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17:00 Southwell

Cath Heslop 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 153y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,249 added
  • Winner: £4,094
  • 2nd: £1,202
  • 3rd: £601
  • 4th: £450
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 53.16s
  • Off Time: 17:00:31
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue cap, yellow star
  • Form 187-950
  • Age 7
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 112

close up, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out

2
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
5/1
  • Form 340P-33
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 111

always towards rear, never dangerous

4
Silk - Dark Green, Dark Green and White diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 27-7324
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 107

tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

5
Silk - White and Dark Blue stripes, White sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

Blazon

33 v D
8/1
  • Form 244-P04
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 105

led, pushed along and headed 2 out, weakened before last

6
Silk - Yellow, dark blue disc, yellow and emerald green diabolo on sleeves, emerald green cap, yellow diamond
7/4
  • Form 3UP-134
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 103

mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased winner from last, one pace

7
Silk - Yellow, large Royal Blue spots

Gannicus

34 pt D
33/1
  • Form 6/16757-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 103

towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, in 4th from 2 out, no impression

8
Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap
10/1
  • Form 61/148-7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 100

tracked leaders, lost place 7 out, tailed off

9
Silk - White and emerald green stripes, white sleeves, emerald green stars, white cap
6/1
  • Form 345/898-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 94

towards rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, kept on well before last

3
NR
  • Form 1/378-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 110

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Benny In Milan won at Fontwell last summer and Denis Hogan sends him over from Ireland again off the back of a run at the Galway Festival. He shouldn’t be ignored and neither should the returning Ebonys Encore, who has had a wind operation since last seen. John Quinn’s runners here are always worth a second look and Cosmic Tigress is back on a winning mark but May’s Market Rasen scorer BARON VON CHILL can pick up the winning thread again despite a couple of subsequent reverses at Ffos Las.

Formwatch

Benny In Milan (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Towards rear, kept on same pace without threatening from after 3 out, 11th of 20, 16 3/4l behind Storm Rising (11-12) at Galway 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.

Box Office (FR) 9-4 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced, not fluent 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 5, 13l behind King's Reste (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Railroad Junkie (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Held up mid-division, driven and outpaced after 2 out, plugged on to take moderate 4th after last, never threatened leaders, 4th of 9, 24 3/4l behind G'day Aussie (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Blazon 9-1 (11-0) Chased leading pair until 4th, went 3rd again 4 out, pushed along and lost 3rd 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, dist behind G For Ginger (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

Baron Von Chill 5-2 (11-7) In touch, on outside, headway after 3 out, led next, headed last, soon under pressure, weakened closing stages, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Dinsdale (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.

Gannicus 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Advanced Virgo (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.

Cosmic Tigress 8-1 (8-4) Held up, effort on outside over 2f out, never able to challenge, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Kuiper Belt (8-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (6) gd in Aug.

Polished Rock (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 37 3/4l behind Soulsaver (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.

Ebonys Encore (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, well held next, 8th of 16, 13 3/4l behind Presenting Pearl (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f (4) gs in Mar.