14:20 Southwell

Tuesday 14 July 2020

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Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 3m 51.30s

1^st

Perfect Grace

410-5

20/1

T: K FrostJ: B S Hughes

Held up off the pace in 4th, closer in 3rd after 3 out, 2nd between last 2, closed to lead last, soon clear op 18/1 tchd 16/1

2^nd

Medalla De Oro

611-0

2/7f

T: H WhittingtonJ: D A Jacob

Raced keenly tracking leader, not fluent 5th, closed to lead 2 out, headed and mistake last, no extra run-in op 1/3

3^rd

Piano Stairs

410-12

12/1

T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson

Raced keenly in last trio, mistake 2nd, left remote 3rd at the last, never on terms op 11/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

5 ½

Test Valley

511-0

66/1

T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Charlie Hammond (3)

Held up in last trio and off the pace, bit closer at 5th, plugged on in modest 4th from 3 out, ridden and weakened between last 2 op 40/1

5^th

Harbour Sunrise

510-7

100/1

T: S A HarrisJ: Ross Chapman

Chased leading pair, pushed along and lost 3rd after 3 out, weakened quickly

6^th

Billy Ray

511-0

9/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up off the pace in last trio, never on terms tchd 11/1

7^th

Goldfox Grey

410-12

40/1

T: B PaulingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Always in rear and tailed off throughout

Also Ran

Doukarov

511-0

9/2

T: S CurranJ: David Bass

Led, went clear 3 out, reduced lead and headed next, lost 2nd between last 2, 3rd and beaten when fell last op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.30Pl:£2.80, £1.10, £3.00EX:£41.30Trifecta:£175.60SF:£29.71Swingers:£2.60, £6.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Medalla De Oro (2/7), Doukarov (9/2), Billy Ray (9/1), Piano Stairs (12/1), Perfect Grace (20/1), Goldfox Grey (40/1), Test Valley (66/1), Harbour Sunrise (100/1)

While apportioning due respect to former French-trained Doukarov on his British debut, it isn't easy to get a handle on that form and the very solid selection looks to be MEDALLA DE ORO, who showed improved form here last time and is taken to go one better. Little else makes any serious appeal, but Flat winner Perfect Grace may have enough in the locker to pick up some prize money, and Piano Stairs may be able to show more.