12:40 Southwell

Thursday 15 November 2018

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sunracing.co.uk Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 12:41 | Winning time: 1m 43.86s

(5)

Fieldsman³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 65| D

7/2

Very well-handicapped on old form and has placed on each of his three starts, including when a well beaten third here earlier in the week. Perhaps a shade vulnerable for win purposes given that he's yet to win in 14 AW starts.

Form: 142843

(9)

Assimile^p²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 66| C

11/4

Sole win from 12 starts came on his only start at this course. Ran okay in claiming company at Chelmsford last time and while more is needed here, can't be entirely ruled out on his return to this surface.

Form: 939672

(6)

Finisher²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 66

20/1

Well beaten on each of his seven starts including yard debut last time out. Half-brother to a very smart dirt winner so not without any sort of hope on Fibresand debut.

Form: 642009

(10)

Zodiakos^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cameron Noble⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 62| D

15/2

Badly out of form of late and often slowly away from the stalls, an obvious negative on this surface. Well handicapped but no guarantee he will handle this surface on Fibresand debut and others preferred.

Form: 600086

(3)

Couldn't Could She²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Toby Eley⁽⁷⁾| T: A West| OR: 62| CD

16/1

C&D winner from a 4lb lower mark towards the end of last year. Has been hit and miss subsequently but back on her last winning mark and can't be ruled out if a return to this surface sparks a revival.

Form: 427050

(1)

Amity Island²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 61| CD

5/1

Sole win came over C&D and back on his last winning mark after some below par efforts on turf. There could be more to come on this surface and he's an interesting contender here.

Form: 513757

(8)

Majeste^p³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J Fanning| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 55

10/1

Losing run stretches back to his maiden success back in 2016 and he's unplaced on all four AW starts. Well-handicapped but there's little hope he will go on this surface.

Form: 744520

(7)

Boots And Spurs^b1³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55| CD

13/2

Struggling for any sort of form at present but very well-handicapped on all of his Southwell form that includes two C&D wins. One to be wary of if first-time blinkers spark a revival.

Form: 060070

(2)

General Tufto^b⁸⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 8-8| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Smith| OR: 45| CD

50/1

13 time C&D but has been struggling off lower marks than this in recent times and he's a long way past his best now. Likely to struggle from out of the handicap.

Form: 868604

Non-Runners

(4)

Luath¹⁶⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: Suzzanne France J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Assimile (11/4), Fieldsman (7/2), Amity Island (5/1), Boots And Spurs (13/2), Zodiakos (15/2), Luath (8/1), Majeste (10/1), Couldn't Could She (16/1), Finisher (20/1), General Tufto (50/1)

It might be worth taking a chance on BOOTS AND SPURS in the hope that first-time headgear and a return to Fibresand sparks a revival. Assimile is an interesting runner having won on his only course appearance while Fieldsman can't be ruled out off what is a workable handicap mark.