Racecards
15:55 Southwell
Game On & Bet Direct On ITV Selling Stakes (Class G4) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- Form 5550-01
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
held up, headway halfway, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed final 50 yards
- Form 30-2101
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey C Catlin
keen, held up, ridden over 3f out, soon no impression
- Form 0320-02
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey N De Souza
pulled hard, close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 50 yards
- Form 46003-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey N Chalmers
slowly away, ridden, carried head high and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 055-004
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey Dean McKeown
tracked leader, led 3f out until well over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 421/300-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Lady Xanthia
294- Form 066/040-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey F Norton
led 5f
In depth
Verdict
The two that catch the eye here are Noul and Pawn In Life, with the vote going to the former. The selection scored well over seven furlongs here 28 days ago, which was a decent effort given that the trip on that occasion would be a bare minimum for him these days. The step up to a mile is a plus point today, as is the fact that he has won from higher than his current 66 rating, and he has a chance based on adjusted ratings today based on that mark. Pawn In Life's claims, based on official marks, are similar to the selection's and, having won two of his last three races, comes here in decent heart. Grant him all due respect, while Extra Cover has a chance based on his Wolverhampton effort two runs ago, but is not the most consistent, while Game Guru might be seen in a better light at this mile trip, having contested mainly longer ones of late. Finally, this is Accendere's level but we prefer others, and the jury is out on Titus Salt following a disappointing reappearance effort. That is not the case with Noul, who gets our vote here.
Formwatch
Noul (USA) 11-2 Towards rear but not far away, ridden to improve 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 7f sll (G4) fbs in Jan beating Massey by 1l, 10 ran.
Pawn In Life (IRE) 3-10fav In touch, joined leader over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven and held on, won at Southwell 1m clm (F4) fbs beating Pharoah's Gold by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Accendere 11-4fav Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Stella Marais at W'hampton 7f hcp (F4) pol.
Extra Cover (IRE) 25-1 Slowly away, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 7l behind Xpres Digital at Southwell 6f clm (F4) fbs.
Game Guru 20-1 In touch, ridden 4f out, chased winner over 3f out, soon one pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Buscador at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (G4) pol.
Titus Salt (USA) 33-1 Prominent, losing place when not much room 4f out, 13th of 14, 23l behind Wahoo Sam at Southwell 1m hcp (E3) fbs in Dec.
Lady Xanthia 33-1 Soon pressed leader until weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 12l behind Royale Pearl at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (H) pol in Apr.