16:55 Southwell

Thursday 24 October 2019

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Southwell Racecourse Irish Night 9th November Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 4m 23.72s

Arcadian Spring²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: H Whittington

33/1

Slipped up when prominent in a 2m bumper at Warwick (good) when making his debut at the start of this month. Interesting to see how he performs.

Form: S

Brief Ambition

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Brennan| T: F O'Brien

4/1

Off the mark at the third attempt in point-to-points when winning at Bellurgan Park (3m, good) in April. Purchased for £65,000 subsequently and represents a stable with a 24% strike-rate (4/17) in recent weeks.

Form:

Fort Summer^t1¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T Scudamore| T: D PipeWS

8/1

Placed in a point-to-point on soft ground in March. Disappointing in two subsequent starts in that sphere and has had wind surgery since being purchased for £20,000 at the sales in May.

Form: 35F-

Gunsight Ridge

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Fergus Gregory⁽³⁾| T: O Murphy

7/4

Impressed in winning by 4L in a 3m point-to-point at Loughrea (good) in May. Has joined a good yard since and is a notable runner on his first start under Rules.

Form:

Its All Clover Now^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T J Phelan| T: D Shaw

100/1

Unraced son of Most Improved bought for £16,000 at the sales as a yearling. Half-brother to a placed sprinter and wears a hood on racecourse debut.

Form:

Kemble's Cascade¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Bannister| T: W Greatrex

7/2

Good second in a 2m bumper at Warwick (good) when making his debut in April. Improvement likely and he is one for the shortlist on his seasonal reappearance.

Form: 2-

Supamouse

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: T J O'Brien| T: H Morrison

6/1

Unraced son of Stimulation and a full-brother to a winning sprinter. Worth a check in the market for a good yard on first racecourse appearance.

Form:

Will Sting

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Maxime Tissier⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham

16/1

Unraced Scorpion gelding bought for £25,000 as a three-year-old in spring 2018. Dam placed in a point-to-point and market support would be interesting on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Aquila Sky

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: H Fry J: S Bowen

Faivoir¹⁷⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: D Skelton J: Bridget Andrews

Morning Spirit

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J & A O'Neill J: R P McLernon

Wild Gypsy Boy¹⁶⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Micky Hammond J: Emma Smith-Chaston

Inawhilecrocodile

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: C E Longsdon J: R T Dunne

Forecasts

Gunsight Ridge (7/4), Kemble's Cascade (7/2), Brief Ambition (4/1), Faivoir (9/2), Supamouse (6/1), Fort Summer (8/1), Morning Spirit (8/1), Aquila Sky (10/1), Inawhilecrocodile (12/1), Will Sting (16/1), Wild Gypsy Boy (20/1), Arcadian Spring (33/1), Its All Clover Now (100/1)

KEMBLE'S CASCADE showed ability when placed in a bumper on debut in the spring and he can go one better than when finishing runner-up on that occasion by taking the concluding race on the card. Morning Spirit hails from a good yard and is from a family that has produced some smart bumper performers and he is taken to claim second spot ahead of Brief Ambition can take third on his first start under Rules.