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13:35 Southwell
Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £255
Blue Galaxy
29- Form 8-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M D I Usher
- Jockey Charlie Bennett
in rear, pushed along 3f out, some late headway final furlong
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P J McDonald
tracked leader, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
dwelt close up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey G Lee
close up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 667-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
- Form 45-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey K T O'Neill
led and taken to post early, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
GHOST RIDER debuted over 6f here last week and caught the eye making up late ground to finish second. Mark Johnston’s colt will appreciate this extra distance on that evidence and can confirm running with third-placed Driftwood. The latter is preferred to new stablemate Waltzing but the remainder with experience make no appeal while 62,000gns purchase Mellys Flyer and Mutakaamil, a half-brother to a winner on the Fibresand, are both preferred to Johnny Boom of the newcomers.
Formwatch
Blue Galaxy 66-1 (9-5) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 11, 14l behind Ford Madox Brown (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Ghost Rider (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Slow into stride and soon outpaced, headway towards stand side over 1f out, ridden and ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Marve (8-12) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Johnny Boom (IRE) New Bay colt out of Moody Blue.
Mellys Flyer Dandy Man gelding out of Azhar.
Mutakaamil (IRE) Markaz gelding out of Min Banat Alreeh.
Waltzing (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Kaheall (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Caprese Girl (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Off the pace in 6th, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor, 6th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Nelson Gay (9-5) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Driftwood 14-1 (8-7) In touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Marve (8-12) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.