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13:55 Southwell
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 5241-43
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J R Holt
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
close up, pushed along and soon outpaced halfway
- Form 4123-60
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
slowly away, raced wide, in touch in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 203-121
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey Billy Cray
keen led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 694873-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G Woodward
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 307-272
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey George Downing
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, led entering final 3f, ridden clear over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
- Form 569-212
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
in touch towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, soon chased winner, kept on towards finsh
- Form 0651-38
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey P Mulrennan
tracked leader, led 3f out, soon headed, ridden and kept on same pace
- Form 14450-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
Nonrunner
- Form 18/599-0
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
Nonrunner
Verdict
Emperatriz needs to dig a bit deeper off her current mark having won here in December. Dandarrell scored at this track in the same month but has also struggled off a higher mark since. Queen Of Skies makes more appeal as she went close to following up her earlier victory over track and trip when runner-up three weeks ago, but Conry was engaged to run at Wolverhampton yesterday. SILLY BILLY is effectively a winner without a penalty as Billy Cray's allowance cancels out a 3lb rise for last month's win over course and distance. John Bading's charge gets the nod with Kempton winner Handsome Stranger having something to prove on this surface.
Formwatch
Emperatriz 11-4 (9-6) Led, ridden when headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 5l behind Imaginary World (8-13) at Southwell 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) fbs.
Raging Bear (USA) 33-1 (8-9) Always in rear, last of 10, 8l behind Dixie's Dream (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Silly Billy (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jan beating Schottische (8-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Self Employed 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, smooth headway between horses to lead 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, headed and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Stormbound (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Conry (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and no progress final 2f, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Diplomatic (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Queen Of Skies (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon chased leading pair, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Hot Right Now (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Dandarrell 9-2 (9-5) Behind, outpoaced 4f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 6l behind Hot Right Now (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Handsome Stranger (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Petersboden (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Welliesinthewater (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Close up, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 9l behind Ex Ex (9-7) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.