13:15 Southwell

Sunday 12 January 2020

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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 28.45s

(5)

Harrison Point³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| D

1/1

Made it second-time lucky (after a four month absence) when taking the scalp of the Charlie Appleby-trained Story Of Light at Lingfield (7f); carries a 7lb penalty as a result for the in-form Watson and Doyle combination.

Form: 21-

(1)

Almqvist

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

10/1

Kingman colt; tenth foal; closely related to the 1m-1m4f AW winner Alma Linda; half-brother to six winners, including Alla Speranza (1m-1m2f Group 3); market a helpful guide in assessing his chances.

Form:

(7)

Captain Moorhouse

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: D H Brown

25/1

War Command gelding (22,000gns yearling); first foal from an unraced dam who was a half-sister to the Group 3 runner Airmail Special; previously declared (non-runner) at Thirsk on 03/07/2019.

Form:

(4)

Hoorayforthegrey^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Brisland

150/1

Henrythenavigator gelding (£11,000 yearling); is already exposed as a modest performer - tailed-off at Chelmsford (1m) ten days ago; cheekpieces now applied.

Form: 9-0

(3)

Iron Heart³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

4/1

Muhaarar colt from a 6f-7f winning dam; was beaten in excess of 7L (third) by Sky Commander at Kempton (7f) last month, although that did represent an improved effort; couldn't be totally dismissed in a winnable contest.

Form: 03-

(6)

Snowball Jackson³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: R Hannon

3/1

No Nay Never colt (45,000gns yearling); dam was a 7f-1m winner; 12-1 when finishing 4L third to Ivatheengine on debut at Kempton (6f) 32 days ago; further improvement needed, albeit remains a distinct possibility.

Form: 3-

(2)

Whitehaven³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison

66/1

Le Harve gelding; regressed from debut (did meet some trouble in-running) when finishing last of nine at Wolverhampton (7f) 31 days ago; it remains difficult to identify an obvious positive angle; look elsewhere.

Form: 99-

Forecasts

Harrison Point (1/1), Snowball Jackson (3/1), Iron Heart (4/1), Almqvist (10/1), Captain Moorhouse (25/1), Whitehaven (66/1), Hoorayforthegrey (150/1)

Archie Watson and Hollie Doyle continue to supply a steady stream of winners, so it's considered likely that the penalised HARRISON POINT can add to that tally in a very winnable novice contest. He took the scalp of a Charlie Appleby-trained favourite (fourth at Meydan since) in a 7f contest at Lingfield early last month and on that basis alone should hold too many guns for Snowball Jackson. Although predicted to be plenty short enough in the market a lack of Fibresand experience isn't considered to be a major concern with only the regressive Whitehaven possessing previous Southwell experience.