Racecards
13:50 Southwell
Experience Nottinghamshire Maiden Claiming Stakes (Class 7)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £2,300 added

- Form 9905-30
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey D Tudhope
mid-division, no impression final 2f

- Form 622000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey P M Quinn
prominent, weakened over 2f out

Crafty Fox
14- Form 983047
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey A Kirby
led after 1f, ridden and kept on under pressure final furlong

- Form 296573
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Jim Crowley
mid-division, ridden and headway on inner over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong

Compton Bay
74- Form 00-9506
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey D Mernagh
with leaders, weakened over 2f out

- Form 89-9007
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 36
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey Sonia Eaton
slowly away, in rear, never dangerous

- Form 746800
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 55
behind, outpaced

- Form 9806-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Ms J S Doyle
- Jockey James Doyle
always towards rear

Devil's Bite
565- Form 7PP00/7-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey Nicol Polli
chased leaders to halfway

Lottie
41- Form 27-5827
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 36
- Trainer G Woodward
- Jockey P Makin
chased leaders, badly outpaced halfway, kept on final furlong

- Form 8-30600
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 41
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey M Fenton
led for a furlong, chased leaders, weakened final furlong

- Form 0/96700-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey P Mulrennan
mid-division, never nearer

- Form 086907
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 47
chased leaders on outer, kept on final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Plenty of dead wood here and it is a good chance for Mucho Loco to gain his first victory, Lottie and Crafty Fox look to be the best alternatives. The selection has done little wrong this season and certainly deserves to get his head in front. He has solid form at the track and looks to be the safest option in a very poor contest. Lottie is none too consistent but does have strong claims on the pick of this and last season's form. Crafty Fox is well up there on official ratings and is bred to get this seven furlongs. Sister Gee and Weakest Link are the only other runners that have any sort of a chance, which leads us back to our choice which is Mucho Loco.
Formwatch
Sion Hill (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, 14th of 15, 35l behind Blue Empire (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Weakest Link 8-1 (9-3) Led early, behind from halfway, 12th of 13, 9l behind Fastrac Boy (9-3) at W'hampton 5f mdn stk (5) pol.
Crafty Fox 14-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 7l behind Cool Sting (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Mucho Loco (IRE) 5-1fav (8-10) Raced centre, held up, headway to go 3rd over 2f out, ridden, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 16, 3l behind Bodden Bay (8-10) at Leicester 7f sll hcp (6) gs.
Compton Bay 33-1 (8-9) Prominent, not much room and hampered over 2f out, not recover, 6th of 9, 11l behind Tequila Sheila (8-7) at Catterick 7f hcap (6) sft in Aug.
Active Audience (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 16, 11l behind Cape Sydney (8-12) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
Lottie 22-1 (8-6) In touch, led over 3f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 13l behind Nanton (10-0) at Redcar 1m clm (4) frm in Sept.
Sister Gee (IRE) 14-1 (8-3) Behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 15l behind Danish Blues (9-0) at Kempton 6f mdn clm (7) pol.