16:00 Southwell

Thursday 19 December 2019

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Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Classified Stakes

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 1m 43.26s

(8)

Candesta²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| CD

12/1

Offered little to enthuse about on his return to action over C&D three weeks ago, but has won C&D December handicaps in each of the last two years; stablemate of Limerick Lord.

Form: 91-0800

(3)

Elysee Star^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: M Walford| BF

10/1

25-race maiden with symmetrical form figures of 236236 since leaving the care of Ben Haslam; 25-1 when beaten 1L by Bee Machine over 7f here three starts back.

Form: 236236

(12)

Emojie^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

15/8

Maiden (0-9); has filled the runner-up berth on two of his last three starts, most significantly when a career-best 1½L behind the then progressive Clipsham Tiger (over C&D).

Form: 806252

(9)

Face Like Thunder^b,e/s²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Danny Brock| T: J Butler| D

10/1

Sole win came for Andrew Balding at Thirsk (1m, good) in August 2018; has filled the minor places (well beaten) on his last two starts at this track (C&D).

Form: 009743

(5)

Fascinating Spirit^t,v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife

40/1

Maiden (0-11); runner-up for Tony Martin at Dundalk (1m) in October; 20-1, slowly away and always in rear on debut for Marjorie Fife (cost €3,000) at Wolverhampton (1m1½f) last week.

Form: 675260

(7)

Jazzameer⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: D Fentiman| T: Debbie Hughes

100/1

Has scarcely beaten a single rival in four starts to date (6f-1m) and almost certainly is flattered by a lowly official rating of 31; holds no conceivable chance; stablemate of Lovely Acclamation.

Form: 7970

(13)

Lovely Acclamation^p¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carson| T: Debbie Hughes

33/1

Lowly rated 13-race maiden who at least makes more appeal than her stablemate Jazzameer; was with Matthew Salaman when beaten less than 5L (fourth) in a similar classified stakes race at Bath (1m) in July.

Form: 70/9049

(1)

Sooqaan^p²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| CD

8/1

6-49 on the AW, with nothing whatsoever to prove in relation to this Fibresand surface; tucked in fourth (behind Face Like Thunder) in a Class 6 C&D handicap three weeks ago; holds a chance of sorts.

Form: 960444

(6)

Crazy Spin^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| CD

9/2

Made all and stayed on well when beating Antico Lady by 2¼L in a Class 6 C&D handicap in May; has competed well over 7f lately, merely run down close home by Agent Of Fortune at Chelmsford last week; Fibresand form figures of 341294.

Form: 120942

(2)

High Glory¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: J F Levins

12/1

Maiden (0-10); drops back to 1m for the first time since May having regularly competed at 1m4f and beyond; Paul Mulrennan is a noteworthy jockey booking.

Form: 008080

(14)

Je M'En Fiche

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L P Keniry| T: P R Chamings

66/1

Lightly raced Rock Of Gibraltar filly who is evidently short of ability (actually ran four times as Je M'En Fous); off the track for 184 days since racing over 1m4f on the downs at Brighton.

Form:

(10)

Palazzo^p,t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart

16/1

Maiden (0-9); has eased 12lb in the weights since making a fair handicap debut at Newcastle (7f) in September 2018; shaped with some encouragement on recent Fibresand debut (7f); claims can't be ignored in a modest race.

Form: 446-007

(11)

Queen Mia^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll

8/1

Maiden (0-9); has done okay in the context of this race since switched to Declan Carroll from Dermot Weld (cost £3,500); kept on at the finish when beaten 1½L by With Approval at Newcastle (7f) three starts back.

Form: 908253

Non-Runners

(4)

Limerick Lord²⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: Miss J Feilden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Emojie (15/8), Crazy Spin (9/2), Queen Mia (8/1), Sooqaan (8/1), Face Like Thunder (10/1), Elysee Star (10/1), High Glory (12/1), Candesta (12/1), Palazzo (16/1), Limerick Lord (16/1), Lovely Acclamation (33/1), Fascinating Spirit (40/1), Je M'En Fiche (66/1), Jazzameer (100/1)

Another porous looking contest, in which stakes should be played at the bare minimum. Paul Mulrennan is an eye-catching jockey booking aboard the dropped in trip High Glory, while logical form based arguments can be made for both Emojie and Crazy Spin. Ivan Furtado's filly arrives in the midst of a productive spell of form having only just been collared by Agent Of Fortune at Chelmsford (7f) last week. However, her run style will always make her vulnerable deep inside the final furlong, so we'll take a calculated punt on the lowly rated PALAZZO reversing placings from their clash in a Class 6 selling handicap here (7f) last month.