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15:30 Southwell

Percy Thrower's Birthday Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 17.00s
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Red disc and sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green star
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

behind in 6th, beaten when fell 2 out

4
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Red armlets and cap
40/1
  • Form P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

behind, effort 3 out, never dangerous

5
Silk - Red, Red and Emerald Green chevrons on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Red diamond
3/1
  • Form 344-44
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

prominent, led after 2nd, headed 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on to lead again close home

6
Silk - Purple, Red stars, Yellow sleeves, Purple cap, Red diamonds

Gallium

49
16/1
  • Form F-6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up, ridden and some headway 3 out, weakened approaching next

7
Silk - Light Blue, Pink epaulets, armlets and cap
3/1
  • Form 82
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last

8
Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star
  • Form P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, behind from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

9
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW (halved), DARK BLUE sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

prominent, ridden and weakened from 3 out, pulled up before next

10
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow sash, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

towards rear, headway 6th, weakened next

11
Silk - Light Blue, White sash, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 0-33P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, ridden and some headway 3 out, soon weakened

12
Silk - Dark blue, white chevron and armlets, red cap
33/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

took keen hold towards rear, weakened and behind when pulled up 2 out

13
Silk - Dark Green, Red chevron and armlets, quartered cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

led and keen until after 2nd, remained close up, ridden 3 out, remote 4th when fell 2 out

14
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK epaulets and star on cap
7/4
  • Form 62
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden 2 out, headed close home, kept on

2
NR
  • Form 00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

3
NR
  • Form 90-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Not a strong contest by any stretch of the imagination but it looks a good opportunity for Kilmeny who can get off the mark over hurdles. A four-time winner on the level, the daughter of Royal Abjar looked likely to score last time at Fontwell but tired in the testing conditions and will be better served by the better ground and today's shorter trip. The lightly raced Researcher landed a Beverley handicap off a mark of 62 for former handler Ralph Beckett in April but her form tailed off badly and the four-year-old has been soundly beaten on both starts over timber to date so has something to find with the selection. Dancing Pearl has been struggling to last home in her races and is readily opposed while Star Seventeen ran as though something was amiss last week on the Flat but has claims on an all-weather victory off a mark of 63 in October. Ex-German performer Plaisance is difficult to assess but would not need to be anything special on his hurdling debut to figure at this level.