20:00 Southwell

Friday 21 March 2025

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   2m 102y  |   Standard  |   10 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:00  |   Winning time: 3m 47.22s
1st
Horse silk
5
(5)
Toby Tops
49-5
6/1
T: Dylan CunhaJ: George Wood
Mid-division, headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on well op 8/1 and tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(6)
Balgowan
69-8
13/2
T: J W MullinsJ: George Downing
Mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no impression towards finish op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
3
(10)
Fiftyshadesaresdev
69-5
6/1
T: Micky HammondJ: Aiden Brookes (3)
Soon led, headed over 3f out, 3rd and held inside final furlong, kept on tchd 11/2
4th
Horse silk
½
1
(3)
Sophar Sogood
89-9
16/1
T: J ButlerJ: Daniel Muscutt
Led early, prominent, outpaced over 2f out, rallied 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(1)
Billy Bathgate
99-5
14/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Jason Hart
Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, no impression final furlong op 9/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
7
(9)
Leon Trotsky
49-3
11/10f
T: J & S BirkettJ: S M Levey
Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, unable to challenge, no extra inside final 100 yards tchd Evens
7th
Horse silk
½
6
(2)
Scylla
59-4
22/1
T: A W CarrollJ: Marco Ghiani
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(7)
Ocean Ridge
59-1
8/1
T: T FaulknerJ: R Havlin
Mid-division, closed and went 2nd 14f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
4 ½
10
(8)
Kitten's Dream
89-0
125/1
T: S DixonJ: D Swift
Slowly away, always in rear, well beaten final 2f op 100/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
(4)
Freewheelin
79-0
40/1
T: J R NortonJ: Mark Winn
Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon lost place tchd 50/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£1.90, £1.80, £1.70EX:£41.70Trifecta:£168.90Tricast:£249.68SF:£45.85Swingers:£5.90, £4.40, £6.40

Forecasts

Leon Trotsky (11/10), Toby Tops (6/1), Fiftyshadesaresdev (6/1), Balgowan (13/2), Ocean Ridge (8/1), Billy Bathgate (14/1), Sophar Sogood (16/1), Scylla (22/1), Freewheelin (40/1), Kitten's Dream (125/1)

Verdict

Supporting 20-race maidens can sometimes be a fool's errand but BALGOWAN has been knocking on the door of late and would've probably gone close but for encountering traffic problems at Wolverhampton last time. He is taken to gain compensation here and, in the process, shed that long-standing maiden tag. Fiftyshadesaresdev also has a serious chance on the back of his solid Newcastle effort and Leon Trotsky, successful over this C&D last month, is another for the shortlist.

  1. BALGOWAN (IRE)
  2. FIFTYSHADESARESDEV (FR)
  3. LEON TROTSKY

Previous Winners

2024
Zephlyn
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 5
J: Jason Hart  |  T: Ewan Whillans
11/4

Prize Money

1st: £3,140.002nd: £1,474.003rd: £736.004th: £368.005th: £184.00

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