14:00 Southwell

Thursday 19 January 2017

All12:5513:3014:0014:3515:1015:45

Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 15.36s

(5)

Sophisticated Heir^b²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: R Winston| T: M Herrington| OR: 80

2/1

Just one previous try on this surface (finished third) and stable are in good form winning with two of their last three runners. Shaped well last time out when coming from too far back to make a real impression and worthy of respect here.

Form: 33-5237

(6)

Miracle Garden^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T Eaves| T: R Brotherton| OR: 77

50/1

Polytrack and Tapeta winner on the AW at Kempton and Wolverhampton respectively over 5-6f but yet to try this surface. Takes a slight drop in grade from his last outing when back from a break but more needed on that evidence to take a hand here.

Form: 212408-

(2)

Englishwoman⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: P D Evans| OR: 69

8/1

Has never finished out of the frame at Southwell recording three wins along the way. Won well here last time out and runs under a penalty in a slightly higher grade here but her course record means she must be respected.

Form: 398894

(10)

Among Angels^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Swift| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 74

6/1

Possibly better than his record at the course suggests and ran a very sound second here last time when well-backed over 6f. Would possibly favour a return to 7f and might just find one or two of these too speedy.

Form: 751073

(1)

Bring On A Spinner^b,e/s¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 74

3/1

Lost his unbeaten record at Southwell last time out here when finishing fifth over 5f. Had shown that he acts well here on his previous three starts (all wins) and shaped better than his finishing position suggests last time. Will be suited by this return to 6f but does have the tricky inside draw to deal with.

Form: 157601

(4)

Baron Run⁵⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Russell Harris⁽⁷⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 72

50/1

Capable sprinter who returns from a long layoff on a surface that he encounters for the first time. His two previous runs have taken place on polytrack and this will be a totally new experience for him.

Form: 904/089

(7)

Borough Boy^v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: T Hamilton| T: D Shaw| OR: 72

20/1

Two-time C&D winner but both those wins have come in lower grade races and he's still 2lb above his last winning mark here. Looked out of sorts here last time out and work to do with Bring On A Spinner on that form alone.

Form: 424414

(3)

Crosse Fire^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 71

16/1

Starting to look very well handicapped now especially on a surface that he acts on and has been successful on five times all over 5f. Prone to starting slowly and questionable if he is as effective over 6f. Despite the advantageous mark he still looks to have a stiff task here.

Form: 231516

(9)

Call Out Loud^t,v⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alistair Rawlinson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 64

12/1

Looked to have been running back into form and proved that last time here when back in trip and in first-time visor he beat Among Angels over C&D. Worse off at the weights now with that one for a narrow win but first try at sprinting appeared to suit and could have a touch more improvement left in him at this sort of trip.

Form: 311127

(8)

Jacob's Pillow⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott⁽⁵⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 68

16/1

Operates well at this track (only out of the frame once) and won a seller here in 2016. Not won since then and this is a slightly higher level than he usually operates at but can travel strongly.

Form: 481625

(11)

Boater⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78

12/1

Looks to face a fairly stiff task here taking on her elders for the first time on an alien surface. Has looked below par on her last two starts as a juvenile and will have to take a step forward to take a hand here.

Form: 43345-5

Non-Runners

(12)

Higher Court¹³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 9

T: Emma Owen J: S Donohoe

Forecasts

Sophisticated Heir (2/1), Bring On A Spinner (3/1), Among Angels (6/1), Englishwoman (8/1), Boater (12/1), Call Out Loud (12/1), Crosse Fire (16/1), Jacob's Pillow (16/1), Higher Court (16/1), Borough Boy (20/1), Miracle Garden (50/1), Baron Run (50/1)

Several in this come in with some good Fibresand form and they all need to be included in calculations. Bring On A Spinner lost his unbeaten record last time out and has to operate from stall (1) which gives him a tough task here and Call Out Loud appeared to be suited by conditions last time but this is a deeper race. Among Angels enters the picture based on his run here last time out but looks as though he may be suited by a return to 7f. Higher Court is the most fascinating of the runners given his pedigree and it will be interesting to see what the market makes of him. All in all though ENGLISHWOMAN has form figures of 21131 at this venue and although this is slightly tougher she has to be in with a good chance of improving on that record here. 1. Englishwoman 2. Call Out Loud 3. Higher Court