Racecards
14:20 Southwell
Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £5,593 added
- Winner: £2,782
- 2nd: £828
- 3rd: £414
- 4th: £300
- Form 358/7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Dylan Hogan
held up on outside, ridden over 4f out, soon behind
- Form 96-0216
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey L Morris
prominent, driven 4f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 808-842
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
not much room soon after start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression and well held 4th inside final furlong
- Form 9762-11
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Grace McEntee
prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on
- Form 200-854
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Stef Keniry
- Jockey L P Keniry
slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, well beaten final 3f
- Form 7365-12
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
Verdict
THREE C’S (NAP) has now won both starts on the Fibresand having defied a penalty to beat the re-opposing Equidae last time. Today’s penalty is negated by Grace McEntee’s allowance and the hat-trick beckons. Fly True has something to find with the selection on earlier running here while Robsdelight has been well beaten since scoring over 6f at the track last month. Elhafei posted a much better effort over a mile here on his latest start having tumbled down the weights and is preferred to Newcastle runner-up Bobby Joe Leg.
Formwatch
Al Thoorayah (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Hampered over 6f out, soon chasing leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Fujaira King (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Fly True 3-1 (11-1) Behind, driven and headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Three C's (10-4) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Robsdelight (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) With leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 9 3/4l behind Gorgeous General (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Elhafei (USA) 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure, headed well inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Straitouttacompton (9-7) at Southwell 1m mdn hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Three C's (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Prominent, led 5f out, headed narrowly over 2f out, edged right 1f out, led again inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Equidae (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Equidae 5-2 (9-5) Prominent, led narrowly over 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, edged right, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Three C's (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Macs Blessings (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Klipperty Klopp (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Bobby Joe Leg 5-2 (9-4) Awkwardly away, mid-division, headway to challenge over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, edged left and just held towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Deolali (8-10) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.