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13:20 Southwell

First Past The Post At Betdirect Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.34s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Moon Emperor

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Blue Hills

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Cotton Eyed Joe (IRE)

      10/11

        1(2)
        Silk - Red, White stars, Royal Blue sleeves, White stars and stars on cap

        Cotton Eyed Joe (IRE)

        6 C
        10/11
        • Form 0972-11
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-1
        • Official Rating 57

        held up behind leaders, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and one pace final 2f

        2(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Purple stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets, Dark Blue and Purple hooped cap

        Mystic Forest

        73 v C
        33/1
        • Form 1039/00-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 60

        mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, effort over 3f out, soon behind

        3(8)
        Silk - BOTTLE GREEN and RED (quartered), BOTTLE GREEN sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Moon Emperor

        15 b D
        12/1
        • Form 67678-4
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 57

        held up, smooth headway over 3f out, led 2f out, pushed out final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Yellow and Purple (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple diamond

        Blue Hills

        14 p C
        7/2
        • Form 70991-2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 55

        led steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace

        5(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Purple star, Purple sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Purple cap, Emerald Green star

        Eamon An Chnoic (IRE)

        13
        40/1
        • Form 0/3070-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 55

        in touch, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten

        6(7)
        Silk - Red, Dark Blue chevron, Emerald Green sleeves, Black cap, Red star

        Countback (FR)

        11
        5/1
        • Form 4434-32
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 52

        towards rear, driven and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        7(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED chevron, RED sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, RED cap

        All Bleevable

        14 C
        12/1
        • Form 9425-57
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 45

        towards rear, driven over 3f out, never near to challenge

        8(3)
        Silk - Light Blue, Purple sash and armlets

        Logger Rhythm (USA)

        199
        66/1
        • Form 000/080-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 41

        tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 4f out, soon beaten

        9(1)
        Silk - Purple, Orange star, Purple sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap

        Viniyoga

        41 b
        66/1
        • Form 09080-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 45

        always in rear division

        In depth

        Verdict

        Cotton Eyed Joe, Blue Hills and Countback are the three we like here and the vote is given to the in-form Cotton Eyed Joe. The selection does have a penalty for his most recent success and this is more competitive, but he is in such good heart and he hacked up last time. We are prepared to side with him in his bid to complete his hat-trick of wins, especially as this longer trip should suit. Blue Hills was a good second behind Smart Boy Prince over this course and distance last time and if he can reproduce that effort today then he will not be far away at the finish. Countback remains a maiden at the age of seven, and although he is running fairly well, a place looks to be the best that he can hope for. The booking of Jamie Spencer for Moon Emperor is interesting as he shaped encouragingly last time out. However, Cotton Eyed Joe is in the form of his life and gets the vote.

        Formwatch

        Cotton Eyed Joe (IRE) 8-11fav (9-6) Held up, in touch, led over 2f out, edged left, ridden clear, won at Southwell 1m 6f banded stk (7) fbs beating Tharua (8-11) by 13l, 13 ran.

        Mystic Forest 40-1 (9-12) Led early, prominent to over 6f out, weakened quickly, 12th of 13, 43l behind Spitting Image (8-8) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.

        Moon Emperor 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 8l behind He's A Star (8-8) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.

        Blue Hills 6-1 (9-12) Held up, headway after 5f, chased winner 4f out, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Smart Boy Prince (8-9) at Southwell 2m banded stk (7) fbs.

        Eamon An Chnoic (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 9l behind Principal Witness (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.

        Countback (FR) 7-2 (10-6) Held up, headway 4f out, ridden to go 2nd inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Cumbrian Knight (11-2) at W'hampton 2m 1f amt hcp (6) pol.

        All Bleevable 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, led 8f out, headed 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 7th of 10, 37l behind Smart Boy Prince (8-9) at Southwell 2m banded stk (7) fbs.

        Logger Rhythm (USA) 50-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 14th of 16, 28l behind Rouge Et Noir (9-1) at Carlisle 2m 1f mdn hcp (6) frm in Jul.