Field must be ‘ruthless’ in approach
5-2fav Led, headed over 2f out, led again inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcap (2) pol beating Gallipoli by 3/4l, 7 ran. 11-4fav Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, last of 7, 9l behind Island Of Life at Wolverhampton 7f fls cond stks (2) in Jan.
11-4fav Pulled hard, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Greatest Journey at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) in Nov. 50-1 Keen in mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 8l behind Merhoob at Wolverhampton 6f hcap (2) in Feb. (80) H Palmer 4 9-7 (D) ....... Ben Curtis 92 (147) Mrs A Perrett 7 9-7 (CD3) J Watson 90 (14) Miss G Kelleway 4 9-7 ... T Marquand 94 (162) K Dalgleish 4 9-5 ........... J Fanning — (14) E De Giles 5 9-5 (CD3) ........... C Shepherd 92
(26) T D Barron 6 9-4 (D4)..... J P Spencer 92 (147) D M Loughnane 5 8-13 (D2) .... Nicola Currie 90
(14) Archie Watson 4 8-13 (CD3) H Doyle 93 (14) S C Williams 6 8-12 (CD) ..........S Levey 92 (14) P Evans 5 8-11 (D2) ............... Gina Mangan (7) 84 BETTING: 3 Treacherous, 9-2 Global Academy, 7 Compas Scoobie, Breaking Records, 8 Choice Encounter, Reckless Endeavour, Lightning Charlie, 10 Big Lachie, 16 Others.
4-1 Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, closed to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol beating Equitation by hd, 11 ran. 40-1 Quickly away from wide draw, led and soon clear, still 6 lengths ahead and ridden over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, no extra and headed towards finish, lost 2 places last strides, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Treacherous at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol.
5-1 Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, eased, last of 6, 17l behind Trevithick at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) in Jan.
16-1 Slowly into stride and switched right start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on towards finish, never nearer, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Treacherous at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol. GARETH Lewis has called for his Huddersfield side to be ‘ruthless’ tomorrow when a seemingly Midlands Premier-bound South Leicester make the journey to West Yorkshire.
Field are on the back of an important win at Tynedale, sealed in the last minute by Chris Johnson’s boot, and with their losing run stopped in its tracks, a bit of score-settling is on the agenda.
“Saturday is about kicking on from last week’s performance,” said head coach Lewis.
“Obviously, we are aware of South Leicester’s league position but we will not be taking them lightly.
“The defeat down there earlier in the season is still fresh in the memory and we must be ruthless on Saturday.”
South stunned a weakened Huddersfield with a 35-29 win in the East Midlands back in November at Welford Road, but a defeat here for them could put the relegation writing on the wall with just five games left to play, while reigniting Field’s chances of a top-two berth.
Without a win since January, South have been shipping points regularly.
Their past three games have seen a concession of 59 points each time against ‘Field’s promotion rivals Fylde, Chester and Hull. 866 is the grand total of points scored against South Leicester this season, averaging 34 points against per game.
However, one of their three wins this term was against Field so they’ll be looking for a repeat.
With by far the worst defensive record in the division, Huddersfield will be looking to fill their boots against South while the teams around Field in the table have tough fixtures.
Chester and Fylde go headto-head as second plays third in Lancashire.
Leaders Hull face an Otley side who will still fancy their chances of promotion, given that they have the top three all to play.
Huddersfield can call on the services of Kian Stewart on the wing as he returns, Elliot Hodgson is back in the squad but will have to settle for a bench spot.
While in the forward pack, Reuben Pollard starts as Loosehead, and Tor Borrowdale will link up at lock with his brother Guy.
Tom Hodson, Kian Stewart, Lewis Workman, Will Milner, Elliot Knight, Chris Johnson, Jack Maplesden; Reuben Pollard, Ross Thornton, Adam Blades, Guy Borrowdale, Tor Borrowdale, Harry Woodhouse, Lewis Bradley, Dickie Piper(C). Replacements: Harry Whitfield, Fran Entressengle, Alex Battye, Joe Green, Elliot Hodgson.