Southwell (AW) Races
Southwell (AW)
14:45
BetUK Hever Sprint Stakes ()
Southwell (AW)
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 1
Surface: AW
Win: £3.25
Place: £1.10 £3.80 £1.40
Exacta: £31.70
Trifecta: £70
Non-Runners: Hiya Maite (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Diligent Harry (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Clive Cox | 131 lbs | 9/4 | Won | Bumped start - held up in midfield - smooth headway halfway - led and going best over 1f out - pushed out inside final furlong - ridden briefly final 110yds - comfortably(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Juan Les Pins (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 128 lbs | 14/1 | 1 | Mounted in chute and taken down early - awkward start and slowly into stride - outpaced in rear early - detached halfway - rallied and kept on well over 1f out - went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Clarendon House (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Robert Cowell | 128 lbs | 6/5F | 2.75 | Taken down early - dwelt start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - prominent before halfway - led 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened and lost second final 110yds(op 11/10 tchd 5/4) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Bedford Flyer (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 128 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Taken down early - started quickly - disputed lead early - outpaced and edged right before halfway - no extra from over 1f out (jockey said gelding lugged right-handed; vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Bergerac (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 128 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Prominent early - outpaced and edged left but in touch with leaders before halfway - weakened gradually from over 1f out | ||
| 6th | 3 | Aberama Gold (GB) | 8 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 128 lbs | 16/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - outpaced and still plenty to do before halfway - some headway from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Fine Wine (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Scott Dixon | 128 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Ducked right start - led narrowly - set fast pace - led overall up the centre before halfway - headed 2f out - lost position from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | One Night Stand (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Scott Dixon | 128 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Started quickly - prominent towards near side - lost position from over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | The Bell Conductor (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Craig Lidster | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 2 | Prominent early - outpaced and lost position when short of room before halfway - soon hung right and dropped to rear - no chance from over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running)(op 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Thunderbear (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Jack W Davison | 133 lbs | 33/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1) |