Southwell (AW)
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Southwell (AW) Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £10.10 Place: £3.30 £2.20 £2.90 Exacta: £56.20 Tricast: £274.97 Trifecta: £453.30
Non-Runners: Crystal Dawn (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Homer Stokes (GB) 7 G AVG David & Nicola Barron 128 lbs 7/1 Won In touch with leaders - steady headway against near rail from over 2f out - shaken up and edged left from over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on(op 5/1)
2nd 11 Asmund (IRE) 7 G Poor Declan Carroll 125 lbs 13/2 1.25 Soon led - disputed lead after 1f - led clearly from under 3f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
3rd 6 Wizarding (GB) 3 G Poor Heather Main 135 lbs 11/2F 0.2 Towards rear - steady headway from over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
4th 9 Kodebreaker (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Herrington 133 lbs 11/1 0.3 Midfield - edged right and against near rail over 1f out - kept on final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 7 Muddy Lynn (GB) 5 M AVG Seb Spencer 133 lbs 16/1 0.3 Squeezed out start - in rear - steady headway on far side of group from over 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds
6th 4 Hezahunk (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Appleby 135 lbs 7/1 1 Took keen hold - pressed leader on outer - disputed lead after 1f - lost position from under 3f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2)
7th 12 Gypsy Whisper (GB) 6 M Poor Scott Dixon 123 lbs 28/1 0.2 In rear - shaken up halfway - against near rail from over 2f out - soon not clear run repeatedly - kept on (jockey said mare was denied a clear run inside final furlong)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
8th 1 Min Till (GB) 4 F AVG Michael & David Easterby 137 lbs 10/1 0.2 Towards rear - some headway 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - kept on when in the clear inside final furlong(op 8/1)
9th 2 Meng Tian (GB) 5 G Poor S Woods 136 lbs 11/1 .75 In touch with leaders - no extra inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 14/1)
10th 13 Variety Island (GB) 5 G Poor Simon Whitaker 126 lbs 13/2 .75 Took keen hold - prominent - weakened final 110yds
11th 14 My Sand Boy (GB) 5 G Poor Tony Carroll 121 lbs 100/1 0.3 Never better than midfield(op 50/1 tchd 125/1)
12th 3 Back From Dubai (IRE) 8 G Poor Kevin Frost 133 lbs 25/1 2 Prominent on outer - weakened from over 1f out - soon dropped to rear(tchd 28/1)
13th 8 Thomas Equinas (GB) 6 G AVG Dean Ivory 133 lbs 6/1 3 Prominent - weakened from over 1f out - soon dropped to rear (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)