14:10 Southwell

Thursday 26 January 2017

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Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap

Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 1m 1.3599999999999999s

(7)

Englishwoman⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: P D Evans| OR: 75

15/2

Acclamation filly who has been in good form on the fibresand winning on three occasions, the latest over 6f off a mark of 69. Ran well in a slightly better grade than this last time out off this mark (75) and even back at 5f looks to have a solid chance of getting back to winning ways.

Form: 398894

(8)

Waneen⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Winston| T: J Butler| OR: 74

16/1

Stable do well with this sort and also have Piazon in the race and he looks to be a consistent performer on the AW with two wins so far under his belt. This will be his first try on this surface though and it remains to be seen how he adapts to this very different surface after wins at Chelmsford and Wolverhampton.

Form: 221166

(12)

Rocking Rudolph¹¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 74

12/1

Very lightly raced individual who took a maiden on his debut over C&D as a juvenile. This will only be his fourth run since that race and he finished well held on his last start at Newcastle in October.

Form: 195/0-0

(5)

Mysterious Look⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rob Hornby⁽³⁾| T: E S McMahon| OR: 74

11/1

Useful handicapper who acts on fibresand and won at Southwell in March. Has proved consistent in handicaps since then. Slightly below form on last run which came over C&D and would need to show more here to be involved.

Form: 122315

(11)

King Crimson²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: T J Murphy| T: J Butler| OR: 74

100/1

One of the trio that trainer has in the race but has so far failed to show his best form for this yard. The handicapper is starting to give him a chance though and has on several occasions shaped better than his finishing position. By a sire who does well on this surface and it may well pay to watch him in the market.

Form: 109009

(6)

Berlios⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: T D Barron| OR: 73

5/2

Lightly-raced but capable handicapper who was formerly trained in Ireland. Both runs for his current yard have come over C&D with a maiden being landed on his first run for the yard when a short-priced favourite. Back from a long break last time out and showed up well over 5f again. Looked the type to progress although he may be better suited to 6f.

Form: 63762-1

(4)

Crosse Fire^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 70

4/1

Has been something of an enigma of late but is a five-time winner over C&D who looks to be coming back to form off a very favourable mark. His yard are now coming back into form and his run over 6f last time out at this course suggested that he could go close on his next few runs provided he gets away on terms.

Form: 231516

(3)

Brockholes⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 70

10/1

Very capable sprinter who despite only having one win to her name has run some good races and is a very strong traveller. Not disgraced at Newcastle last time on her first try over 5f in a stronger grade than she faces here. No experience of this surface though and her sire has so far only had one winner on fibresand.

Form: 313006-

(9)

Red Stripes⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: L Williamson| OR: 68

12/1

Form that reads 1224 at Southwell with the win coming over 6f. Ran a sound race on his latest start at Southwell but has work to do with a couple of rivals and may find this a bit too tough as he is eligible for lower class races.

Form: 677237-

(2)

Misu Moneypenny^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 64

25/1

Won over C&D on her debut but has had only one run here since when well beaten on her second start. Some creditable efforts since then without looking like a winner waiting to happen although she ran a fair race last time out in a lesser grade, this is much tougher though.

Form: 797648

(1)

Archimedes^p,t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 61

20/1

Best form has come over 5f and ran a creditable race over C&D on his penultimate start behind Piazon and is much better off at the weights with that one now. Didn't build on that third though and ruined his chance last time out with a very slow start and can't afford to do that again from a tricky draw.

Form: 433963

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Non-Runners

(10)

Piazon²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: J Butler J: Joshua Bryan

Forecasts

Berlios (5/2), Crosse Fire (4/1), Piazon (5/1), Englishwoman (15/2), Brockholes (10/1), Mysterious Look (11/1), Red Stripes (12/1), Rocking Rudolph (12/1), Waneen (16/1), Archimedes (20/1), Misu Moneypenny (25/1), King Crimson (100/1)

A fascinating contest and a strong one for the grade with a few that could prove their worth outside of this company. Piazon has been called a few names in the past but is in a good period of form at the moment and he clearly goes well on this surface although his double-figure draw make his task slightly more awkward. Englishwoman is another contender who has some very solid form here and was possibly a little unlucky over 6f last time out in a race that didn’t quite work out for her. Back to 5f here there is a slight doubt that she may find things happening a little quickly for her. Crosse Fire has been gradually working his way back to form and looks very well handicapped on his old form. His stable have also been getting back to form and with a clean exit from the stalls he must be respected. BERLIOS has shown up well in both his starts here and although he may be better suited by 6f, he should still be able compete over 5f and his mark of 73 looks a very workable one for a stable that do well with their runners at this track. 1. Berlios 2. Crosse Fire 3. Englishwoman