Full Result 2.20 Southwell (AW) | 9 January 2018

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(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (6f16yds) 6f Fbrs Standard

1st £5,387.35 2nd £1,612.52 3rd £806.27 4th £403.56 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	2. Hammer Gun (USA) 9/2 Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	5	100 v	79	65	88	–
b g Smart Strike (CAN) - Caraboss (Cape Cross)
In rear, pushed along and behind over 3f out, headway on inner 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong to lead near finish (regarding the apparent improvement in form, trainer said gelding appreciated the drop back in trip to 6 furlongs from 7 furlongs which helped the gelding to settle better on this occasion) (op 13/2 tchd 4/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	6. Kommander Kirkup 7/2 Andrew Mullen Michael Herrington	Andrew Mullen Michael Herrington	7	91 p	66	51	74	–
ch g Assertive - Bikini (Trans Island)
Towards rear, pushed along and wide straight, headway on outer 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon driven and edged left, headed and no extra towards finish (op 9/2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 3 [3¼]	4. Jack The Truth (IRE) 7/4F Fran Berry George Scott	Fran Berry George Scott	4	98 6	73	46	71	–
ch g Dandy Man (IRE) - Friendly Heart (CAN) (Lion Heart)
Tracked leading pair, headway to chase leader 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, soon driven and kept on same pace (op 5/4 tchd 15/8)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [3¾]	1. Siege Of Boston (IRE) 7/1 Oisin Murphy David C Griffiths	Oisin Murphy David C Griffiths	5	103 t	82	53	79	–
ch g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Milton Of Campsie (Medicean)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [5]	5. Newstead Abbey 8/1 Tom Eaves Michael Herrington	Tom Eaves Michael Herrington	8	92 b	67	33	60	–
b g Byron - Oatcake (Selkirk)
Chased leader, headway and close up 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven entering final furlong, soon weakened (tchd 7/1)

6⁽¹⁾ shd [5¼]	8. Samovar 14/1 Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	3	80 2 b	67	25	56	–
b g Finjaan - Chrystal Venture (IRE) (Barathea)
Set strong pace, ridden along 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened (op 10/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 7 [12¼]	7. Red Stripes (USA) 20/1 Gabriele Malune ⁷ Lisa Williamson	Gabriele Malune ⁷ Lisa Williamson	6	87 2 b	65	2	35	–
b g Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) - Kaleidoscopic (USA) (Fortunate Prospect)
Chased leaders on outer, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and weakened

7 ran Off time: 2:21:17 Winning time: 1m 15.26s (slow by 2.06s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Born To Finish (self certificate)
1st owner: A Flint (Hammer Gun) 1st breeder: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
2nd owner: Stuart Herrington & Pete Forster (Kommander Kirkup)
3rd owner: Jack Stephenson (Jack The Truth)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.80 £3 Ex: £21.50 CSF: £19.61 Tricast: £36.21 Trifecta: £56.40

2:20 Southwell (AW) 9 Jan 2018

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