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Southwell (GBR)
Thursday, February 15, 2024 — Race 1
7f
Distance
Standard
Going
$4,972.3
Purse
9
Runners
1:27.38
Time
4yo+
Age
Results
| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Wt | SP | BL | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfect Swiss(2016) | David Allan | Tim Easterby | 11 | 135.00 | 3/1 | 0.00 | $4,972.3 | Took keen hold - midfield on outer - steady headway and pressed leaders after 2f - led going easily 2f out - soon ridden and faced challenge - kept on final 110yds(op 10/3) |
| 2 | Sparkling Spirit(2020) | Hollie Doyle | Adrian Paul Keatley | 3 | 129.00 | 4/1 | 0.30 | $2,333.2 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway towards near side over 1f out - pressed winner inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2) |
| 3 | Spring Romance(2015) | Luke Morris | Michael Appleby | 2 | 131.00 | 12/1 | 1.25 | $1,165.65 | Took keen hold - prominent - hung left and pressed winner over 1f out - lost second and no extra inside final 110yds(op 14/1) |
| 4 | Sienna Breeze(2018) | Aidan Keeley | James Owen | 9 | 132.00 | 11/1 | 0.75 | $583.3 | Lost many lengths start - in rear - joined main group over 5f out - headway towards near side over 1f out - edged left and kept on final 110yds (inquiry was held into running and riding; vet had nothing to report; jockey said his instructions were to await how mare jumped from stalls as she had shown recent tendencies of jumping slowly and to ride the race as it unfolded; he said she jumped tardily from stalls - a fact that he reported at scales - but raced slightly keenly in early stages and on bend; he went on to say that he felt it was important to allow filly to regain her balance having slightly over-raced in the earlier stages and felt that angling out to the right gave mare clearer running in home straight; he further said that mare was rolling around under pressure - in particular to the left - and that he rode filly out to line to finish fourth and - in his opinion - had obtained best possible placing; trainer said he was satisfied with ride and that it accorded with instructions given considering filly had been slowly away; their explanations were noted; jockey said mare was slowly away)(op 17/2) |
| 5 | Simply Gorgeous(2019) | Jack Gilligan | Phil McEntee | 4 | 133.00 | 80/1 | 2.25 | $290.7 | Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - headed 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 66/1) |
| 6 | My Sand Boy(2019) | William Carson | Tony Carroll | 7 | 123.00 | 20/1 | 2.50 | - | Raced wide early - disputed lead - lost position 2f out - soon no extra(op 16/1) |
| 7 | College Wizard(2019) | Liam Wright | Christine Dunnett | 1 | 116.00 | 80/1 | 1.25 | - | In touch with leaders on inner - hung left 2f out - soon weakened gradually(op 100/1) |
| 8 | Gidwa(2019) | Benoit De La Sayette | Kevin Philippart De Foy | 8 | 123.00 | 2/1F | 0.30 | - | Slowly into stride - in rear - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/4) |
| 9 | Mr Stanley(2019) | Andrew Mullen | Philip Kirby | 6 | 133.00 | 5/1 | 2.25 | - | Midfield on outer - hung left and weakened 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 4/1 tchd 6/1) |