13:10 Southwell

Tuesday 13 March 2018

All13:1013:4514:2515:0515:4516:2517:00

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Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 1m 28.49s

(2)

African Trader⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 57| CD

7/2

Showed improved form to win for this relatively new yard last time staying on well after starting slowly over 7f. Has a penalty to cope with but this isn't any better than his last race and he should go well again.

Form: 0/640-D1

(7)

Mister Freeze^t,v²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: P R Chamings| OR: 60| C

10/1

Has won on this surface so that gives some hope although his form since has been rather in-and-out. Runs in the same headgear combination as last time which appeared to work well; chance if he can produce the same form.

Form: 027-053

(1)

Luath⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: N Mackay| T: Suzzanne France| OR: 57| CD

7/2

Has plenty of form around here but struggles to win even though he has slipped back to his last winning mark. Placed again last time out in a slightly better grade but a place might be the best he can hope for again.

Form: 032-442

(8)

Unnoticed^b,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: A Mullen| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 56| D

5/1

Once again hit the crossbar here last time when going down narrowly to African Trader recording yet another placed effort on the Fibresand. Really ought to have won that race but showed a lack of resolution; one to take care with.

Form: 84-4862

(6)

Mimic's Memory^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 54| BF| CD

9/4

Looked rather unfortunate not to win here last time out when hampered in the race and left poorly placed. Runs off the same mark and acts well here and has a decent chance of making amends for that misfortune.

Form: 535-353

(4)

Princess Way^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Paddy Bradley⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 52| CD

20/1

Won here on her debut on Fibresand and has turned in some modest efforts since including here. Did bounce back to form last time here and could well be in the mix if she repeats that off her last winning mark.

Form: 600463

(3)

General Tufto^b⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 9-0| J: Noel Garbutt⁽³⁾| T: C Smith| OR: 46| C

25/1

Needs no introduction around here but is running below even his recent modest form at the moment. Always hard to write him off around here though on what is his home track.

Form: 324744

(5)

Harvest Ranger^v³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

50/1

Produced a very laboured effort around here on his penultimate start and fared no better in a first-time visor at Chelmsford last time. Makes little appeal.

Form: 0/4568-6

Forecasts

Mimic's Memory (9/4), Luath (7/2), African Trader (7/2), Unnoticed (5/1), Mister Freeze (10/1), Princess Way (20/1), General Tufto (25/1), Harvest Ranger (50/1)

A competitive start to the card even if it is just a low grade contest and African Trader may well go close to defying his 6lb penalty for his narrow win over Unnoticed last week who in theory should turn the form around but didn’t look that keen to go past last time. MIMIC’S MEMORY looked to have a good chance of scoring here last time but got hampered in the race and is worth another chance to make amends. Both Princess Way and Mister Freeze can be given chances of making the frame.