Towerform - Southwell Golf Club Handicap (Class 6)Towerform grade 2

UK Racing Info


Race details

Course: SOUTHWELL Race date:08/04/08Race time:2:30Runners:6
Race distance:5fGoing:StandardWinners time:1m 1.71s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Swallow Forest Paul FesseyT D Barron48-430506/1 43.061.831.01 1
Lujiana Mark Lawson(3)M Brittain29-030639/4 2.322.071.711.01 2
Bahamarama Kevin Ghunowa(3)R A Harris68-6305514/1 96.61.813.7 31
Diademas N CallanV Smith19-430647/4F 2.661.721.591.51 4½
Planet Paradise Kelly Harrison(5)D Shaw37-1330509/1 5.34.373.653 5½
Lekin Sedona Paul HanaganJoss Saville58-4305013/2 84.313.553 6



Comments in running

Swallow Forest slowly into stride, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out

Lujiana soon pushed along and prominent, outpaced over 3f out, rallied 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

Bahamarama chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong

Diademas led, ridden, edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

Planet Paradise chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

Lekin Sedona chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong




Analyis of the race

A fair contest, won readily enough by SWALLOW FOREST. She had gained her first placing when a staying-on second over course and distance last week, and built on that performance here as she responded to a strong ride to pull away from the field in the last 150 yards.

Lujiana, who has gone up 8lb in the weights since winning here in February, hung badly when beaten at Wolverhampton last time and, though she kept straighter on this occasion, the rise in the weights found her out against the still unexposed winner.

Bahamarama, who had won a 6f seller at Wolverhampton last time, faced a stiffer task back in handicap company here and, though she turned in a respectable effort to suggest she can be as effective on this surface as on Polytrack- she had run moderately on her two previous visits here - her best chance of further success may come in sellers/claimers.

Planet Paraside, who had run creditably on her last two starts, struggled a bit this time from out of the handicap and is still waiting her first win.


Tote

Tote Win: 4.6
Tote place (1): 3.3
Tote place (2): 2.4
Exacta: 17
CSF: 19.6
Total SP: 111

Further Information

Racing results courtesy of racing post. Please note that ever effort is made to ensure results are correct but I accept no liability for mistakes. The data is provided as a free service.

Please visit my Blog or sign up to my racing forum for the latest news and views.


Course index

Aintree Ascot Ayr Bangor-on-dee Bath Beverley Brighton Carlisle Cartmel Catterick Cheltenham Chepstow Chester Doncaster Epsom Exeter Fakenham Folkestone Fontwell Goodwood Great Leighs Great-Leighs Hamilton Haydock Hereford Hexham Huntingdon Kelso Kempton Leicester Lingfield Ludlow Market rasen Musselburgh Newbury Newcastle Newmarket Newton abbot Nottingham Perth Plumpton Pontefract Redcar Ripon Salisbury Sandown Sedgefield Southwell Stratford Taunton Thirsk Towcester Uttoxeter Warwick Wetherby Wincanton Windsor Wolverhampton Worcester Yarmouth York

Overview

UK Racing Info

For overview statistics for Adrian Massey or Flatstats or Towerform