Southwell (AW)
14:05
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Southwell (AW) Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 5 Surface: AW
Win: £8 Place: £2.50 £3.60 £3 Exacta: £88.80 Tricast: £696.36 Trifecta: £694
Non-Runners: Ciotog (self certificate, temperature)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Bushfire (GB) 5 G AVG Gemma Tutty 128 lbs 7/1 Won Led - headed but prominent after 1f - pushed along when led again over 1f out - ridden and kept on final furlong(tchd 8/1)
2nd 14 Touchwood (IRE) 7 G Poor Ruth Carr 130 lbs 11/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - headway from over 2f out - edged right but went second inside final furlong - kept on
3rd 4 He's A Gentleman (IRE) 6 G AVG Hugo Palmer 134 lbs 17/2 1 In touch with leaders - lost ground over 5f out - not clear run over 2f out - soon switched right - drifted left but kept on well inside final furlong - went third final stride(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
4th 5 Southwold (IRE) 4 G Good Daniel & Claire Kubler 134 lbs 7/2F 0.1 Midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on
5th 13 Light Up Our Stars (IRE) 9 G AVG Scott Dixon 130 lbs 14/1 .75 Prominent - led after 1f - headed but pressed leader 5f out - led again over 3f out - switched right over 2f out - soon against near rail - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
6th 2 Clipsham Gold (IRE) 5 M Poor Dylan Cunha 135 lbs 28/1 2.75 Towards rear - some headway 2f out - no extra when in touch with leaders final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 7 Soames Forsyte (GB) 6 G AVG Michael Herrington 133 lbs 4/1 0.2 Prominent - weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong(op 11/2)
8th 8 Mykonos St John (GB) 7 G Poor Scott Dixon 127 lbs 50/1 1.75 Dwelt start - took keen hold - midfield - outpaced from over 4f out - no impression when slightly hampered over 2f out(op 28/1)
9th 12 Dancinginthewoods (GB) 6 G AVG Amy Murphy 131 lbs 12/1 0.2 Took keen hold - held up in rear - outpaced and no impression from over 2f out
10th 10 Hotspur Harry (IRE) 6 G Poor Robert Eddery 131 lbs 9/1 1.75 Slowly away - took keen hold - held up in rear - brief headway on far side of group 2f out - soon hung left and no impression(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
11th 1 Calin's Lad (GB) N/A Poor Tony Carroll 135 lbs 25/1 2.25 Pressed leader on outer - led narrowly 5f out - headed over 3f out - weakened from under 2f out(op 18/1)
12th 3 Rise Hall (GB) 9 G Poor Geoff Oldroyd 135 lbs 25/1 99 Dwelt start - in rear - on outer home turn - badly hampered by faller over 2f out - soon eased (jockey said gelding was hampered by the faller shortly after turning into home straight)(op 20/1)
99th 9 Motawaafeq (FR) N/A Poor Michael Appleby 129 lbs 17/2 - Pulled hard - prominent - lost ground and fell over 2f out - fatally injured(op 13/2)