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16:30 Southwell

Festival Of Convivial Tools Handicap Hurdle (Class D) (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 6.20s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, Red epaulets, Dark Blue cap
  • Form 5/441P-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

always towards rear

2
Silk - White and Royal Blue stripes, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
4/1
  • Form 2635F0-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11

held up, headway approaching 5th, weakened approaching 3 out

3
Silk - Grey, Red cross belts, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 01-P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-8

held up, headway after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

4
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 10B0BP-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4

held up, ridden after 6th, losing touch when hit 3 out

5
Silk - Black, Yellow chevron, hooped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

Feanor

34
10/3
  • Form 4P00-51
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

held up and behind, hit 6th, headway approaching 2 out, weakened flat

6
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form 4/50-33
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up and behind, headway 3 out, ridden and carried head high approaching last, went 2nd flat

7
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
10/3
  • Form 210U-53
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

chased leader, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED chevron, RED sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, RED cap
28/1
  • Form 4113-05
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

led until after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

9
Silk - Black, Yellow star, checked sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 46F6-61
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-11

held up, headway approaching 5th, led after 3 out, ridden clear 2 out, kept on well

11
Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue epaulets
  • Form P04-545
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6

held up, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, one pace

10
NR
  • Form 424
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8

Nonrunner

12
NR
  • Form 446000-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-5

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Feanor looks capable of a follow up win here with So Sure and Claude Greengrass capable of making a race of it. The selection has to defy a 5lb rise for her recent Hexham win, when she beat 16 opponents on decent ground in a manner that suggested there may be more to come. The short break won't have done her any harm and with conditions again in her favour and not many others in red hot form she can prevail. So Sure took a Worcester seller when last seen out over fences, with Tony McCoy on board, before flopping on the flat last time. That win came in first time blinkers, and with those off here, plus a 4lb rise and no McCoy things will be tougher, though he can go well. McCoy in fact partners Claude Greengrass here for Jonjo O'Neill, and the combination continue to rack up the winners. He is capable of going well over this sort of trip, but he does look weighted up to the hilt and also would prefer a bit of cut. Keep an eye on the weather because if rain does get into the ground before the race then his chances will increase, but under current conditions we will look elsewhere, and side with Feanor to score.