Racecards
17:20 Southwell
Bet Direct Euro 2004 Cashbacks Handicap (Class F)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
Marengo
20- Form 400050
- Age 8
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey L Fletcher
held up, headway halfway, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead post
- Form 503040
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer D W Chapman
- Jockey R Brisland
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
Keen Hands
20- Form 046010
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
always behind
- Form 3/45-003
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Toller
- Jockey S Whitworth
led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 025200
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 563011
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
chased leaders, not much room, hampered and lost place after 2f, no danger after
- Form 60-0424
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey D Nolan
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 00-0040
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey P M Quinn
raced keen tracking leaders, ridden over 2 fout, weakened over 1f out
- Form 004-04
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey M Tebbutt
raced keen, led after 1f, headed 5f out, soon weakened
Van de Velde
113- Form 23-500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer R Wilman
- Jockey Reserve
slowly into stride, always towards rear
- Form 210022
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
prominent, led 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 263000
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra post
Sharp Steel
199- Form 002-240
- Age 7
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer Miss S Wilton
- Jockey I Mongan
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 0-24200
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P Gilligan
- Jockey N Pollard
unseated rider soon after start
Verdict
Course and distance winner Sharp Gossip comes into this a fresh horse and should have nothing to fear from Distinctly Well, who was just over a length in front of him at Windsor, but is a stone worse off. A bigger threat could be Mark Brisbourne's Prince Millennium, who has been in fair form on the grass in recent weeks, while the old timer Weetman's Weigh, is also capable of a bold show.