Southwell (AW)
14:17
Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap
Southwell (AW) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £29.10 Place: £5.70 £1.10 £2.50 Exacta: £76.50 Tricast: £497.73 Trifecta: £891.40
Non-Runners: Mr Nugget (self certificate), Pilgrim Of Culture (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Busby (IRE) 10 G AVG Philip Kirby 118 lbs 28/1 Won Made all - soon pestered - ridden and edged right over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - always doing enough (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the application of a first-time visor)(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
2nd 9 Come On John (IRE) 5 G Poor James Owen 124 lbs 5/6F - Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - pressed winner final 110yds - kept on well (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run turning in)(op 4/6)
3rd 2 Sisterandbrother (GB) 6 G AVG Shaun Harris 134 lbs 18/1 - In touch with leaders - headway when edged left and went second over 1f out - lost second and no extra final 110yds(op 12/1)
4th 11 Ricardo Phillips (GB) 4 G Poor Henry Candy 123 lbs 33/1 - Took keen hold - pressed winner - lost second over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
5th 7 Brividi (GB) 4 F Poor Gay Kelleway 130 lbs 22/1 - Towards rear on inner - headway over 3f out - no extra final 110yds(op 16/1)
6th 8 Fiftyshadesaresdev (FR) 6 G Poor Micky Hammond 127 lbs 9/2 - Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
7th 3 Kojin (IRE) 7 G Poor Ian Williams 133 lbs 8/1 - Took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1 tchd 15/2)
8th 1 Carlos Felix (IRE) 7 G Poor Stella Barclay 135 lbs 33/1 - Dwelt start - in rear - headway on outer and in touch with leaders after 2f - weakened 3f out - tailed off(op 20/1)
9th 10 Zousca (IRE) 4 F Poor Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 125 lbs 20/1 - Dwelt start - always behind - lost touch under 3f out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
10th 6 Opticality (GB) 6 M Poor Tim Vaughan 130 lbs 13/2 - Midfield on inner - pushed along halfway - weakened over 3f out - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than rider's report that mare was never travelling)(op 12/1)