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15:05 Southwell

Cheltenham Festival Free Bets With FreeBetting.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £2,800 added
  • Winner: £1,813
  • 2nd: £540
  • 3rd: £270
  • 4th: £135
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.73s
  • Off Time: 15:06:02
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Postman

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Almahaza (IRE)

    15/8

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue and White check, Pink sleeves and cap

      Almahaza (IRE)

      27 CD
      15/8
      • Form 303-311
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      held up, ridden and headway entering final 2f, hung left from 1f out, every chace inside final furlong, stayed on

      2(3)
      Silk - Orange, Black sleeves, Orange armlets, Black cap

      Exit Smiling

      29 DCD
      12/1
      • Form 47286-6
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression

      3(6)
      Silk - ORANGE, BLACK Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

      General Tufto

      8 b CCD
      10/1
      • Form 695144
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 68

      ridden along in rear, behind 3f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders

      4(2)
      Silk - Black, White, Yellow, Grey and Brown hoops

      Hill Tribe

      13 CD
      3/1
      • Form 6286-11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 68

      led 1f, led again over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, keeping on one pace when carried slightly left inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Light Green epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Light Green spots

      Mark Anthony (IRE)

      20
      16/1
      • Form 5400-09
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 67

      tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

      6(7)
      Silk - White, royal blue cross belts, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap

      Postman

      13 p BFDCD
      9/2
      • Form 739-022
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 63

      tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left final furlong, stayed on

      7(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Emerald Green cap

      Positivity

      20 p CD
      13/2
      • Form 4-24421
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 58

      keen raced wide, led after 1f, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, held when carried left and hampered inside final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Positivity won here last time but is upped in class, but Postman may have dropped down to a winning mark judged on his recent placed efforts. There's not much between Bryan Smart's duo here with slight preference for the latter. General Tufto's latest victory came in plating company and Hill Tribe makes more appeal after following up a win here with victory at Wolverhampton last time. She likes to make the running though and could set the race up for ALMAHAZA, who landed a quick double over C&D last month, and looks up to defying a 10lb rise in the weights in his current form.

      Formwatch

      Almahaza (IRE) 8-11fav (9-6) Raced wide, close up, progress to track leader 3f out, ridden to lead when hung left over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, won at Southwell 1m app hcp (0-58) (6) fbs in Feb beating Very Well Red (8-12) by 7l, 6 ran.

      Exit Smiling 14-1 (8-12) Led early, in touch, lost place 5f out, struggling over 3f out, 6th of 7, 21l behind Sweet Child O'Mine (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.

      General Tufto 10-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 8, 7l behind Trans Sonic (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.

      Hill Tribe 9-4 (9-3) Made all, quickened from 2f out, kept on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Saddlers Bend (8-13) by 1l, 6 ran.

      Mark Anthony (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 9th of 10, 14l behind Interchoice Star (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Feb.

      Postman 2-1fav (8-6) Slow into stride, headway on outer to mid-division after 3f, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Thrust Control (9-0) at Southwell 1m app hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.

      Positivity 7-4fav (8-10) Led 6f out, headed over 4f out, chased leader, led again 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Feb beating Nevada Desert (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.