14:30 Southwell

Tuesday 5 November 2019

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 57.63s

(13)

Piazon^b,e/s⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: Julia Brooke| OR: 60| CD

11/2

Southwell regular (boasts six C&D wins on his CV); placed off today's mark on his last couple of starts, including when run down close home by Filbert Street (Final Legacy fourth) over C&D last week; riders 7lb claim is considered most helpful.

Form: 160332

(4)

Decision Maker⁸⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: S R Bowring| OR: 59| D

14/1

3lb higher than when winning on Tapeta at Newcastle (5f) in June (beat Arnold by a head); much less productive on turf since; others make more appeal.

Form: 501370

(11)

Young Tiger^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: T P Tate| OR: 59| CD

4/1

Followed up a Newcastle success (5f) when overcoming a tardy start to power clear of Arzaak (Piazon third) over C&D a fortnight ago; a subsequent 5lb rise will make life tougher, yet is respected nevertheless.

Form: 457311

(7)

Hey Ho Let's Go¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Amelia Glass⁽⁷⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 57

5/1

Maiden (0-9); 6lb lower than when finishing 2L second to Sussex Solo at Lingfield (7½f, soft) in July; mildly interesting to see how he adapts to racing on Fibresand at the minimum trip.

Form: 302567

(9)

Guardia Svizzera^h⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 54| D

7/1

Knocking at the door on turf in September (5f-6f) but is 0-10 on the AW; prominent until weakening inside the final furlong when seventh of 13 to shock winner Rangefield Express at Newcastle (5f) on Friday.

Form: 324687

(3)

Inner Charm²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 53

14/1

Maiden (0-6); has eased in the weights to a career low mark of 53; half-sister to a Fibresand winner (On The Warpath) which at least offers some hope; also is in excellent hands with Kevin Ryan.

Form: 608978

(2)

Murqaab²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁷⁾| T: J Balding| OR: 53

12/1

Selling winner earlier in the year at Thirsk (6f) for David O'Meara (sold out of that race for £12,000); poor since joining John Balding and undergoing wind surgery; look elsewhere.

Form: 870095

(12)

Miss Gradenko¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Raul Da Silva| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 52| D

14/1

Struck on handicap debut at Kempton (5f) 13 days ago, particularly strong at the finish when reeling in Katherine Place; a subsequent 2lb weights rise looks to be more than fair; a major player on Fibresand debut.

Form: 80-471

(5)

Catapult^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 47| BF

13/2

Hit the target when flooring favourite backers (Broughton Excels) late on at Chelmsford (6f) last month; twice beaten since and still 2lb higher; vulnerable over 5f?

Form: 423157

(1)

Purely Prosecco⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D Fentiman| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

100/1

Placed over C&D on handicap debut in May but precious little to enthuse over more recently; stablemate of Final Legacy; simply can't be considered as a realistic contender.

Form: 477300

(8)

Final Legacy⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

16/1

Maiden (0-5); minor improvement when finishing 2½L fourth (100-1) to Filbert Street (Piazon second) over C&D last week; preferred stablemate of Purely Prosecco.

Form: 60404

(6)

Gala N Dandy^p⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S W Kelly| T: S M Duffy| OR: 45

50/1

Maiden (0-20); well down the field in 6f handicaps at Naas (good) and The Curragh (yielding) when last in competitive action; very lowly rated and difficult to fancy on Fibresand debut.

Form: 980700

Non-Runners

(10)

Sagittarian Wind²⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: A Watson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Young Tiger (4/1), Hey Ho Let's Go (5/1), Piazon (11/2), Catapult (13/2), Guardia Svizzera (7/1), Sagittarian Wind (7/1), Murqaab (12/1), Decision Maker (14/1), Inner Charm (14/1), Miss Gradenko (14/1), Final Legacy (16/1), Gala N Dandy (50/1), Purely Prosecco (100/1)

Piazon has been running well recently and must always be feared at this track. He has related form with the hat-trick seeking Young Tiger and also Derek Shaw's three-year-old filly Final Legacy and should be there or thereabouts with the 7lb claim of Harry Russell considered a major boost to his winning chance. However, the lightly raced MISS GRADENKO is clearly an improving filly for Robert Cowell. She broke her duck on handicap debut at Kempton (5f) a fortnight ago and a token 2lb rise can probably be considered to be a shade lenient.