16:35 Southwell

Sunday 25 February 2018

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Rabi Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 7m 4.1s

Alpha Indi⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: T Dowling⁽⁵⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 102

6/1

Struggled since placing twice in maiden hurdles on good-to-soft ground last year and well held in handicap company the last twice.

Form: 72-3496

Moorlands Mist^p²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Nathan Moscrop⁽⁵⁾| T: Sara Ender| OR: 102| D

25/1

Successful twice in 2013 but disappointing since and plenty to prove having pulled up on his last two visits to the racecourse.

Form: U352PP

Classico Dais⁷⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: D Skelton

Form: 052-227

How About It⁶⁶

Age: 16| Weight: 11-13| J: Unknown| T: Alexandra Dunn| D

Form: P17-540

Asking Questions^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 100| D

8/1

Good effort to finish third on heavy ground over 3m at Wetherby last month but struggled upped to 3m2f at Warwick on Friday. Return to this trip should suit.

Form: 408263

Western Sunrise⁸²

Age: 16| Weight: 11-12| J: Unknown| T: J Farrelly

Form: 964-536

Abbey Street³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Brennan| T: P Henderson| OR: 99

7/2

Career best effort when finishing runner-up over an extended 2m3f at Huntingdon (soft) on handicap debut last time out. Races off a 4lb higher mark today and is one for the shortlist stepping up in trip.

Form: 2F0002

Tara Mac⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss Jodie Hughes⁽⁷⁾| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 97

5/1

Followed up a chase win at Stratford (good-to-soft) by finishing runner-up over 2m4f on soft ground at Lingfield in November. Drops in grade and reverts to hurdles having taken a heavy fall at Cheltenham the following month.

Form: 1F5-12F

Minella Whisper¹⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 11-8| J: Unknown| T: R T Phillips| D

Form: 51-5863

Nicheinthemarket²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: R Patrick⁽⁵⁾| T: C Fryer| OR: 96

25/1

Signs of ability in point-to-points but well held in three starts under rules and stepping up markedly in trip on handicap debut.

Form: 44-5406

Cranbrook Causeway^b1³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 93

14/1

Held over hurdles so but open to improvement stepping up in trip on handicap debut and wears blinkers for the first time for a stable in good form (2/8) at present.

Form: F-06P9

Janes Boutique⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Coleman| T: T Symonds| OR: 91

16/1

Placed in a point-to-point two years ago but struggled since going under rules and back over hurdles having pulled up in two of her last three chase starts.

Form: 574P6P

Spendajennie⁷⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Tom Broughton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: N Kent| OR: 91| D

25/1

Point-to-point winner on good ground in May 2015 and signs of ability in the third of three novice hurdles later that season. Making her handicap debut following a long absence.

Form: 561575/

Cruising Bye^p,t²¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 90| D

10/1

Winner on good-to-soft ground over fences at Bangor in May and ran well to finish third here the following month. Disappointed on his most recent start but interesting back over hurdles having returned to Peter Bowen.

Form: 528-138

Special Princess¹⁷

Age: 15| Weight: 10-10| J: Charlie Hammond⁽⁷⁾| T: Mike Hammond| D

Form: 454-2P4

Houndscourt^p,t³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Danny Cook| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 83| C| D

16/1

Best effort of late came when finishing 16L fourth on soft ground at Wetherby in December. Pulled up over fences since and this return to hurdles looks likely to suit with the cheekpieces reapplied.

Form: 548-P4P

Medieval Bishop²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Josh Wall⁽⁵⁾| T: A Forbes| OR: 82

50/1

Struggled on the Flat of late and making his first hurdles start since December 2015. Has won off much higher marks in the past.

Form: 336BP/-

K O Kenny^p1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: W T Kennedy| T: A Crook| OR: 82

33/1

Ran well in bumpers but struggled since switching to obstacles and well held in soft ground handicaps the last twice. Wears cheekpieces for the first time stepping up in trip.

Form: 4/765-90

Millrose Bell¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-7| J: Unknown| T: V Thompson

Form: 3-37667

Suffice^t¹¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: G Sheehan| T: Mrs L J Young| OR: 80

16/1

Dual winner in 2016 but had just two starts since winning over an extended 2m3f at Huntingdon (good) in October of that year. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 7161-09

Agent Louise^p²⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: R D Day⁽³⁾| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 80

25/1

Dual winner over 3m3f but disappointing in four starts in 2017 and probably best watched on her return from a nine month absence today.

Form: P/FP43-P

Show's Over⁵³

Age: 14| Weight: 10-3| J: Unknown| T: Tim Vaughan

Form: 4-373PP

Dan's Quest⁴²¹

Age: 15| Weight: 10-3| J: Unknown| T: R Dickin

Form: 0256/P7-

Frosty Dawn²⁰

Age: 17| Weight: 10-1| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M E Sowersby

Form: 336-2P2

Forecasts

Abbey Street (7/2), Tara Mac (5/1), Alpha Indi (6/1), Asking Questions (8/1), Cruising Bye (10/1), Cranbrook Causeway (14/1), Houndscourt (16/1), Suffice (16/1), Janes Boutique (16/1), Moorlands Mist (25/1), Spendajennie (25/1), Nicheinthemarket (25/1), Agent Louise (25/1), K O Kenny (33/1), Medieval Bishop (50/1)

TARA MAC can put a heavy fall over fences last time out behind her by making a winning return to hurdles in this staying handicap contest. The selection was a winner twice over fences in 2017 and having run well off higher marks over hurdles in the past she can return to the winners enclosure today at the chief expense of Abbey Street who remains unexposed and can finish second on his first attempt at this trip. Bottom weight Frosty Dawn has yet to win but put in a career best effort when second last time out and can record another placed effort today.