Racecards
14:30 Southwell
toalsbet.com Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 153y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,511 added
- Winner: £4,614
- 2nd: £1,355
- 3rd: £677
- 4th: £350
- Form 3-52344
- Age 13
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, led 10th, clear 2 out, idled run-in
- Form 62U211
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer R Brotherton
- Jockey Kielan Woods
led to 10th, weakened from 3 out
- Form 32-U426
- Age 10
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up in touch, headway 7th, chased winner 10th, kept on same pace
- Form 3/3P-U3P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer S-J Davies
- Jockey Mr Jason Dixon
with leader, weakened from 10th, pulled up before 3 out
Verdict
Deise Vu shrugged off a 6lb rise for winning at Hereford to score in good ground over track and trip a fortnight ago. He’s upped a further 5lb but today’s soft going is a bigger worry and a chance is taken on SAVELLO returning to form. Dan Skelton’s charge finished a long way behind Deise Vu here last time but was runner-up in testing ground at Lingfield as recently as November and is 8lb lower today. Broughtons Rhythm was second at Taunton in between modest efforts while Deadly Approach drops in class but is another with something to prove on the likely going.
Formwatch
Savello (IRE) 5-1 (12-2) Raced keenly, held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, pushed along and no impression in 4th before next, ridden and weakened between last 2, left modest 4th last, 4th of 7, 17 3/4l behind Deise Vu (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Deise Vu (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Often jumped right, led, went clear after 6th, narrowly headed 2 out, in front again narrowly between last 2, left clear last, won at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Oliver's Gold (11-9) by 9l, 7 ran.
Broughtons Rhythm 7-2 (11-1) Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, last of 6, 36 3/4l behind Paddy's Poem (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Deadly Approach 14-1 (10-0) Led 1st until 10th, weakened after 13th, pulled up before 4 out, at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.