18:50 Southwell

Wednesday 15 January 2020

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 18:51 | Winning time: 58.87s

(9)

Red Invader²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: J Butler| OR: 60| CD

10/1

Moody since winning back-to-back races on the AW during the spring of 2019; is steadily easing in the weights but it's difficult to imagine that the tide is about to turn in his favour.

Form: 8R0978-

(4)

Fareeq^b,t⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Wallis| OR: 55| CD

7/1

Back on the scoresheet at Wolverhampton (5f) last week (Autumn Splendour third, Eesha Says fifth and Filbert Street sixth); is versatile in terms of synthetic racing surfaces; should go well despite the incurred 5lb penalty.

Form: 70674-1

(10)

Hey Ho Let's Go²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: M R Hoad| OR: 59

6/1

Maiden (0-11); valid excuses (rider dropped whip, hampered on the inner) when threatening to change that status on a couple of recent occasions at this track; Rab Havlin is a positive jockey booking.

Form: 256724-

(8)

Loulin^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57| CD

5/2

Ended 2019 in a fine spell of form when justifying favouritism on the Polytrack at Chelmsford (5f); very awkward at the start when under-performing in a fast run race at Newcastle (5f) last week; holds realistic claims despite a rising mark.

Form: 71421-0

(1)

Bahamian Heights^v¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: Emma Owen| OR: 57| D

33/1

Ageing Bahamian Bounty gelding who has seemingly lost the verve for racing; problematic beforehand (and during the race) on return from 15 months off at Lingfield (6f) on New Year's Eve; unconsidered on second start for Emma Owen.

Form: 0977R/0-

(5)

Red Stripes^b⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: L Williamson| OR: 56| CD

7/2

Won five times during the course of 2019, including from a similar mark over C&D in May (beat Skyva by 2½L); hasn't finished a million miles off the principals on his last couple of C&D starts (fourth); is being kept busy.

Form: 5595-44

(3)

Filbert Street^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R Brotherton| OR: 52| CD

11/2

4lb higher than when winning a Class 6 C&D handicap for Mick Appleby in late October; 0-3 for Roy Brotherton since; has work to do with the likes of Loulin and Fareeq on the basis of that evidence.

Form: 54160-6

(6)

Autumn Splendour⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: J M Bradley| OR: 48

16/1

Both career wins came as a juvenile at Yarmouth (6f) for previous handler James Tate; has eased 40lb in the weights since October 2018; slowly away when a plugging on 1¾L third to Fareeq at Wolverhampton (5f) last week.

Form: 6787-83

(11)

Maerchengarten^b1³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S A Gray| T: E De Giles| OR: 45

50/1

Seven-race maiden who is yet to hit the frame; her best effort came when a never able to challenge fifth in a Class 7 C&D handicap (November 2019); blinkers are now added.

Form: 559508-

(7)

Final Legacy¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

12/1

Seven-race maiden; has shown minor improvement since finishing 2½L fourth (100-1) to Filbert Street over C&D three starts back; bustled up the 1-12f Xian Express in a porous three-runner novice here on New Year's Day.

Form: 04048-2

(2)

Wye Bother^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Raul Da Silva| T: J M Bradley| OR: 45

50/1

22-race maiden; has shown very little in the way of positive form since finishing runner-up at Wolverhampton (5f) in April 2019; far safer to seek an alternative selection.

Form: 89960-9

Non-Runners

(12)

Eesha Says⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Elisha Whittington

Forecasts

Loulin (5/2), Red Stripes (7/2), Eesha Says (5/1), Filbert Street (11/2), Hey Ho Let's Go (6/1), Fareeq (7/1), Red Invader (10/1), Final Legacy (12/1), Autumn Splendour (16/1), Bahamian Heights (33/1), Maerchengarten (50/1), Wye Bother (50/1)

Fareeq had the measure of three of these rivals when scoring at Wolverhampton (5f) last week, so will no doubt be a popular choice amongst the punters despite an incurred 5lb penalty. However, returning to Southwell there's a possibility that Eesha Says (fifth) can make Fareeq work harder to confirm that form. Loulin is rising in the weights and did himself no favours with a very awkward start in a fast run race at Newcastle last week. Therefore, with the added guile and experience of Rab Havlin in the saddle (and valid excuses for a couple of recent C&D defeats) a chance is taken that today will be 12th-time lucky for Mark Hoad's HEY HO LET'S GO.