at times, led, often rousted along, reminders after 7th, headed next, bumped 9th, hampered 3 out, weakened before last
- Form 4FPP-0P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey T E Whelan
tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 5247-FR
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, hampered 1st, headway on inside after 3 out, led before last, soon clear, stayed on well
- Form 3112-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C Fryer
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up on outside, headway after 7th, pushed along 10th, lost place after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form F1P34-4
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 107
fell 1st
- Form 24/P562-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey C Poste
tracked leader, led 8th, bumped next, jumped left 3 out, headed before last, no extra last
- Form 242-253
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in touch, hampered 1st, pushed along 9th, challenged after 3 out until after next, 3rd and no extra when mistake last
- Form P-3P152
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Conor Shoemark
Nonrunner
Verdict
TROJAN SUN won off a higher mark at Huntingdon at the start of the year and probably needed his comeback run at Wincanton so can take this. Billy Cuckoo is a course and distance winner and only a pound higher while it's probably only a matter of time before Coeur De Fou wins over fences. Allerton was second at Warwick on Thursday but behind Trojan Sun earlier. Tafika would have a big chance on his best form but has two ways of running and his record first-time out is poor.
Formwatch
Billy Cuckoo (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Led, reminders and pushed along, headed before 4 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 19l behind Revolutionary Road (10-5) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Forresters Folly 80-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway before 1st, lost place and ridden after 3rd, well beaten in back-straight, pulled up after, in a race won by Dream Deal (11-10) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov, 12 ran.
King Rolfe (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Whipped round as flag raised and took no part, in a race won by Tolkeins Tango (10-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs, 8 ran.
Riddlestown (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Soon in rear and pushed along, tailed off 7 out, pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Ballymoat (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs, 7 ran.
Trojan Sun 4-1 (11-11) Tracked winner, blundered 5th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 28l behind Trickaway (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.
Tafika 2-1fav (11-6) Jumped left at times, led, mistake 5th, headed briefly approaching 8th, jumped slowly 10th, joined when went left and bumped winner 2 out, urged along and strongly pressed last, headed and no extra final 150 yards, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Fredo (11-11) at Sandown 2m 4f 5yo Am hcp 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Coeur De Fou (FR) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd before 2 out, soon switched right, disputing close 2nd and every chance 2 out, hung left under pressure and no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 7l behind De Kerry Man (11-9) at Warwick 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Nov.
Allerton (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) In rear, not always fluent, outpaced 13th, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 10l behind It's A Steal (11-11) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft.