Vroom to speed to Southwell success
VROOM hacked up at Southwell last Tuesday and a 6lb penalty is unlikely to stop the Gay Kelleway-trained gelding repeating the trick in the Betway Handicap.
Apprentice Gabriele Malune got a fair tune out of the three-year-old and unsurprisingly the 7lb claimer keeps the ride.
That six-furlong heat was clearly only an average event, but Vroom would probably not have to be anything special to land this race.
Mysterious Look has run well in both her starts since returning from a six-month break and looks to have sound claims in the Betway Sprint Handicap.
Ed McMahon’s filly also has good course form, having finished first and second in two races there in March.
Unnoticed looked a shade unlucky at Wolverhampton early last month when badly hampered and losing his place.
Despite the interference, Unnoticed was only beaten three and a quarter lengths in fifth place behind Cliff.
Ollie Pears’ four-year-old continues to come down the weights and can gain compensation in the second division of the sunbets.co.uk Handicap, on what will be his third run back with his original trainer.
African Showgirl did not get the run of the race here recently on her first outing for Ivan Furtado and could easily fare much better in the 32Red. com Fillies’ Handicap.
All her best work was coming at the end and her current mark does not look beyond her on this surface if things drop right.
Brigadoon might be the one in the Betway Claiming Stakes, while Poppy May is entitled to go close in the 32Red Casino Nursery Handicap judged on her third place at Chelmsford.
All eyes at Catterick will be on One Track Mind as the Grade One-winning hurdler bids to put a disappointing chasing debut behind him.
The six-year-old trailed in 92 lengths last of five behind Clan Des Obeaux at Newbury last month after never recovering from a mistake at the very first fence.
Trainer Warren Greatrex will have given One Track Mind plenty of schooling since then and was keen to bring him back to the racecourse as quickly as he could. BETTING: 7-2 Boots And Spurs, 5 Vroom, 6 Personal Touch, Billyoakes, 8 Clubland, 10 Extortion, Dominium, 12 Bring On A Spinner, Harwoods Star, 16 Others.
13-2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Captain Revelation at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs. 16-1 Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, won at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs beating Ticks The Boxes by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
5-1 In touch, headway over 3f out, close up, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f Handicap (3yo+) (5) pol beating Spice Mill by 1 3/4l, 12 ran. 9-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Captain Revelation at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs. 9-2 In touch, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Savannah Beau at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov.
14-1 Held up off the pace towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Severus at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5). 12-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 13l behind Kenny The Captain at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep. 33-1 In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 14, 8l behind Boy In The Bar at Ascot 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep. 66-1 In rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 11, 10l behind Evening Attire at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov. 16-1 Towards rear stand side, outpaced halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 6l behind Royal Brave at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov. 33-1 Pulled hard, soon chasing leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, weakening when ridden and hung left over 1f out, 7th of 9, 8l behind Capolavoro at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5). (25) B Haslam 3 9-5 ........................................... G Lee (591) B Ellison 3 9-5 ............................. B A Curtis (31)MissZDavison39-5 .............................. KO’Neill (7) Mrs L Williamson 3 9-5 ............. Jordan Uys (7) (24)JRJenkins49-5 .............. JFanning (146) B Haslam 3 9-0...Megan Nicholls (5) (53) Mat Salaman 4 9-0 ............... N Garbutt (3) (132) Mat Salaman 5 9-0 ..................... Lucy Barry (5) (124) J Unett 4 9-0 ........................... R Powell BETTING: 11-8 Epeius, 7-4 Mr Morse, 7 Ten Rocks, 10 Tilsworth Micky, 16 Rigsby, Freeze A Crowd, 33 Vivre La Reve, 50 Saxony, 66 Lady Vellyn.
9-4 Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Tadaawol at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) in Nov. 14-1 Led until halfway, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Birchwood at Doncaster 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in May ‘15. 50-1 Rider removed hood late and slowly away, outpaced, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 8l behind Vroom at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs. 10-1 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 7l behind Garter at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
16-1 With leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 18l behind Just Be Lucky at Catterick 7f clm stks (6) gf in Jul. 33-1 Steadied start, in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 5l behind Beauden Barrett at Lingfield 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov. 13-2 Outpaced in mid-division towards centre, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Willow Spring at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug. 66-1 Steadied start, held up in touch in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 35l behind Dusty Blue at Bath 6f fll hcp (5) gs in Aug. 100-1 Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 9, 29l behind Mr Conundrum at Wolverhampton 6f stks 0-55 (6) in Oct. BETTING: 3 Sattelac, 7-2 Hijran, 4 African Showgirl, 6 Arcane Dancer, 8 Dusky Dawn, 10 Stosur, 12 Penny Dreadful, 14 Miramonte Dancer.
