14:00 Southwell

Tuesday 13 April 2021

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:25

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  • 5YO plus  |   Class 4  |   3m 60y  |   Good  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:00  |   Winning time: 6m 28.8s
1st
Horse silk
3
15/2
T: M WalfordJ: Joe Williamson (7)
Tracked leader, hit 6th, lost 2nd after 12th, 2nd again and hit 14th, led before 3 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly op 17/2 tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
1111-12
16/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Held up in last pair, closer in 5th 9th, chased leaders before 3 out, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, held when went right last, stayed on same pace run-in op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
5/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Tracked leaders in close 4th, 2nd after 3 out until before next, 3rd and bad blunder 2 out, not recover op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
17
6
8/11f
T: O MurphyJ: Harry Skelton
Jumped right at times, tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 12th until 14th, reminders after next, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened
5th
Horse silk
19
5
1211-9
22/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Fergus Gregory (3)
Led until before 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened soon after 3 out op 18/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
4
1111-9
9/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Jumped left and never fluent, held up in 5th, behind and went left 9th, jumped awkwardly and pulled up before 11th op 8/1
UR
Horse silk
7
18/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)
Held up last, blundered badly and unseated rider 4th op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.70Pl:£2.90, £5.30EX:£63.10Trifecta:£504.80SF:£93.35Swingers:£8.60, £3.70, £5.40

Forecasts

First Class Return (8/11), As You Like (5/1), William Of Orange (15/2), Antony (9/1), Manwell (16/1), Primal Focus (18/1), Mr Mafia (22/1)

Verdict

FIRST CLASS RETURN is now 16 lb higher than for the first of his two wide-margin C&D victories last month, but he's clearly at the top of his game and is taken to complete the hat-trick. The one for the forecast could be Manwell, who surely would've gone close had he not ran out at Haydock recently. As You Like will appreciate the drying ground and is also considered off a reduced mark.

  1. FIRST CLASS RETURN (IRE)
  2. MANWELL (IRE)
  3. AS YOU LIKE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £3,594.002nd: £1,656.003rd: £828.004th: £414.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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