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13:30 Southwell

No 5p Rule 4's At Betdirect Maiden Claiming Stakes (Class 7)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 40.08s
  • 8 Ran
1(5)
Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, YELLOW armlets, YELLOW cap

Danum

195 p
10/1
  • Form 509430
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 35

held up in rear, outpaced 5f out

2(1)
Silk - PINK, PURPLE stars, sleeves and star on cap
80/1
  • Form 078060/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 30

in touch, ridden and weakened halfway, behind final 4f

3(3)
Silk - White, Light Green stars, Light Green sleeves, White stars and stars on cap
  • Form 7-54596
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 45

made all, ridden and ran on final furlong

4(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue epaulets, Light Blue cap
80/1
  • Form 000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 35

mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon weakened

5(6)
Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN disc, RED cap

Swords

6 BF
5/2
  • Form 0-70933
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 66

raced wide, held up in rear, headway halfway, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out

6(2)
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue star, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars, Pink cap, Dark Blue stars
  • Form 000926
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 49

chased winner until over 3f out

7(8)
Silk - Black, Orange hoops and sleeves, Red cap
13/2
  • Form 67903
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 51

close up, chased winner over 3f out, every chance entering final 2f, ridden 1f out, no impression

8(4)
Silk - Orange, Light Blue epaulets and sleeves
  • Form 256087
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 45

keen, mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

In depth

Verdict

Swords and Irish raider Amberlina catch the eye here, with the vote going to Swords. High Frequency and Nevsky Bridge look best of the rest. Swords warmed up for this with a fair run here over a mile. The best of the home party on ratings, he suggested at Windsor last year that he would be ok at this trip and, with some improvement possible now at it, he looks a strong contender today. The Irish raider Amberlina warrants respect, particularly based on a Fairyhouse handicap second off a mark of 49 in September. She is respected, while Willie Muir has been among the winners of late and High Frequency has shown enough to suggest that he must be given some thought in first-time blinkers. Nevsky Bridge showed improvement when tried on this surface for the first time last time and, with further improvement possible over this longer trip, earns a fair mention. The others need to find form they haven't shown lately to get in amongst things which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Swords.

Formwatch

Danum 33-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden and weakend over 2f out, 18th of 19, 44l behind Sir Night (9-13) at Beverley 1m 2f stk (7) gf in May.

The Roan Runner 66-1 (7-9) In touch for 1 mile, soon weakened and finished well behind, 13th of 14, 33l behind Galleon Beach (9-8) at Chepstow 2m 2f hcp 0-70 (E) gd in Jul '02.

High Frequency (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Led, ridden when headed over 2f out, weakened, 6th of 12, 10l behind Sea Map (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Nov.

Holly Rocket 100-1 (8-4) Broke well, soon mid-division, weakened 6f out, 11th of 12, 23l behind Aswan (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Nov.

Swords 3-1fav (8-9) Started slowly, headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Louve Heureuse (8-1) at Southwell 1m mdn clm (7) fbs in Nov.

Amberlina (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway on inside when much room 2f out, ridden and no extra, 6th of 12, 5l behind Rotuma (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol in Nov.

Nevsky Bridge 28-1 (8-7) Outpaced towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Spitfire Bob (8-9) at Southwell 1m sll (6) fbs in Nov.

Isabella Rossini 20-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Revolve (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f app stk (7) pol in Nov.