GBSouthwell (AW) Races

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Southwell (AW)
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Southwell (AW) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 3 Surface: AW
Win: £10.30 Place: £2.30 £1.30 £5.80 Exacta: £23.60 Tricast: £217.32 Trifecta: £408.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Spartan Army (IRE) 5 G AVG
Alan King 138 lbs 9/1 Won Prominent on outer - pressed leader 3f out - pushed along to lead 2f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
2nd 4 Palace Boy (GER) 6 G Good
Ralph J Smith 135 lbs 11/10F 1.25 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed but prominent after 2f - outpaced over 2f out - rallied and went second 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 5/4)
3rd 5 First Emperor (GB) 5 G Poor
John Ryan 135 lbs 20/1 1.25 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - soon outpaced - rallied from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)
4th 9 Award Dancer (IRE) 5 G AVG
Grant Tuer 127 lbs 11/1 0.1 In touch with leaders on inner - headway but outpaced over 2f out - rallied from over 1f out - kept on and went third final 110yds - lost third towards finish
5th 11 Simiyann (IRE) 5 G AVG
Ian Williams 122 lbs 11/1 1.5 Midfield - outpaced over 3f out - hung right home turn - edged left but rallied from 2f out - no impression from 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed on bends)(op 17/2 tchd 12/1)
6th 13 King Viktor (GB) N/A AVG
Brian Ellison 121 lbs 22/1 0.2 Disputed lead - led at slow pace after 2f - faced challenge from 3f out - headed 2f out - lost second 1f out - weakened and lost three places final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
7th 6 Heathen (GB) 6 G AVG
David O'Meara 134 lbs 10/1 .5 Held up in rear - still plenty to do 3f out - some headway 2f out - kept on but no impression from 1f out(tchd 11/1)
8th 7 Educator (GB) 6 G AVG
Michael Appleby 134 lbs 28/1 0.05 Midfield on inner - no impression from 2f out (jockey was asked to explain his riding passing 1 1/2f out where he appeared to become less vigorous over a number of strides for no apparent reason; he explained that he had been instructed to produce gelding between horses when making his challenge in home straight and he had angled gelding wider off home bend in order to enable him to carry out those instructions; he added that inside 2f out a rival on his outside had started to edge left-handed which moved gelding off his intended line; this left him worried that he was at risk of becoming isolated away from main division of runners and he was therefore considering his options; however after realising he would have to surrender too much ground in order to switch right-handed around a rival and revert to coming between runners - he accepted his positioning and rode gelding out hands and heels to end of race)
9th 1 Evaluation (GB) 6 G AVG
Lucinda Russell 140 lbs 18/1 1 Held up in rear - still plenty to do 3f out - soon outpaced and hung right - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - no telling impression(op 16/1)
10th 12 Swinging London (IRE) 7 G Poor
John Mackie 121 lbs 14/1 .5 Towards rear - some headway over 2f out - weakened from 1f out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
11th 8 Haveyoumissedme (GB) 7 G AVG
Iain Jardine 131 lbs 9/1 1 Dwelt start - took keen hold - soon midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 4f out - raced wide home turn - weakened quickly from 2f out(tchd 10/1)
12th 10 Animato (GB) 6 G Poor
David O'Meara 124 lbs 33/1 4 Midfield on inner - towards rear 3f out - struggling from 2f out - lost touch from over 1f out(op 25/1)
13th 3 Sir Chauvelin (GB) 12 G AVG
Jim Goldie 136 lbs 28/1 0.3 Always behind(op 25/1)