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16:40 Southwell

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 16y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,593 added
  • Winner: £2,782
  • 2nd: £828
  • 3rd: £414
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.94s
  • Off Time: 16:46:58
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

Puchita (IRE)

7 p BFCD
9/4
  • Form 875413
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 60

midfield, ridden 2f out, led before 1f out, kept on gamely closing stages

2(9)
Silk - White, purple stars, purple sleeves, white stars and cap

Kraka (IRE)

7 v DCD
6/4
  • Form 862401
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 58

pressed leader, switched left and pushed along 2f out, kept on at same pace inside final furlong

4(2)
Silk - White, dark blue star, dark blue sleeves, white stars, white cap, dark blue star
  • Form 536780
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 58

held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong without troubling leaders

5(5)
Silk - White, dark green disc, sleeves and cap

Gorgeous General

20 bt CCD
5/1
  • Form 509866
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 56

always prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, joined and headed inside final furlong, rallied gainly close home, just held

6(8)
Silk - LIGHT GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), LIGHT GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap

First Excel

110 b DCD
14/1
  • Form 23-9686
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 54

tracked leader, hard ridden and effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(4)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK diamond, chevrons on sleeves
15/2
  • Form 994073
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 53

reluctant to load, slowly away, pushed along 2f out, switched right and effort over 1f out, kept on at one pace closing stages

8(1)
Silk - Dark Green, Maroon cross belts, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Dark Green and Maroon quartered cap
50/1
  • Form 1700-09
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 45

prominent, ridden and reminders over 2f out, weakened before 1f out

9(3)
Silk - Light blue, pink star, light blue sleeves, pink stars, light blue cap, pink star
28/1
  • Form 8/97004
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 45

just worse than midfield, driven over 2f out, weakened before 1f out

3(6)
NR

Bernie's Boy

1 vt D
8/1
  • Form 051535
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 61

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

KRAKA returned to the Fibresand a week ago with a course and distance success. He’s penalised but is due to be raised a further 2lb after this and should go close again. Puchita has been beaten here since scoring over track and trip but still carries a penalty for that success and third-placed Archimedes re-opposes on better terms. Gorgeous General is a prolific winner here and is back on a winning mark but Bernie's Boy was due to race at Kempton yesterday.

Formwatch

Puchita (IRE) 7-4fav (9-12) Went right start, soon off the pace on inside, pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Global Melody (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Kraka (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Foad (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.

Nibras Shadow (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out and faded tamely, last of 17, 13 1/4l behind Not On Your Nellie (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) gd in Sep.

Gorgeous General 9-2 (9-8) Prominent, ridden and close up over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Gorgeous Gobolina (9-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

First Excel 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms, 6th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Dirchill (9-7) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.

Archimedes (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Ridden away from stalls, prominent, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Puchita (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Jazz Legend (USA) 66-1 (9-6) Prominent on outside, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 9, 28 3/4l behind Simba Samba (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.

Amber Lily 125-1 (8-7) Chased winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6l behind Kraka (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Bernie's Boy 10-1 (9-9) Chased leaders in 3rd on outside, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Miaella (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.