Racecards
16:30 Southwell
Win 2m At Classicvaluepools.com Tri-banded Stakes (Class 7)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand

Cora Pearl (IRE)
155- Form 050-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer M J Polglase
- Jockey E Ahern
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out

- Form 407-440
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T J Pitt
- Jockey R Fitzpatrick
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, kept on approaching final furlong, never nearer

Mid Valley
41- Form 900-9
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead inside final furlong (hand timed)

- Form 80-5277
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D Morris
- Jockey D McGaffin
slowly into stride, headway to chase leader over 3f out, ridden and stayed on one pace

She's Dunnett
222- Form 9008-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly into stride, never nearer

- Form 8004-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
mid-division, ridden halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous

- Form 80-8900
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace


- Form 770-80
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey P Fessey
led 4f out, clear halfway, ridden headed and no extra inside final furlong

- Form 009-446
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer C N Kellett
- Jockey M Fenton
never better than mid-division

- Form 000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer P S Felgate
- Jockey Dale Gibson
slowly into stride, always in rear

- Form 77009-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey A McCarthy
close up 4f

Royal Lass
20- Form 800-6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 30
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey F P Ferris
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Sweet Cherokee gets the nod over Augustus Livius and Royal Lass is a horrible race to assess. Genoa Star and Mid Valley are others to bear in mind if the betting market throws up a few clues on the day. Royal Lass - off a rating of 30 - is of limited ability and is obviously one to be very wary of. However, she is well-bred (in the context of this race) and, as she would not have to find much improvement to figure at this level, she is one to closely monitor for signs of each-way support. Augustus Livius showed very little on turf last season before posting a fair effort at Catterick when he was last seen out. He is open to improvement and, again, would have only a modicum of improvement to find to get involved at this level. However, preference goes to Sweet Cherokee, who has race fitness on her side and, as she has shown slight improvement in her last couple outings, she is given the benefit of the doubt in a race something has to win.
Formwatch
Cora Pearl (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 12, 27l behind Top Jaro (8-6) at Ripon 1m 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Sept.
Genoa Star 9-2 (8-5) Jumped awkwardly, slowly away, always behind, 10th of 12, 26l behind Katie Lawson (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn hcp (6) fbs.
Mid Valley 25-1 (8-9) Prominent, lost place after 1f, no danger after, 9th of 12, 8l behind Drink To Me Only (8-9) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Paris Power 10-1 (8-10) Prominent, weakened over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 11l behind Inaminute (8-8) at W'hampton 7f 3yo clm (6) pol.
Lady Evi 66-1 (8-9) Held up, behind and outpaced over 4f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 25l behind Abstract Art (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Midge's Girl (IRE) 33-1 (7-12) Chased leaders, lost place halfway, 11th of 13, 9l behind Ariesanne (9-0) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.
Sweet Cherokee 8-1 (7-13) Behind, kept on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 12, 5l behind Lauren Louise (9-2) at Lingfield 6f mdn clm (7) pol.
Night Reveller (IRE) 66-1 (7-9) Soon pushed along in rear, last of 12, 18l behind Straffan (9-0) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.