15:10 Southwell
Friday 5 January 2018
All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1015:40
Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 7  |  6f 16y  |  Standard  |  13 Runners  |  Fibresand  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:12Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 13.77s
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Appears to have taken to Fibresand really well finishing second on his debut and the following up with a wide margin win (6L) last time out over this trip. Now carries a penalty for that win but given how well he's gone here in two starts looks hard to beat here.
The switch to Fibresand finally saw him off the mark over this trip but he's failed to back that run up in three subsequent starts here and one at Lingfield. Still 5lb higher than when winning his handicap and looks to face a stiff task again here.
Ran consistently well last year without winning (mainly at Catterick) although he did look to need the run when returned to the AW last time. Only had one previous outing here finishing third in a 7f maiden in 2016; won his only handicap off a 4lb higher mark and given a chance here.
Ran just about his best race over 7f here last time out off a basement mark such as this travelling well for the most part before weakening late on. The drop back to this trip may help a little more and he looks one of the more likely types in this low-grade event.
Still yet to win a race although his last start here suggested that she could be competitive in something like this. That run came over 7f in a 0-60 and she shaped better than her finishing position suggests having been slightly hampered turning for home; worth a market check.
Form over C&D reads 787 and although she only finished 7th here last time out over a mile she did travel well for quite some way finding the test too much in the end. Overall though her form on Fibresand has yet to totally convince and others make more appeal.
Of late he's looked at his best on this surface recording form figures of 242 over C&D and although his last two runs have been disappointing they have come away from here. His last run here saw him run into one who was unexposed on the surface and he may run into another place.
Makes his debut on this surface but has below form of late and this looks to be last throw of the dice. Can start slowly and remains a maiden after 28 career starts.
Comes here with plenty of question marks against him not least the surface and an awkward draw in stall 1. Ran poorly when last seen and now drops to a basement mark in lowly grade but makes very little appeal.
Veteran who has run 207 times on the Flat but is 0/15 here and 0/7 over C&D. Likely to run his usual race (slow away, outpaced before running on) and given his overall record here isn't that appealing even off this lowly mark.
A couple of 4th places over C&D are the best that she has been able to muster so far but she ran no sort of race here last time out over 7f. Hard to expect much more than she's shown so far and others preferred.
Career record on Fibresand now reads 0/8 and the blinkers are now tried for the first-time to extract some progress. Given what she has shown so far she makes little appeal although she has been dropped 8lb from her last try in a handicap.
Has run here three times recording form figures of 400 and she looks limited on the evidence so far and showed little over C&D last time when helping to force a strong pace.
Non-Runners
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(5)
Poppy May32
Weight: 9-8|Â Â Age: 4
T: J G Given  J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Declamation (8/15), Caledonian Gold (6/1), New Tale (8/1), Bingo George (12/1), All Or Nothin (16/1), Poppy May (16/1), Zebelini (20/1), Deben (25/1), Captain Scooby (25/1), Tea Rattle (33/1), Vecheka (33/1), Blistering Dancer (50/1), Ejabah (50/1), Red Shanghai (100/1)
A unappetising race really from a betting perspective with over half the field running off a basement mark with the one member of the field who looks better than this grade being the penalty-carrying DECLAMATION who won well here last time out and with nothing lurking in the handicap he should be able to follow up. There are a few others that have shown some mild promise on this surface and Deben may well be one of those who can make an impression here after he would have needed the run last time. New Tale, Caledonian Gold and All Or Nothin are three others who may be able to make their mark here given that they have at least proven themselves on the surface in the past.
- Declamation
- Deben
- Caledonian Gold
Prize Money
1st: £2,588.002nd: £770.003rd: £385.004th: £192.00
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