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14:40 Southwell

Bloomfields Horseboxes Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f 62y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,005
  • 2nd: £1,478
  • 3rd: £739
  • 4th: £370
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 39.22s
  • Off Time: 14:42:14
  • 6 Ran
2
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, white cap
25/1
  • Form P41P5P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 118

soon in rear, weakened from 5 out

3
Silk - Royal blue, red stars, white sleeves, royal blue cap

Milgen Bay

82 D
11/1
  • Form 3331P9
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 118

led to 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off

4
Silk - Grey, royal blue sleeves and cap
  • Form 321166
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 113

soon tracked leaders, led 2 out, kept on well from last

5
Silk - Light Blue, White seams and sleeves, Red cap

Johns Luck (IRE)

19 b BFCD
11/4
  • Form 2-51123
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 111

held up towards rear, went 3rd from 4 out, ridden and every chance before last, no extra run-in

7
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

Little Jimmy

10 pt D
10/1
  • Form 15-4924
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 106

soon chased leaders on outer, ridden and weakened after 2 out

8
Silk - Pink, dark blue spots on sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 14-114P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 105

tracked leader, led 5 out, headed 2 out, ridden and weakened before last

1
NR
11/2
  • Form 11/P7P2
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 120

withdrawn

6
NR

Ballycoe

23 t D
11/4
  • Form 1-14483
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 108

Withdrawn

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Thoonavolla won this a year ago and also scored twice at Worcester in May. He hasn't run since August but this is his sort of ground and he shouldn't be dismissed. BALLYCOE (NAP) hails from a yard who could win with the stable cat at the moment. He completed a hat-trick around this time a year ago and though much higher in the weights he's been competing at a higher level and can get back to winning ways. Mister Grez was in superb form at this time in 2015 but only returned from a long absence in November and showed a bit more dash at Leicester last month. Johns Luck made all for an easy victory here a year ago and has scored twice subsequently. He looked a likely winner at Ffos Las earlier this month but was just run out of it and is maybe a few pounds high. Little Jimmy has a strike-rate of 8-30 over fences but failed to take advantage of a lower hurdles mark last time.

Formwatch

Dursey Sound (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Hexham 2m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.

Milgen Bay 14-1 (11-7) Led to 1st, tracked leader, mistake 3rd, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, last of 9, dist behind Oliver's Hill (10-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) gf in Dec.

Agincourt Reef (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Chased leaders on outside, 2nd on long run before 3 out until approaching 3 out, chased leaders, ridden and one pace in 4th after 2 out, weakened and lost places towards finish, 6th of 10, 27l behind Hello George (11-3) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.

Johns Luck (IRE) 6-4fav (11-3) Kept wide, tracked leading pair, 2nd briefly 7th, 2nd going well 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, headed last, driven and one pace run-in, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Henllan Harri (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.

Little Jimmy 16-1 (11-6) In rear, outpaced before 2 out, kept on from last, went 4th place run-in, 4th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Silverhow (11-11) at Sandown 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.

Thoonavolla (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Chasing leaders 3rd, lost place 6th, behind when pulled up before 11th, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.

Mister Grez (FR) 14-1 (11-12) Held up, closed on outside 3rd, chased winner after 11th, no impression from 2 out, 2nd of 8, 14l behind Ballinvarrig (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.

Ballycoe 7-2 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway chasing leaders 7th, pushed along and outpaced in 5th after 9th, hit 10th and next, pushed along after 4 out, rallied in 3rd next until ridden before last, left modest 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 8 1/4l behind Sir Note (11-12) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb.