15:50 Southwell
Monday 13 November 2017
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Betway Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 6 | 4f 214y | Standard | 14 Runners | Fibresand | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 58.92s
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Three-time course winner with one of those wins coming over this trip back in May off a 4lb lower mark. Lightly-raced since he's been below form in his only two start going off too hard in one of them and faces pace pressure again today.
Three wins have come on the Fibresand with the last of them off a 3lb higher mark but he's been below form of late after a break. A return to this surface may help but comes here with questions to answer.
Now had five runs for this yard and despite being eased in grade last time she still made little impression. Drop back to 5f will suit but this will be her first try on the surface and the draw is far from ideal.
Blinkers go on for the first time with this also her initial try on Fibresand and only has one standout effort to her name this year (a win at Lingfield; made all). Sire has a decent record on the surface but the draw could have been better.
Sire has just a 7% strike-rate on this surface as he makes his debut here after finally winning at Carlisle in August off a mark of 50. Couple of recent placed efforts to his name but hardly looks progressive even in this grade.
A shadow of the horse he used to be and although he remains in some sort of form he's hardly likely to recapture his best. Blinkers now tried for the first time making his debut on this surface and that leaves a question mark from a tricky draw.
Should know his way around here having won here six times although most of his form/wins have come over further. Can start slowly and with a losing run that stretches back to December 2015 it takes a leap of faith to support him here.
One of the pace angles in the race and a three-time winner here with a C&D win to his name. Ran better than for a while at Nottingham last time without necessarily looking to be a winner waiting to happen; should be competitive off this mark though.
Probably better than his last run showed at Newcastle when back from a 153 day break and rather isolated on the far side of the track. Has run once here over 5f and may be able to build on his last run if he doesn't again get isolated from stall 1.
Has had a rather moribund season which has struggled to get going although the will be only her fourth run for this yard. Still a maiden though with her best form at 5f although the sire is 2/10 here; needs others to falter though.
Showed much improved form to get off the mark over 5f in October off a basement mark. Wasn't in the same form last time though and now makes his Fibresand debut from a draw which could have been better.
Tried in a visor and blinkers of late in a bid to end a losing spell that stretches back to August 2014. Fallen a long way in the handicap since then but without showing any spark of late although was hampered at the start last time; makes limited appeal.
Three previous tries on this surface yielded little and with her form looking decidedly modest of late she's best watched here even with the blinkers on for the first-time.
Two attempts on this surface so far have yielded little joy and he's now down to a basement mark for a yard that do well at this track. Clearly one of the much lesser lights in the yard though and comes with risks attached after showing some speed last time.
Forecasts
Borough Boy (9/4), Coiste Bodhar (4/1), Llewellyn (10/1), Our Place In Loule (10/1), Snoozy Sioux (12/1), Only Ten Per Cent (12/1), Novabridge (16/1), Clouded Gold (16/1), Miss Mayson (16/1), Broadhaven Honey (20/1), Imperial Legend (20/1), Le Laitier (25/1), Mr Enthusiastic (33/1), Chillililli (100/1)
Bargain basement stuff here to end the card and in truth it’s a very unappealing getting out stakes featuring plenty of newcomers to the surface along with lights of former days. The front-running COISTE BODHAR is given as the token suggestion having run well on his last start on turf and you know that he can also act on this surface. Our Place In Loule should run a sound enough race if he acts on this surface while Llewellyn is another who should be able to show his best returned to this surface. It would take a leap of faith to support Only Ten Per Cent here but you know he also acts on the surface with Novabridge another at double-figure odds to have a squeak.
- Coiste Bodhar
- Llewellyn
- Novabridge
Prize Money
1st: £2,588.002nd: £770.003rd: £385.004th: £192.00
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