13:20 Southwell

Thursday 30 January 2020

All12:5013:2013:5514:3015:0515:3516:05

Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 59.1s

(3)

Seize The Time²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 77| D

10/1

Set some stiff tasks (in Listed and Group races) after winning on debut at Beverley (5f, good to firm) last July; finished last of five to Gold Brocade on handicap debut at Lingfield (6f) four weeks ago.

Form: 197-5

(4)

Augustus Caesar²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| D

15/8

Usually a prominent racer - was always in control despite winning by just a neck at Lingfield (5f) in September; change of tactics (held up) when a closing second to Zulu Zander at Chelmsford (5f) three weeks ago; shortlisted.

Form: 53217-2

(6)

Rosa⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75| D

16/1

Made all when a ready 2¼L winner (form modest) on debut at Kempton (5f) in October; modest since and needs to raise her game on handicap debut (second start for Richard Fahey).

Form: 174-

(1)

Requiems Dream²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 72| D

12/1

Won on successive days on a sound surface during the summer (Bath and Catterick); sent handicapping on the AW from a challenging opening mark (77); is slowly being cut some slack by the assessor but has work to do with Augustus Caesar.

Form: 52115-5

(7)

Triple Spear⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 71| BF| D

3/1

Comfortably off the mark at the sixth attempt in a 5f maiden auction at Wolverhampton in mid-December; beaten 9-4f (fifth of nine to Comeatchoo) at Kempton five days ago.

Form: 54331-7

(5)

Ballyare^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 68

16/1

Just failed (beaten a nose) on handicap debut at Newcastle (6f); failed to back up that improved effort back there (7f) a fortnight ago; can cope with the drop back to 5f on Fibresand; would be a first ever AW (Flat) winner for Lucinda Russell.

Form: 4752-5

(2)

Astrozone³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 66| CD

3/1

Ultra-consistent throughout her racing career (623231) and evidently appreciates this Fibresand surface; competes off the same mark as when beating the thoroughly exposed Xian Express by ¾L in late December.

Form: 623231-

Forecasts

Augustus Caesar (15/8), Triple Spear (3/1), Astrozone (3/1), Seize The Time (10/1), Requiems Dream (12/1), Ballyare (16/1), Rosa (16/1)

Lucinda Russell has saddled only two turf Flat winners previously (Hamilton & Newcastle) so BALLYARE would be her first ever Flat winner on an artificial racing surface. He went mightily close on his handicap debut at Newcastle (6f) before failing to back up that effort over 7f. However, dropped back in trip on a more demanding surface he can be expected to be finishing strongly in a race which potentially won't take too much winning. Shorter priced alternatives include Augustus Caesar and the ultra-consistent (if a shade exposed) Astrozone.