2025-02-17 Southwell 13:35
Southwell

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Distance: 3m60y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £3,248

Runners: 10

Winning time: 6m 40.31s (slow by 32.31s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 5

2 How And Ever

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Oliver Signy

Age:7 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:99 SP:11/1

Disputed lead - led narrowly on turn before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form apart from that gelding may have stripped fitter from his last run)(op 10/1)

2 2

1 Ali Star Bert

J:Jack Quinlan T:Shaun Harris

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:4/1C

Jumped right on occasions - prominent - lost ground after 4 out - outpaced before 3 out - soon rallied - went second run-in - kept on run-in(tchd 7/2)

3 2 4

10 Miami Jim

J:Charlie Hammond T:Rosemary Gasson

Age:7 Weight:10st 3lbs

OR:75 SP:28/1

Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - mistake 4 out - headway after 3 out - kept on and went third towards finish(op 40/1)

4 1¼ 5¼

5 Kapamazov

J:Ben Poste T:James Evans

Age:8 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:87 SP:8/1

Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 1st - disputed lead 14th - lost position on turn after 4 out - soon outpaced - rallied before 3 out - soon went second - not fluent last - soon lost second then weakened gradually(op 7/1)

5 5 10¼

4 Big Bee Hive

J:Jonathan England T:Sam England

Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:4/1C

Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - kept on home straight - mistake last - never dangerous(op 9/2)

6 7½ 17¾

3 Pearl Island

J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly

Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:7/1

Disputed lead - reminder after 12th - lost position before 14th - weakened after 4 out(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

7 4 21¾

7 Archie Brown

J:Joe Williamson(3) T:Henry Hogarth

Age:11 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:86 SP:50/1

In touch with leaders - bad mistake 9th - headway before 14th - briefly disputed lead after 4 out - lost ground before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)

9 The Skiffle King

J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford

Age:9 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:80 SP:12/1

Jumped left on occasions - prominent - mistake and lost ground 6th - weakened before 15th - tailed off when pulled up after 4 out(op 8/1)

8 Boleyn Boy

J:Harry Bannister T:Ben Case

Age:7 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:85 SP:8/1

In touch with leaders - reminder after 3rd - mistake 6th - headway before 8th - mistake when pressed leader 12th - lost ground with one circuit to go - struggling after 16th - pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1)

6 Illogical Logic

J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams

Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:86 SP:4/1C

Prominent - lost ground after 10th - dropped to rear with one circuit to go - struggling when pulled up after 14th (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported gelding was lame on his left-fore)(op 10/3)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £12

Tote place: £3.20 £1.60 £6.50

Exacta: £53.70

Trifecta: £1498.10

Tricast: £1214.93

CSF: £56.04