Racecards
15:40 Southwell
Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Handicap (Class D)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
Kumakawa
31- Form 400000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey D Holland
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 05100-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D Cosgrove
- Jockey G Duffield
prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, ran on final furlong
Yorker (USA)
31- Form 000-120
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of winner
Better Off
12- Form 313500
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs N Macauley
- Jockey Joanna Badger
in rear and pushed along, some headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 14110
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey S W Kelly
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Quantum Lady
23- Form 1F-0000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey G Hind
prominent, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Eddys Lad
32- Form 23-20
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey J Weaver
with leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 5-15440
- Age 3
- Weight 7-11
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey P M Quinn
towards rear and pushed along, raced wide, some headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Formwatch
Tickle Only small but did very well last season winning twice; should be straighter for seasonal bow a fortnight ago and likely to go close if back to her old form.
Kumakawa Badly out of sorts of late and would need to improve considerably to get into the action today.
Astral Prince Stable have been going well lately and he looks to be coming to hand judged on his latest effort at Kempton; nicely handicapped.
Zozarharry (IRE) Won his maiden here and ran well last time out in better company at Newmarket; likely to put up a bold bid.
Yorker (USA) Didn't get home over a mile last time but had previously done well over C&D; has risen in the weights but not without a chance still.
Better Off Did well here over the winter but has been found out since and looks up against it.
Indian Silk (IRE) Progressive filly who probably didn't see out the mile at Sandown in better company last time; has a leading chance here judged on her previous solid efforts.
Quantum Lady Still hard to say if she's trained on from last term and needs to find some old form if she's to play a leading role here.
Eddys Lad Clearly well thought of by connections and would be a handicap snip if reproducing his second place to Orientor last term; might be worth taking a chance that he's back to his best after his seasonal bow last month.
Cookie Crumble Poor effort last time and hard to enthuse over on balance of form shown so far.
Affarati Has disappointed over a variety of distances in recent outings and looks set to struggle again.