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Does anyone know when (or if) Southwell will return, as I’ve today claimed a horse which I believe would be ideal for the surface.
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Last I read they were hoping for late November, the damage to the track was not as bad as first thought
All Southwell fixtures untiil 4 Dec have been transferred keep your eye on the Southwell fixture list on their website to see if anymore are transferred.
Yes I did realise it was on turf. Honest!!
But although she hasn’t beaten a horse on the AW (both on Polytrack) her prominent style of running might just suit Fibresand.
Just hope the handicapper doesn’t drop you too much after today- will make life difficult! Good luck from a fellow owner of a 54 rated superstar!
Who needs Southwell ?
Well done Alan, a first time win from a horse claimed out of a seller, Smash N’Grab is an appropriate name for her.
AP
I can’t see that many people would mourn the place if it never opened again ~ in fact I know many who would positively celebrate and have been calling for the place to be bombed for years!
It’s a hole with nothing whatsoever to recommend it.
Thanks AP it was certainly the longest final furlong of my life.
Hopefully I can have some more fun with her for the rest of the year before she retires to have babies, but I doubt very much if we’ll find a weaker race than last nights again!
Your win highlights the policy of the official handicapper this year of dropping horses significantly after bad runs. It’s a two-edged sword, good in that it makes your horse more competitive, but at our end of the scale it can make it very hard to find a race. it will be interesting to see if the Curleys and Prescotts get the same generosity!
Smash N’Grab only raisd 1lb for that win – are you engaged to the handicapper’s daughter Alan ?
AP
1 lb up!!
I thought she should go down in the handicap as she only won that dismal race by a short head.
I can’t see that many people would mourn the place if it never opened again ~ in fact I know many who would positively celebrate and have been calling for the place to be bombed for years!
Couldn’t agree less – it’s a super venue for summer jumping (I’ve been at least half dozen times specifically for that), and it’s the nearest thing I have to a lucrative Flat course. It’s not over-blessed with beauty, but for affordable, unpretentious fun I can think of far worse. I love the open sweet shop also.
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