7-2fav Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Rahyah at Ayr 1m 2f flls hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep. 33-1 Chased leaders, 2nd over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no chance with winner over 1f out, weakened and lost two places well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Curzon Line at Chelmsford City 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov. 28-1 In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Anton Chigurh at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
10-1 Raced wide, prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 8l behind Big Storm Coming at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
16-1 Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Captain Revelation at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs. 10-1 Dwelt raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Somethingthrilling at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov. 20-1 Raced wide, close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, last of 8, 8l behind Pretty Bubbles at Lingfield 6f fll hcp (4) pol. 7-1 Prominent, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 28l behind Cool Strutter at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) in Sep. LANDING NIGHT (18)RebeccaMenzies49-7(CD)..PMcDonald MYSTERIOUS LOOK (18) E McMahon 3 9-7 (CD) . Rob Hornby (3) CROSSE FIRE (64) S Dixon 4 9-7 (CD5) ................ R P Walsh (7) SIR THEODORE (48) Richard Spencer 3 9-6 (D) ............ A Kirby ELUSIVITY (18) C Dore 8 9-6 (CD2) ...................... P Mulrennan SOMETHING LUCKY (29) Kristin Stubbs 4 9-5 (D3) ....... S Gray BERLIOS (285) T D Barron 3 9-5 (CD) ......................... A Mullen INTERLINK (12) T Coyle 3 9-4 ................................. B A Curtis POWERFUL WIND (128) C Wallis 7 9-3 (CD) ......... A Beschizza COISTE BODHAR (18) S Dixon 5 9-2 (CD) ...Natalie Hambling (7) JACK LUEY (46) L Mullaney 9 9-2 (C, D6) ...................... T Eaves RED STRIPES (31) Mrs L Williamson 4 9-2 (C, D2)..Jordan Uys (7) ARCHIE STEVENS (13) P Evans 6 9-1 (D3) .................. J F Egan YOU’RE COOL (98)JBalding49-1(D) ..................... RWinston BETTING: 4 Berlios, 11-2 Elusivity, 7 Mysterious Look, 8 Landing Night, Red Stripes, 10 Sir Theodore, Coiste Bodhar, 14 Crosse Fire, You’re Cool, 16 Others. (7) C Smith 10 9-7 (CD7) ............... Martin Lane (65) R Rowe 4 9-7 (D) ................ A Beschizza (7) D Carroll 8 9-4 (CD2) ............... Phil Dennis (5) (76) M Blake 7 9-3 (D) ........................ M Godwin (5) (7) M Chapman 6 9-2 (D3) ........... N Garbutt (3) (18) H Morrison 3 9-1 (BF) .................... R Havlin (14) M W Easterby 3 8-12 (BF) . Nathan Evans (3) (39) C Grant 6 8-11 (CD2) ...................... D Costello (7) S Dixon 8 8-9 (C, D6) .................. R P Walsh (7) (17)MatSalaman48-7 .................. KO’Neill (85) Kevin Frost 4 8-7 ................ R Powell BETTING: 5-2 Swansway, 3 Macho Mac, 6 Alpha Tauri, 7 Quadriga, 8 Llewellyn, 10 Dr Red Eye, 16 Secret Glance, 20 Locommotion, 25 Others.
5-1fav Tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Lozah at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov.
4-1fav With leaders, challenged 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Swanton Blue at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) in Nov. 8-1 Short of room and dropped to rear soon after start, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 7l behind Vroom at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs. 20-1 Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 12l behind Melgate Melody at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov. 20-1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Vroom at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs. 40-1 Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Vroom at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs. 66-1 Always towards rear, last of 13, 19l behind Dark Devil at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct. 18-1 Always towards rear, last of 11, 16l behind Win Lose Draw at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) in Nov. 17-2 Prominent, pushed along 3f out, lost place over 1f out, 6th of 9, 7l behind Barista at Leicester 7f app hcp (6) gs in Sep. 20-1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 17l behind Hardy Black at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep. 28-1 Soon pushed along and behind after 1f, ridden and kept on towards finish, 9th of 14, 8l behind Piazon at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs. (10) J Mackie 3 9-7 (D) ..... J Fanning (56) J Long 8 9-5 (CD3) ..................... R Havlin (11) O Pears 4 9-4 (D) ......................... RWinston (13) D Loughnane 4 9-3 (D) ......... A Kirby (12) C Dore 4 9-2 (D) ................................ P Mulrennan (7) S Dixon 5 9-1 (CD)... Natalie Hambling (7) (3) D Carroll 4 8-12 ...................... Phil Dennis (5) (15) G Moss 3 8-10 ........................ T Marquand (12) M Appleby 4 8-8 (D2) ...... T Clark (3) (26) Mrs C Dunnett 3 8-7 ...... R P Walsh (7) BETTING: 3 Custard The Dragon, 7-2 Cascading Stars, 5 Best Tamayuz, 6 Trust Me Boy, 7 Unnoticed, 10 Mrs Biggs, 12 Spryt, 16 Secret Lightning, Men United, 66 Fearless Poppy.