16:10 Southwell

Tuesday 24 January 2017

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Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 42.77s

(8)

Samphire Coast^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Hamilton| T: D Shaw| OR: 60

2/1

Lightly raced sort but acts well on this surface and turned in a career best here last time finding plenty for pressure and may well have more to come.

Form: 134771

(12)

Einstein^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Milly Naseb⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 60

16/1

Still a maiden and plenty to find on form here after offering little last time out on his first try on the surface.

Form: 647593

(10)

Little Choosey^b,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Kevin Lundie⁽⁷⁾| T: S R Bowring| OR: 60

10/1

Yet to win on this surface (has been placed) but ran well here last time out when second to Samphire Coast. Did well on that occasion to hang on to the runner-up slot after setting a strong pace and could well make a greater impression here.

Form: 620342

(4)

Trust Me Boy⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: P Aspell| T: J E Long| OR: 59

50/1

Has won at this course but hasn't shown much of late and can look a tricky ride.

Form: 90-9425

(5)

Playful Dude^h⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 59

5/1

Has run his last three races here and got off the mark for career and on this surface when picking up a mile handicap earlier this month. Up 4lb for that win which looks reasonable and should give another good account here.

Form: 478062

(1)

The Dukkerer¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: J G Given| OR: 58

40/1

On a long losing run and only modest form on this surface. Looks to need a stiffer test of stamina than he'll get here and will be suited by a return to 1m1f plus.

Form: 604821

(3)

Rocket Ronnie^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Racheal Kneller⁽⁵⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 57

28/1

Making his debut on Fibresand here and a long losing run to cope with. Often races very freely and that won't make his task any easier here.

Form: 646073

(6)

Dose¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 56

6/1

By a sire who does well with his progeny here in Teofilo. Got back on track from a falling mark at Wolverhampton last time and if she takes to the surface she has to be of interest here.

Form: 312353

(11)

Powered^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S Donohoe| T: P D Evans| OR: 54

7/1

Raced on the fibresand on five occasions now and has just one third to show for his efforts. Well-backed last time out when disappointing behind Samphire Coast but may have found that race coming too soon.

Form: 4-47007

(7)

Falcon's Reign^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 53

16/1

Has won on the fibresand but not run on the Flat since March when he wasn't seen to best effect over a mile here.

Form: 95/1367-

(2)

Albert Boy^b1⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 52

25/1

Has run here four times now without success and looks rather out of form at the moment. Blinkers tried now for the first time as he drops in trip but others are preferred.

Form: 755-741

(13)

General Tufto^b⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 8-13| J: Martin Lane| T: C Smith| OR: 52

10/1

Needs no introduction around here having run at Southwell 102 times before recording 15 wins. Still looks capable at this level but can get behind and needs a strong pace to run at.

Form: 722346

Non-Runners

(14)

Afkar²⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 9

T: I Furtado J: Non Runner

(9)

Tell The Stars¹⁰⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

Samphire Coast (2/1), Playful Dude (5/1), Dose (6/1), Powered (7/1), Tell The Stars (7/1), Afkar (8/1), General Tufto (10/1), Little Choosey (10/1), Einstein (16/1), Falcon's Reign (16/1), Albert Boy (25/1), Rocket Ronnie (28/1), The Dukkerer (40/1), Trust Me Boy (50/1)

Fairly ordinary fare to end the card but it’s competitve with plenty of options to look at. Playful Dude should be on any shortlist after his win here last time and the handicapper has been quite realistic in only raising him 4lb for that win. Dose could well take advantage of a falling mark if taking to this surface and General Tufto can never be left out of calculations at his beloved Southwell given a strong pace to run at. Little Choosey and SAMPHIRE COAST are closely matched on their run here last time out but it’s the latter who gets the nod again due to the fact that he’s probably got some more improvement in him and he looks the sort that the handicapper will find it hard to get hold of. 1. Samphire Coast 2. Playful Dude 3. General Tufto