16:05 Southwell

Monday 5 February 2018

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Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 5m 34.40s

Corlay¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-1| J: Aidan Coleman| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 112

9/2

Hurdles winner at Auteuil in September 2016 but well beaten in two outings since joining this yard. Handicap mark is falling as a result and market support would be interesting today.

Form: 25/1-69

D'Arcy's Sound³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Charlie Deutsch⁽³⁾| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 112

14/1

Placed once from four starts over hurdles and disappointed when finishing well beaten on handicap debut at Wincanton last time out. Interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 1/5735

Supakalanistic²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 111

13/2

Placed in a bumper but held over hurdles the last twice. Step up in trip should suit and interesting to see if the switch to handicaps brings about improvement.

Form: 4-35P76

Reckless Behavior¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 109

5/2

Finished 6L second over C&D on good ground when making his handicap debut in October. Disappointed since but returning from a break and remains open to improvement.

Form: 2-63224

Banny's Lad^p⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Bannister| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 109| D

12/1

Winning for the third time under rules when successful at Sedgefield (good) last May. Pulled up on both starts this year and probably best watched at present.

Form: 25-13PP

Ivanhoe⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: M D Grant| T: M Blanshard| OR: 108

33/1

Victorious three times so far but a faller on his return to hurdling following a spell on the Flat and likely best watched at present.

Form: 52B/UP-F

Lex Talionis^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Angus Cheleda⁽¹⁰⁾| T: C J Mann| OR: 108

9/1

Successful in a 20 runner handicap hurdle at Navan (yielding-to-soft) in October and placed twice subsequently. Well held on debut for this yard last time out but remains of interest today.

Form: F41237

Champagne George⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 104

4/1

Successful twice at Fontwell in 2016 but disappointing in two starts since returning from a length absence. Leading jockey booked to ride today.

Form: 4131/P6

Champion Chase^p1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: James Best| T: M R Bosley| OR: 96

14/1

Placed over C&D on good ground in March last year but struggled in the main since and well held on heavy ground on debut for this yard last month.

Form: 335-486

Forecasts

Reckless Behavior (5/2), Champagne George (4/1), Corlay (9/2), Supakalanistic (13/2), Lex Talionis (9/1), Banny's Lad (12/1), Champion Chase (14/1), D'Arcy's Sound (14/1), Ivanhoe (33/1)

RECKLESS BEHAVIOUR can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by taking this 2m4f handicap hurdle. The selection has some solid form to his name including when finishing runner-up here in October and he is taken to get the better of Lex Talionis who can return to something like the form he showed for Noel Meade on just his second start since joining this yard. D'Arcy's Sound remains open to improvement and can finish third on just his second handicap start.