14:30 Southwell

Thursday 8 March 2018

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Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 1m 29.05s

1^st

(2)

Bold Spirit

79-7

11/4j

T: D CarrollJ: G C O'Neill (7)

Keen, made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on op 3/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(6)

Luath

58-9

9/2

T: Suzzanne FranceJ: N Mackay

Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd towards finish op 5/1

3^rd

(8)

Maazel

49-7

8/1

T: Miss J FeildenJ: Shelley Birkett (3)

Raced wide, in touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish op 15/2

4^th

(3)

Essential

49-1

9/2

T: Olly WilliamsJ: Jason Watson (7)

Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, no extra and lost two places towards finish op 7/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

3 ¾

(1)

Tellovoi

109-3

9/1

T: R C GuestJ: Jack Osborn (7)

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1 tchd 15/2

6^th

(5)

Alpha Tauri

129-7

11/4j

T: C SmithJ: Lewis Edmunds (3)

Close up, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong op 4/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Chaucer's Tale²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: M & D Easterby J: Harrison Shaw

(7)

Captain Bob²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: P A Kirby J: Jonathan Fisher

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.70, £2.20EX:£17.40Trifecta:£84.10Tricast:£81.24SF:£14.89Swingers:£1.90, £4.20, £2.70

Forecasts

Bold Spirit (11/4), Alpha Tauri (11/4), Luath (9/2), Essential (9/2), Chaucer's Tale (13/2), Maazel (8/1), Captain Bob (8/1), Tellovoi (9/1)

A race not exactly brimming with progressive types and quite a few are hard to trust such as Alpha Tauri and Tellovoi although neither are easily written off as they are both C&D winners. Bold Spirit acts well here but looks a little high in the handicap with the jury out on a couple that disappointed here on Tuesday in Chaucer’s Tale and Captain Bob. ESSENTIAL returns to handicaps and he may well have run into a useful type on this surface last time; he’s given the vote in this weak handicap.

Essential
Bold Spirit
Chaucer's Tale

Previous Winners

2017

Hammer Gun

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 4

J: F Norton | T: D Shaw

100/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,752.002nd: £1,116.003rd: £558.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00