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16:25 Southwell

Betdirect.Co.Uk Selling Stakes (Class H)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Slow
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.44s
  • 11 Ran
1(1)
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE star, halved sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

Attorney

3 e
16/1
  • Form 100400
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11

slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

2(2)
Silk - Maroon, White epaulets, White sleeves, Maroon armlets

Cark

13
9/1
  • Form 00-6120
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

3(5)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red seams, striped sleeves, Red cap, Royal Blue star
12/1
  • Form 4-05100
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11

chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace

4(11)
Silk - White, Orange braces, Orange cap
  • Form 00-1540
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-11

chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

5(4)
Silk - Light blue and yellow (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 000-002
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

chased leaders, out pace halfway, slightly hampered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner

6(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE sash and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 23-0650
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5

in touch, headway halfway, ridden and hung right to chase winner over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

7(3)
Silk - Red, Yellow and Orange hooped sleeves and cap

Henry Tun

20 b
11/4
  • Form 00-3502
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5

made all, driven out

8(8)
Silk - LAVENDER, BLACK hoop, armlets and cap
22/1
  • Form 56-0006
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-5

held up, ridden and headway when carried right over 1f out, rider dropped whip inside final furlong, kept on

9(9)
Silk - Purple, Yellow star, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star
16/1
  • Form 466235-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-5

soon out paced

10(10)
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE hollow box, RED cap
  • Form 020-604
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

11(6)
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue inverted triangle
20/1
  • Form 24000-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5

prominent, ridden halfway, weakened when slightly hampered over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

African Spur, Henry Tun, Cark and Mr Spliffy look the principals here, with the vote going to African Spur. The selection comes here in good heart following a narrow defeat to Polar Haze here last time. That was over six furlongs but each of his three career successes has been achieved at the minimum trip so he has to be respected. Henry Tun is a four-time course and distance winner but, if official ratings are correct, he has a little to find with the selection. A similar comment applies to fellow course and distance winners Cark and Attorney. Mr Spliffy is held by Cark on January course and distance form. A dual course winner over six furlongs, So Sober should be competitive for some place money. Most of the others look up against it overall although a return to the best of the best of Valazar's form could see that one competitive too. Overall, though, we are happy to side with African Spur.