15:50 Southwell

Thursday 16 November 2017

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sunbets.co.uk Top Price On All Favourites All-Weather 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 1m 29.76s

(7)

Hugie Boy^p,t1⁴⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Osborn| T: S Dixon| OR: 60

40/1

Racing career has been dogged by training issues and the gelding has once again a long absence to overcome. best watched under top weight on his first outing since last June.

Form: 04100/0-

(10)

Kroy^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamus Cronin| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 60

2/1

Arrives in good heart after a couple of decent efforts at Newcastle. Stays this trip well and not much to find to extend the sequence if she handles this new (to her) racing surface.

Form: 583912

(2)

Chaucer's Tale¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Timby⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59

14/1

Good effort latest at Newcastle bodes well and has to be respected on the same mark. The betting can guide as to whether the fibresand will suit though.

Form: 092-63

(13)

Queens Royale^v1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 58| D

12/1

Took her nine attempts to get off the mark but did so in good style at Kempton in September. Has disappointed since though and the visor needs to really prompt some drastic action this time.

Form: 643410

(11)

Nellie's Dancer^p³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 56| BF

9/1

Placed six time on the AW and has gone well over C&D before today. Disappointing favourite last time out , however, and now has something to prove.

Form: 732223

(12)

Bonnie Gals^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Sebastian Woods| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 55

8/1

Only raced here once but handles the track well and has bits and pieces of form that suggest she can play a part. The drop back in trip will suit, so she's another who is well worth noting in the betting.

Form: 893493

(4)

Gatillo¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S J Cummins| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 54

6/1

Steady improvement since joining his current yard - comes here on the back of two decent efforts in finishing fourth in fair handicaps over 7f and 1m. Has gone well on this surface before, so case for a place bolstered. Interesting if supported.

Form: 906044

(6)

Frangarry^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Mr Paul Hainey⁽⁵⁾| T: A Bailey| OR: 50

20/1

Debuts on the fibresand after a couple of below par efforts at Chelmsford. Also debatable whether this trip suits ideally. Others preferred.

Form: 005290

(9)

Melcano⁴²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 49

66/1

Never troubled the judge in any of her starts as a juvenile and very hard to see her having improved much since she was last seen out

Form: 07650-

(1)

Caledonian Gold^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Mr Oliver Daykin⁽⁷⁾| T: P W D'Arcy| OR: 45

16/1

Long standing maiden but has made the frame several times so no forlorn hope just yet. Needs everything to go her way but is on a career lowest mark (plus the rider's 7lb claim), so one of the more interesting likely to be available at longer odds.

Form: 324445

(14)

Quadriga^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Ben Sanderson| T: C Grant| OR: 45| CD

12/1

Loves this course and is versatile regarding the trip, but 7f suits ideally and is on a featherweight of a mark in comparison to past form. Races from out of the weights here though and thus needs luck on his side.

Form: 434683

(3)

Breaking Free^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Sean Mooney| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 46

15/2

Went close over C&D in August but below form in two starts over 1m since - the return to 7f therefore very much in his favour. Yard going well just now, so well worth noting in the betting.

Form: 082286

Non-Runners

(8)

Masquerade Bling⁴⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: N P Mulholland J: Jonathan Fisher

(5)

Stragar²²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: Keelan Baker

Forecasts

Kroy (2/1), Gatillo (6/1), Masquerade Bling (7/1), Breaking Free (15/2), Bonnie Gals (8/1), Nellie's Dancer (9/1), Queens Royale (12/1), Quadriga (12/1), Chaucer's Tale (14/1), Caledonian Gold (16/1), Frangarry (20/1), Stragar (25/1), Hugie Boy (40/1), Melcano (66/1)

A decent little race to round off the card and the likes of Quadriga, Gatillo, and Kroy all arrive here with solid claims of going close if running to the very best of their abilities. However, BONNIE GALS acted well on her only previous visit to this course and appeals as a punter's choice to round off the day on high. Needs to be on her mettle and only a repeat dose of her latest start will suffice, so investment has to be recommended as an each-way option. Chaucer's Tale is yet another option worth considering.