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15:10 Southwell

Littlewoods Bet Direct Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class C)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.95s
  • 16 Ran
1(10)
Silk - White, Pink hoop, White sleeves, Grey armlets, Pink cap
14/1
  • Form 500133-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

tracked leaders, ridden to lead well inside final furlong

2(1)
Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap
12/1
  • Form 00160-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0

speed to halfway

3(6)
Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap
10/1
  • Form 00012-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13

outpaced, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on

4(15)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue stars on sleeves

Zarzu

13
5/1
  • Form 02541-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace

5(3)
Silk - White, Orange chevrons, White sleeves, Orange cap

Palawan

37
10/1
  • Form 110102-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-8

soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6(5)
Silk - White and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 50120-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7

broke well, steady to track leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

7(11)
Silk - Red, Black and White halved sleeves, White cap
40/1
  • Form 15206-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6

tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on

8(7)
Silk - White, Dark Blue collar and hooped sleeves
33/1
  • Form 04251-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2

soon outpaced

9(4)
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK hoop, WHITE cap
  • Form 004115-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2

slowly away, soon behind

10(8)
Silk - Beige and Dark Green (quartered), halved sleeves, Dark Green cap
  • Form 0542-51
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12

slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong

11(2)
Silk - Yellow, Black stars, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star
  • Form 66603-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10

with leader 2f, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

12(9)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevron, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue cap, Red star
  • Form 00150-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10

hampered soon after start, soon outpaced

13(16)
Silk - Pink and Purple (quartered), striped sleeves
  • Form 00000-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace

14(12)
Silk - Brown, Yellow hoop, Yellow sleeves, Brown armlets
  • Form 02400-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-6

slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, weakened 2f

15(14)
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink chevron, White sleeves, Pink cap
14/1
  • Form 4210-62
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-3

chased leaders, hampered over 3f out, not a danger after

16(13)
Silk - Purple and Mauve (halved), Mauve sleeves, quartered cap
11/4
  • Form 44-1113
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-3

held up, ridden headway approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, closing near finish

In depth

Verdict

The feature race on the card may go to Palawan, ahead of a whole host of possibles including Bond Playboy, Compton Banker, Time N Time Again, Far Note and Hurricane Coast. The latter in particular has been in fine form for Paul Blockley and is sure to give his new connections plenty of fun. He is tough and will not be overawed by the better quality of opposition that he meets here. However, Palawan nearly did us a favour last time when coming back from a near three-month absence to go down by a head to Frascati at odds of 10/1, and we must stay loyal to Andrew Balding's nine-year-old, especially as his apprentice takes off a valuable seven pounds. There are no end of dangers though, including Bond Playboy who has been working well since his latest outing. That came at Wolverhampton where he tired inside the final furlong on what was his first run for a month. The drop back in trip will help Bryan Smart's charge who is another to consider. Compton Banker' s trainer always has them fit and ready for the more decent prizes, while Time N Time Again has it to do with Far Note on recent running here on six-pound worse terms. It promises to be fast and furious, but Palawan can prove profitable to follow and gets the vote in a wide-open handicap.