14:40 Southwell

Tuesday 24 January 2017

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Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 58.82s

(8)

Doctor Parkes¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-10| J: Milly Naseb⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 73

20/1

Three time winner in 2016 (two handicaps and a claimer) but ran below form last time out in claiming company. Capable in this grade but will need to start better and a bit to do at the weights here based on the official ratings.

Form: 476827

(3)

Dungannon^b¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Joshua Bryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 82

1/2

Useful handicapper in his day and still capable of running well in handicaps and finished second over C&D last time out in a 0-85 handicap. Form reads well on this surface and in five attempts here he has only finished out of the frame once.

Form: 214618

(7)

Moondyne Joe²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: K R Burke| OR: 82

4/1

Very lightly raced Bushranger gelding who has won two of his last three starts, the latest a handicap at Windsor over 5f. Only raced at this trip and now back from break in a lowly grade but has no experience of this surface and sire not one with a good record on Fibresand with his progeny.

Form: 10/1-4

(6)

Archie Stevens¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: P D Evans| OR: 69

5/1

Had three runs at Southwell and finished second at the track in December in a 0-75 handicap. Didn't get the best of runs on his last visit here over 5f and work to do with Dungannon based on that run and even dropped in grade has work to do with some of these.

Form: 236504

(1)

Imjin River^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 47

100/1

0/22 on turf but has a better record on the AW (4-time winner on Fibresand). Now approaching the veteran stage and has plenty to do here at the weights.

Form: 224699-

(2)

Desirable^v1¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S Donohoe| T: B Barr| OR: 63

200/1

First run for a new yard and has the visor on the first time. Has won on the AW but this is a totally new surface and she would be getting far more weight off most of these in a handicap.

Form: 00458-6

Non-Runners

(5)

Steel City Boy¹⁶⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 14

T: S A Harris J: Non Runner

(4)

Touch The Clouds³²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 6

T: W Stone J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Dungannon (1/2), Moondyne Joe (4/1), Archie Stevens (5/1), Doctor Parkes (20/1), Steel City Boy (33/1), Touch The Clouds (33/1), Imjin River (100/1), Desirable (200/1)

Quite a few of these may struggle at the weights and the drop in grade DUNGANNON surely holds all the cards here after his good second in a much higher grade over C&D last month. Moondyne Joe looks to be a big threat on ratings but being by a sire who struggles with his progeny here it may be best left to Archie Stevens and Doctor Parkes to chase home what will be a short priced favourite in Dungannon. 1. Dungannon 2. Archie Stevens 3. Doctor Parkes