13:45 Southwell

Sunday 16 July 2017

All13:4514:2014:5015:2516:0016:3017:0517:40

Shane W Darby Memorial Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m 7f 153y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:45  |   Winning time: 4m 2.10s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
The Way You Dancep43
Age: 5|  Weight: 12-2| J: N D Fehily| T: N P Mulholland| OR:  101| D
8/1
Never going well when pulled up in a race won by Stynes at Worcester over an extended 2m on soft ground in May, before fourth of seven in Worcester novice handicap chase last month.
2
Horse silk
Saffron Princep130
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel Hiskett(5)| T: D G Bridgwater| OR:  97| D
9/1
Winning hurdler who has yet to get off the mark over fences after eight attempts. His last three runs have been particularly disappointing, when well beaten.
3
Horse silk
Elkstoneh40
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-11| J: R T Dunne| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR:  96
9/2
Remains a maiden after 17 starts under Rules, but he hits the frame regularly and was a distant second over C&D in April., before third of six beaten 6L in handicap chase here.
4
Horse silk
Aces Over Eightsp21
Age: 8|  Weight: 11-10| J: R Johnson| T: Kerry Lee| OR:  95| D
8/1
Beaten a short-head over 2m4f in a novice chase at Ludlow (good-to-soft) in January. Pulled up the last three starts.
5
Horse silk
Agentlemanp43
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-13| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR:  84
7/2
Point-To-Pointer, third of 10, beaten 30+L last month at Trecoed. By Trans Island, related to multiple chase winner, Kanpai.
6
Horse silk
Spock49
Age: 12|  Weight: 10-13| J: Miss L Brooke(7)| T: Lady S Brooke| OR:  84| D
20/1
Made most to score at Plumpton last October and has been beaten in higher grade since. Still 6lb higher than last win.
7
Horse silk
Alices Mant28
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-12| J: J J Burke| T: J P Ryan| OR:  83
28/1
Didn't do too badly over hurdles at Cork in May but didn't build on that and put in a pretty mediocre effort on first chase start at Clonmel last month, before 11th of 12 in Downpatrick handicap chase.
8
Horse silk
Larkhall20
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-11| J: B S Hughes| T: M E Sowersby| OR:  82| CD
10/1
Course winner over fences over 2m but his last win came back in 2015 and the losing run is starting to extend itself. Has run some reasonable races in the losing run but often promises more than he delivers.
9
Horse silk
Roman Numeral29
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-10| J: Joe Colliver| T: D Thompson| OR:  81| D
9/1
Three from 39 over hurdles and not won since his Irish days in 2014. Nought from four chase starts, though second of nine last day, beaten 6L at Hexham over 2m4f on good ground.
10
Horse silk
Rhythm Of Soundv29
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-2| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR:  73
6/1
Finished a distant runner-up in a point-to-point in November 2015 but rules form for this stable has been poor, being a 13-race maiden.

Forecasts

Agentleman (7/2), Elkstone (9/2), Rhythm Of Sound (6/1), The Way You Dance (8/1), Aces Over Eights (8/1), Roman Numeral (9/1), Saffron Prince (9/1), Larkhall (10/1), Spock (20/1), Alices Man (28/1)

Verdict

Spock could be the one to take the field along here, with Elkstone close behind. Preference is for CD winner, LARKHILL, who has run some reasonable races in a losing run, dating back to November 2015. Often promises more than he delivers, but could be best of a bad bunch here.
  1. Larkhall
  2. Elkstone
  3. Spock

Prize Money

1st: £3,574.002nd: £1,049.003rd: £525.004th: £262.00

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