18:45 Southwell

Friday 28 February 2025

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Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 27.34s

1^st

(1)

King Of Ithaca

59-7

11/4f

T: J TateJ: Rossa Ryan

Mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear when hung badly right inside final furlong, ran on well, eased towards finish op 5/2 tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(8)

Secret Strength

69-6

11/2

T: S LycettJ: C Lee

Steadied start, raced keenly in last pair, headway near side rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner tchd 9/2

3^rd

(3)

Mereside Madness

49-5

7/2

T: T D BarronJ: Callum Rodriguez

Chased leaders on inside, ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1

4^th

(5)

Bomb Squad

78-9

11/1

T: J MackieJ: Josephine Gordon

Off the pace in rear, pushed along turning in, moderate late headway near side rail, never going pace to get involved op 18/1 and tchd 20/1

5^th

(2)

Cliffcake

79-8

7/2

T: S R BowringJ: Lewis Edmunds

Quickly away, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 4/1 tchd 10/3

6^th

(6)

Golden Pharaoh

49-9

13/2

T: S DixonJ: D Swift

Tracked leader, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after op 9/2 tchd 7/1

7^th

(7)

Kristal Klear

59-1

18/1

T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: Jason Hart

Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, hung badly left and snatched up inside final 2f, weakened soon after tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Super Hit³⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Darryll Holland J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.90, £3.00EX:£22.30Trifecta:£93.00Tricast:£52.79SF:£17.92Swingers:£3.70, £2.50, £3.90

Forecasts

King Of Ithaca (11/4), Mereside Madness (7/2), Cliffcake (7/2), Secret Strength (11/2), Golden Pharaoh (13/2), Bomb Squad (11/1), Kristal Klear (18/1), Super Hit (25/1)

Having bagged a second C&D success in November, KING OF ITHACA again ran well and could arguably be considered a shade unlucky when third at Kempton on his latest start 39 days ago, just failing having come from a long way back. He can confirm the promise of that effort and resume winning ways. Cliffcake and Mereside Madness head up the dangers in a competitive heat.