Southwell (AW)
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Win £2 000 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Handicap
Southwell (AW) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.10 £6.90 £1.30 Exacta: £161.80 Tricast: £427.50 Trifecta: £777
Non-Runners: Rumba Bay (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Early Release (GB) 3 G AVG David Evans 130 lbs 11/2 Won Squeezed out start - in touch with leaders - went third after 1f - went second over 3f out - led going easily 2f out - nudged along over 1f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well against near rail final 110yds - always doing enough(op 4/1)
2nd 10 Ballsgrove Boy (GB) 2 G AVG Matt Crawley 129 lbs 25/1 - Held up in rear - steady headway on far side of group from 2f out - chased clear leader over 1f out - hung right but pressed leader inside final furlong - ran on (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 40/1)
3rd 9 Grey Operations (IRE) 2 G Poor Archie Watson 126 lbs 5/2F - Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds - just held third(op 5/1 tchd 9/4)
4th 2 Risk (IRE) 2 G Poor Tom Dascombe 135 lbs 28/1 - Outpaced in rear - detached over 3f out - hung left but joined main group over 2f out - kept on well from over 1f out - not reach leaders - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 25/1)
5th 1 Almasi (IRE) 3 F Poor Michael & David Easterby 135 lbs 33/1 - In touch with leaders - pushed along after 1f - hung left from 2f out - briefly went third over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)
6th 4 Camden Flyer (IRE) 2 F Poor Michael Attwater 135 lbs 33/1 - Midfield - bit short of room 2f out - brief headway over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 22/1)
7th 5 Go Steelers Go (GB) 2 F Poor David Loughnane 131 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - headway 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
8th 7 Ignition (IRE) 2 G Poor Edward Smyth-Osbourne 131 lbs 12/1 - Outpaced in rear - always behind(op 11/2)
9th 11 Causin A Commotion (IRE) 3 G AVG Kevin Ryan 128 lbs 13/2 - Raced wide - prominent - in touch with leaders after 1f - lost position 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)
10th 8 Black Sky (IRE) 3 G Poor Michael & David Easterby 130 lbs 9/1 - Took keen hold - led - headed 2f out - hung badly right and lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 12/1)
PU 6 Sole Spirit (GB) 3 G Good Bryan Smart 131 lbs 3/1 - In touch with leaders when lost action and pulled up soon after start(op 7/2)