15:25 Southwell

Sunday 12 January 2020

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 1m 14.80s

(3)

Requited³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison| OR: 69| CD

8/1

2lb higher than when scoring over C&D in October (beat Bee Machine by 1½L); a pacy type who was hindered by a wide draw at Wolverhampton (6f) six weeks ago.

Form: 721838-

(6)

Global Hope^e/s⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Toby Eley⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 69| D

15/8

Finished down the field (19th of 24) in the Bronze Cup at Ayr (6f, good) in September; ran extremely well when beaten a head (Al Suil Eile third, Global Melody fourth) on Fibresand debut here last week.

Form: 31027-2

(2)

Al Suil Eile⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 69| BF

3/1

Narrowly beaten on both starts on Fibresand (6f-7f); started 9-4f when slotting in immediately behind (third) the reopposing Global Hope here last week; one for the shortlist.

Form: 41772-3

(7)

The Right Choice^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 67| CD

4/1

Twice successful over C&D last winter for Richard Fahey; 3lb lower than when beaten ½L by Bedtime Bella in a C&D claimer on his penultimate start; has something to find with Al Suil Eile.

Form: 707523-

(1)

Global Melody^t,v⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 64| C

5/1

Kept busy in recent weeks since finishing a head second to Liamba over C&D in mid-December; is closely matched with Global Hope and Al Suil Eile; carries no penalty for Tuesday's 5f apprentices' handicap win.

Form: 3428-41

(5)

Our Charlie Brown^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 64

33/1

6lb higher than when winning on soft ground for Tim Easterby at Catterick (7f) in August; 0-6 on the AW, finishing behind the likes of Global Melody, Global Hope and Al Suil Eile et al more latterly.

Form: 14355-6

(4)

Jungle Secret⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 55

40/1

Six-race maiden with form on various artificial surfaces (including Fibresand); was beaten a neck by the 25-1 shot Alisia R at Musselburgh (5f, gd/fm) in July; no doubt was in need of her recent comeback run (Wolverhampton).

Form: 2/302P-8

Forecasts

Global Hope (15/8), Al Suil Eile (3/1), The Right Choice (4/1), Global Melody (5/1), Requited (8/1), Our Charlie Brown (33/1), Jungle Secret (40/1)

A trappy contest with fine margins between a plethora of those declared. Therefore, this race makes precious little appeal for punting purposes. Global Melody escapes a penalty for Tuesday's course win (5f apprentices' handicap) so the chances are that he'll be figuring towards the top-end of the market as a result. With no strong conviction, a token value-based selection is the John Quinn-trained AL SUIL EILE with the AW man of the moment Ben Curtis taking over from Jason Hart in the saddle.