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15:20 Southwell

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  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.22s
  • Off Time: 15:21:42
  • 10 Ran
1(10)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots
4/1
  • Form 695681
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 80

towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor

2(6)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), PURPLE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets

Desert Strike

14 p D
25/1
  • Form 093899
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 78

in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

3(4)
Silk - Light Blue, White diamond, diamonds on sleeves
11/1
  • Form 631980
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 77

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

4(2)
Silk - Red, Yellow diamond, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Dark Blue cap, Yellow diamond
4/1
  • Form 010892
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

prominent, led 3f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

5(3)
Silk - Light blue, beige cross belts, beige cap
8/1
  • Form 893354
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 74

outpaced over 3f out

6(7)
Silk - Black and orange diamonds, black sleeves, orange armlets and diamond on cap

Bapak Bangsawan

14 v DCD
11/1
  • Form 454121
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 71

led 2f, tracked leader, ridden halfway, faded final furlong

7(5)
Silk - Black, large light blue spots and sleeves
10/1
  • Form 305744
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 69

in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

8(9)
Silk - Yellow and black check, purple sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 529-981
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 69

in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

9(1)
Silk - Black, large light blue spots and sleeves, white cap
5/1
  • Form 487021
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 68

unruly in stalls, slowly away in rear, never near leaders

10(8)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue stars, Red cap

Crosse Fire

14 p BFCD
7/1
  • Form 533583
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 67

chased leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

In depth

Verdict

SPIRIT OF ZEB makes most appeal of the recent winners. Richard Fahey's charge made all for an easy win over 6f here last time and this shorter trip is not a problem. Bapak Bangsawan beat Powerful Wind and Crosse Fire with Borough Boy further behind when scoring over track and trip a fortnight ago and Age Of Innocence ended a long losing run with a 6f success here at the same meeting. Zipedeedodah won at Lingfield recently and may challenge the selection for the lead if acting on the surface.

Formwatch

Spirit of Zeb (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden 1f out, kept on well, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Split The Atom (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.

Desert Strike 25-1 (9-2) Chased winner until ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 9, 4 1/2l behind Jebediah Shine (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

Sleepy Blue Ocean 50-1 (8-7) In touch, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.

Powerful Wind (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Innocently (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 10, 3l behind Archie Stevens (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Bapak Bangsawan 16-1 (9-0) Made all, hard driven entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Powerful Wind (9-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

Borough Boy (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Held up in touch, stayed on under pressure closing stages, never able to challenge, 4th of 10, 2l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Zipedeedodah (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Made most, joined over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, gamely, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Picansort (9-4) by 1l, 7 ran.

Age Of Innocence 8-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Jacob's Pillow (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

Crosse Fire 3-1fav (8-13) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, hung right under pressure approaching final furlong, never on terms, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.