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15:10 Southwell

Pontin's Family Holidays Handicap (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard/Slow
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,750 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.26s
  • Off Time: 15:10:21
  • 10 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Ivory and Maroon (halved), Maroon sleeves, Pink cap
5/1
  • Form 226004-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 74

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

2(10)
Silk - Black, Mauve triple diamond and diamond on cap
25/1
  • Form 51080-9
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 72

held up, pulled hard early, never dangerous

3(9)
Silk - Maroon, Beige chevron, armlets and cap
40/1
  • Form 224815-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders over 3f

4(3)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, striped sleeves, Black cap
3/1
  • Form 07-7227
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 69

slowly into stride, switched right and effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong

5(1)
Silk - Black, Emerald Green star, Black sleeves, Emerald Green stars, Black cap, Emerald Green star
11/1
  • Form 142-394
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 67

chased leaders over 3f

6(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, striped sleeves, Black cap
11/1
  • Form 0713-59
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 66

slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no chance with winner

7(5)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green chevrons, Yellow sleeves and cap

Rowe Park

26 BFD
2/1
  • Form 67111-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leader, always travelling well, led over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, easily

8(8)
Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets, chevrons on sleeves

Maktavish

33 b CDD
10/1
  • Form 9955-27
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 65

ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

9(2)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow (halved), Yellow sleeves, quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 88/0907-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 63

outpaced, never dangerous

10(4)
Silk - ORANGE and PURPLE (quartered), EMERALD GREEN sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 0470-62
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 63

chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Rowe Park can get recent losses back, with Trinculo, Taboor and After The Show seen as the main dangers. Successful in three of his last four races, Rowe Park found the turnaround in the weights with Almaty Express too much at Wolverhampton last time, having beaten that rival the time before. However, a mark of 65 does not appear too harsh as the four-year-old now makes his Fibresand debut, and judged by the way that he has battled at the end of his races, the surface may bring out the best in him. Trinculo is not the force he once was, and has it to do with the selection on Wolverhampton form, and a bigger danger may well be Taboor who took too keen a hold when narrowly beaten by Romany Nights at Kempton last time. With Eddie Ahern on board, he rates a potential threat. After The Show made eye-catching headway when fourth on his last outing at Kempton just over two months ago, and lines up fresh after that mini-break so is another to consider despite the fact that he has topweight. Rowe Park has done little wrong though and is the one to beat.

Formwatch

After The Show 10-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind No Time (8-10) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.

Danzig River (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) In rear and pulled hard, brief effort over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Chicken Soup (8-8) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.

Nusoor (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, raced wide in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Louphole (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

Trinculo (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Led 1f, prominent, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Almaty Express (8-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.

Stoneacre Boy (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride and always outpaced, last of 9, 10l behind Turn On The Style (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.

Rowe Park 11-4fav (9-2) Chased leader throughout, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Almaty Express (8-2) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.

Maktavish 9-1 (8-4) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Magic Glade (8-6) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Jan.

Taboor (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, stayed on to dispute lead and every chance final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Romany Nights (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.