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16:00 Southwell

Dine In The Pantry Handicap (Class 2)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £18,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 26.03s
  • Off Time: 16:00:15
  • 4 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kandidate

4/1

    1(2)
    Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves

    Kandidate

    22 BF
    4/1
    • Form 18376-6
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 100

    soon led, quickened over 3f out, driven and headed over 2f out, hard ridden and led again over 1f out, stayed on gamely

    2(5)
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

    Robby Bobby

    15 CD
    Evs
    • Form 96013-1
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 93

    tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon led and hung left, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace

    3(1)
    Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

    Formation (USA)

    8
    5/2
    • Form 563-211
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 91

    held up in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten

    4(3)
    Silk - Black and White stripes, Black sleeves, White armlets

    Best Prospect (IRE)

    36 D
    9/1
    • Form 088471-
    • Age 7
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 88

    broke well, soon tracking leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten

    5(4)
    NR

    Mohathab (IRE)

    184 BF
    • Form 0422-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 82

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    A disappointingly small field here for the richest race on the card, and we'll side with FORMATION, in preference to Robby Bobby and Best Prospect. Jim Boyle, who recently took Formation under his wing, has said that his gelding has ability but is also quirky. He comes here chasing a hat-trick though on his Southwell debut, having previously won on the polytrack. The stable's other runner, Mohatheb looks capable of place money at best in what's only his fifth outing. He's got weight in hand over all his rivals, but has yet to live up to hopes after costing 68,000 Guineas two years ago, before connections cut their losses and sold him in October for a quarter of that. Robby Bobby is the only one to have previously won here, which can be an important factor on this surface. That was over this trip but in a lower grade handicap, but last time out won a similar level contest at Lingfield. Best Prospect has almost exclusively previously raced on turf, but has won when the going's being slow, and should be able to handle the surface. He's recently been hurdling, with some success too.Top weight Kandidate may find that status too much, and is also the only one coming here not in great form. It promises to be a lively contest, with the selection being Formation.

    Formwatch

    Kandidate 9-4fav (9-9) Led 1f, 3rd after 2f, ridden over 2f out, lost place quickly, eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 6, 30l behind Formation (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.

    Robby Bobby 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, pushed out, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan beating Emerald Wilderness (9-4) by a hd, 9 ran.

    Formation (USA) 15-2 (8-6) Held up in touch, effort from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol beating Ace of Hearts (9-0) by a hd, 9 ran.

    Best Prospect (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Steadied start, held up in rear but in touch, smooth headway to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, just doing enough to hold, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct beating Dark Prospect (8-11) by a nk,.

    Mohathab (IRE) 10-11fav (9-3) Always prominent, led and edged left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Summers Lease (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.