14:50 Southwell

Thursday 20 December 2018

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 58.58s

(6)

Archimedes^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 60| CD

13/2

Won a C&D handicap back in March and has been hinting at a return to the winners' enclosure on recent course starts. Well-handicapped and has four C&D wins to his name, three from higher marks; expected to go well.

Form: 024055

(5)

Mininggold^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 58| D

3/1

Has six wins from 45 starts on turf but yet to win in five AW starts. Placed twice here last month and feasibly handicapped so can't be ruled out if she can bounce back from a below par effort at Newcastle last time.

Form: 574326

(4)

Decision Maker⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Liam Keniry| T: S R Bowring| OR: 57

6/1

Yet to win in 14 starts but handicapper seemingly starting to give him a chance and he ran well over C&D last time out when only beaten 2L. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 606004

(7)

Carlovian^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: M Walford| OR: 56| D

17/2

Has been kept busy so far this winter since his success at Wolverhampton and made an encouraging return to Fibresand with a placed effort here last time. Booking of Morris an obvious positive but he needs a career best to win from this mark though.

Form: 342303

(8)

Divine Call⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: C Wallis| OR: 50| CD

11/2

Has been a revelation since returned to Fibresand and has won each of his three starts at this course. Obvious claims again after an excellent C&D success last time when better value for the win that the margin suggested.

Form: 966191

(10)

Ballesteros^b1¹⁷¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: E J Walsh⁽³⁾| T: J & S Best| OR: 54| D

33/1

Won a claimer on final start for Richard Fahey but shown nothing in six starts for this outfit and sole prior run at this course was poor. Wears first-time blinkers.

Form: 08-0097

(13)

Furni Factors^b²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 51

15/2

Yet to win in 20 starts but has gone well here, including over this trip last time out. There's a suspicion he will struggle to reverse form with Divine Call but can't be entirely ruled out.

Form: 363284

(2)

Another Situation¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Barry McHugh| T: J Mackie| OR: 49

10/1

Found some form on turf at Thirsk in August but she's struggled from her revised mark on her last couple of starts and gives the impression she requires a step up in trip.

Form: 001200

(11)

Optimickstickhill^v1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Theodore Ladd⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 46| D

40/1

Just one win from 17 starts and shown very little in six course outings. Hard to fancy here.

Form: 954508

(1)

Hisar^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: A McCann| OR: 45

12/1

Just one win from 27 starts and shown nothing in four starts for this outfit. His two previous runs at this course have been promising but needs to bounce back here.

Form: 750000

(12)

Tina Teaspoon^h²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: P Mathers| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

66/1

Yet to win in eight starts and failed to beat a rival home here last time. Wide draw makes things tough and hard to fancy.

Form: 554076

(9)

Mountain Of Stars^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N Mackay| T: Suzzanne France| OR: 45

25/1

Well beaten on each of his first five starts but put up an improved effort in first-time headgear here last time when sixth of 14 behind some of these. Each-way claims if he can build on that.

Form: 605006

Non-Runners

(3)

Formiga¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: J Santos J: Aaron Mackay

Forecasts

Mininggold (3/1), Divine Call (11/2), Decision Maker (6/1), Archimedes (13/2), Furni Factors (15/2), Carlovian (17/2), Another Situation (10/1), Hisar (12/1), Formiga (16/1), Mountain Of Stars (25/1), Ballesteros (33/1), Optimickstickhill (40/1), Tina Teaspoon (66/1)

DIVINE CALL is unbeaten at this course, including two wins at this trip, and he won with plenty in hand here last week. That looks like some fair form and the reopposing three-year-olds Furni Factors and unexposed Mountain Of Stars rate as the main dangers with the promise of more to come.