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16:10 Southwell

Great Value Gold Breaks At Pontin's Handicap (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard/Slow
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £3,800 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.42s
  • Off Time: 16:10:57
  • 5 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Black, Yellow stars, halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Black stars
10/3
  • Form 561D/18-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

led, headed 7f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 4f out, detached final 3f

2(5)
Silk - Light Green, Red stars, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Red star
6/4
  • Form 152D3-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 66

held up in last place but in touch, pushed along over 4f out, headway 3f out, edged left and led well over 1f out, clear inside final furlong

3(2)
Silk - Pink and Purple (quartered), halved sleeves, Purple cap, Pink stars
5/1
  • Form 7/00-243
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 58

with leader until led 7f out, joined 4f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened

4(3)
Silk - Yellow, Brown and Yellow striped cap
11/1
  • Form 2156-27
  • Age 12
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 56

chased leading pair, slightly outpaced 3f out, effort to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner

5(4)
Silk - Red, Black seams, Red cap, Black spots
  • Form 0150-03
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 54

keen in touch, chased leader 6f out, joined leader 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

They All Laughed should have punters smiling here; the chief dangers look to be Phone Call and Foursquare Flyer. The selection was a real eyecatcher last time at Kempton when he came from a long way back to finish fourth behind Smokey The Bear. If he can race more prominently today then he can gain his reward. Phone Call finished third behind Blue Hills here last time, but although she travelled well in the race, she did not find much for pressure. Foursquare Flyer returns to the level after a spell over hurdles and on the pick of his FORM he would have to enter calculations here. Nimello and Key Partners are also capable of getting competitive, but we prefer the claims of They All Laughed who gets our pick.

Formwatch

Foursquare Flyer (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 36l behind Melpomene (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan '07.

They All Laughed 9-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, plenty to do 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, closed on leaders near finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Smokey The Bear (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (5) pol.

Phone Call 8-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Blue Hills (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.

Nimello (USA) 5-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along 3f out, no headway, 7th of 8, 19l behind Still Dreaming (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Key Partners (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up last, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression on leaders, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Given A Choice (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f clm (6) pol.