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18:55 Southwell

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  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £2,000 added
  • Winner: £1,248
  • 2nd: £387
  • 3rd: £193
  • 4th: £97
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 38.25s
  • Off Time: 18:55:54
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Pale Blue, Scarlet cap
  • Form 2/1U211-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-4
  • Official Rating 119

held up in rear, headway to 4th 7th, challenged 14th, led on bit next, in command 2 out, eased towards finish

2
Silk - Emerald green, black braces and armlets, striped cap
8/1
  • Form 212331-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 85

chased leader, led after 9th until after 12th, chased leader until 14th, stayed in 3rd place, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace, went 2nd again flat, no chance with winner

3
Silk - Purple, maroon star and star on cap
  • Form PP2223-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 96

held up in touch, headway to track leaders 7th, went 2nd after 9th, led after 12th, headed 15th, chased winner, ridden and held 2 out, blundered last, no extra in 3rd flat

4
Silk - Light Green, Black chevron, chevrons on sleeves, White cap
16/1
  • Form 3/11336-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10

tracked leader sin 4th, dropped to 5th before 13th, went 4th again and blundered 14th, outpaced and no chance from 4 out, pulled up approaching 2 out

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, striped sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 24/5303-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 92

led until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 7th, rallied to 4th before 13th, weakened next, behind and pulled up before 4 out

6
Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
11/2
  • Form 24231/2
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 99

in touch, ridden and struggling in rear after 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

7
Silk - White, Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, Red cap
  • Form 517/PP6-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10

pulled hard, led after 2nd and hung badly right on bend before next, hung badly right on bend and headed after 9th, eased and pulled up before next

In depth

Verdict

PENMORE MILL is worth sticking with in this. He's won a couple of similar events at Fakenham, the last time by a distance and today's rivals don't look much of a threat. Impact Zone arrives in good form but has stacks to find with the selection on official ratings while Playing The Field and Defying Gravity are rated closer too the likely favourite, but are both out of form. Point Proven went close in one of these events at Leicester when last over regulation fences and looks best of the rest.

Formwatch

Penmore Mill (IRE) 8-15fav (11-9) Chased leaders, led after 10th, drew clear after 3 out, very easy, won at Fakenham 2m 5f nov hts chs (6) gd in Apr beating Firmount Beech (11-7) by 29l, 4 ran.

Impact Zone 3-1 (11-0) Ap; led 15; stayed on wl, won at Bedale 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Playing The Field (11-0) by 5l, 8 ran.

Playing The Field (IRE) 18-1 (11-11) Held up, hit 3rd, headway 14th, outpaced before 3 out, went 3rd flat, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 9, 24l behind Ocarina (11-7) at Hexham 3m 1f hts chs (6) gd in Apr.

Alfoisin (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Prom; led 12-15; sn wknd, 6th of 8, 38l behind Impact Zone (11-0) at Bedale 3m ptp gd in Apr.

Defying Gravity (IRE) 4-1 (12-5) A bhnd, 3rd of 4, 12l behind New Alco (12-5) at Puckeridge 3m ptp gf in Apr.

Point Proven (IRE) 9-4 (12-0) In tch; chsd wnr 2 out; kpt on, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Killard Point (12-3) at Fernie 3m ptp gd in Apr.

Tegenaria Atrica (USA) 40-1 (12-0) (h) in tch til wknd 14, 6th of 9, 44l behind Hand Act Or Part (12-0) at Middleton 3m ptp gf in Apr.