close up, led halfway, headed when outpaced well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
behind, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong
outpaced in rear, weakened halfway
led to halfway, one pace
towards rear, outpaced halfway, stayed on final furlong, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
behind, struggling halfway
close up, led well over 1f out, soon headed, stumbled entering final furlong, soon weakened
Nonrunner
La Capriosa and Halaak re-oppose each other here with the former coming out on top last time but despite the swing in terms in favour of Halaak we look elsewhere and go for READILY, who is now potentially really well handicapped. The selection was definitely given too much to do by the assessor when he joined the handicap ranks and as a result his form was sketchy at best. Recent efforts though have pointed to the fact his mark is getting to about the right level and he now looks ready to drop his maidens tag. La Capriosa's consistency was rewarded with a victory over six furlongs, here, last time out. Her reward is a six pounds penalty and while in it's self that's not a major concern the swing to Halaak in terms of weight could be. Halaak then re-opposes he conqueror with a bit in his favour this time and should overturn the form from the last meeting. We are yet to see this one over the minimum trip and as a result we don't know if he'll have the outright speed to score. As the only won to win over this trip Tillers Satisfied has to be respected although the handicapped seems to be in charge with this one so Readily has the verdict on this occasion.
La Capriosa 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on to regain lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs beating Halaak (8-12) by 1l, 8 ran.
Sills Vincero 16-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 4l behind Barnezet (9-1) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Halaak (USA) 2-1fav (8-12) Slowly in to stride, chased leaders on outer, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1l behind La Capriosa (9-3) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Valdemar 25-1 (9-1) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 13, 12l behind Madison Belle (9-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Readily 3-1 (8-7) Jumped right at start, in touch, ridden when outpaced after 2f, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Trick Or Two (8-12) at Southwell 5f 2yo sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Wee Bizzom 25-1 (8-3) Held up and keen, headway over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 5l behind La Capriosa (9-3) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Cafe Fiore (IRE) 14-1 (7-5) With leader, raced keenly, led over 2f out, driven well over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Imaginary Diva (8-12) at W'hampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
You'relikemefrank 33-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 13l behind Saif Al Fahad (8-13) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Dec.
Tillers Satisfied (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden along halfway, never reached challenging position, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Hellbender (8-13) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
