15:05 Southwell

Thursday 30 January 2020

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Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 42.27s

(5)

Forseti^h⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| CD

5/2

Has rediscovered his spark for Mick Appleby and seeks a hat-trick following a couple of recent course wins (7f-1m); carries 5lb extra for beating Casina Di Notte by ½L last week; key player.

Form: 063-511

(9)

Lightning Attack²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 70

25/1

Ploughed through the mud to win a Redcar seller (1m2f, heavy) for Richard Fahey in October 2019 - beat former stablemate Indomeno; weakened on Kempton debut (1m4f) for Tony Newcombe; the drop back to 1m is considered a plus.

Form: 54881-8

(8)

Oud Metha Bridge^e/s²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 70| D

11/2

Hit the frame in first-time eye-shields over C&D 23 days ago (beaten 2L by the Karl Burke-trained Little India); ready winner from this mark at Yarmouth (1m, heavy) in June 2019; place claims.

Form: 66409-3

(3)

Railport Dolly^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Barron| OR: 69

7/1

Runner-up over 1m2f (heavy) at Redcar in October 2019; hasn't scaled such heights since and is now 0-4 on the AW; the handicapper is giving her a real chance from a reduced mark; what can she find on Fibresand debut?

Form: 26836-6

(4)

Allux Boy^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 66

33/1

Below-par since winning at Wolverhampton (1m+) in July 2019; it's difficult to build a constructive case with regards his chances on a different racing surface.

Form: 16600-0

(10)

Rock Icon^h¹⁰^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: J Quinn| T: R A Teal| OR: 62| D

7/2

Bounced right back to form (second start for Roger Teal) when bounding clear on the Tapeta at Wolverhampton (1m+) ten days ago - beat Critical Thinking by 5L; has to be feared if able to replicate such form at Southwell.

Form: 0850-71

(2)

Sans Souci Bay^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 64

66/1

Theoretically is attractively weighted on the pick of his 2018 turf form, yet was slowly away and ran poorly on his return to the track here (7f) 17 days ago; look elsewhere.

Form: 05400/6

(6)

Jazz Hands^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 64| CD

11/4

Lost his unbeaten C&D record (now 3-4) when a respectable third to Silverturnstogold in a Class 4 handicap 18 days ago; sits on a career high mark, but very risky to dismiss with Barry McHugh back in the saddle.

Form: 5171-13

(7)

Grayboy^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Raul Da Silva| T: D H Brown| OR: 57

50/1

Five-race maiden; 40-1 when last of 12 to Star Cracker on handicap debut (first start for nine months) at Newcastle (6f) a fortnight ago; blinkers are hastily applied.

Form: 677/8-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Fox Shinji¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Forseti (5/2), Jazz Hands (11/4), Rock Icon (7/2), Fox Shinji (9/2), Oud Metha Bridge (11/2), Railport Dolly (7/1), Lightning Attack (25/1), Allux Boy (33/1), Grayboy (50/1), Sans Souci Bay (66/1)

The top-weight Forseti seeks a quickfire Southwell hat-trick for Mick Appleby and Alistair Rawlinson, while the penalised Rock Icon would be a real force to be reckoned with if in the same fettle as at Wolverhampton (effectiveness on Fibresand is untested). Meanwhile both Oud Metha Bridge (last winning mark) and Railport Dolly (easing) hold outside place prospects from a handicapping perspective. However, it can pay to give one final chance to the Richard Fahey-trained JAZZ HANDS. Despite losing his unbeaten C&D record latest, that was in a stronger race (Class 4) and the suspicion is that he'll fare better for having Barry McHugh back in the saddle.