16:45 Southwell
Monday 10 August 2020
All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:20
Final Furlong Podcast Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
- 3YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 4f 88y  |  Good  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:46Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 12.12s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
5lb higher than when scoring narrowly over C&D (good) last September; has failed to sparkle over fences (0-3) since; first competitive start for 239 days.
Heading in the right direction during recent weeks, although couldn't ever get to grips with the front-running Totally Rejected at Cartmel (2m1f, novices') latest; obvious chance now switched to handicapping.
Gamely fended off the challenge of a Dan Skelton-trained runner when scoring over 2m here (good) four weeks ago; 4lb higher on this occasion, and with an extra four furlongs to cover.
Made late progress (seventh) over 2m here (good) three weeks ago, so it's probably worth having a crack at racing over a longer trip; sits 7lb higher than when successful at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) in March; place possible.
Attracted market support (100-30f) when finishing 10L fourth to Sammylou at Newton Abbot (3m2½f, good) last month; interesting to see how he fares over this shorter trip from a 2lb lower mark (and with a 7lb claimer booked).
Eight-race maiden, who was previously trained in Ireland by Denis Gerard Hogan; returns to action from a 263-day absence for the Sedgefield handler Rebecca Menzies; monitor only at this stage.
Still seeking to break his duck over hurdles (0-10); finished a respectable 8L third to Collodi at Market Rasen (2m½f, good) three weeks ago; steps up in trip.
Low-key since winning over an extended 2m2f (Class 4 mares' handicap) at Stratford last summer, but is entitled to have drawn some benefit from her recent comeback run at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good).
15-race maiden across all codes (0-7 over hurdles); fell at the second flight (28-1) at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) 17 days ago; can't realistically be entertained.
Landed a touch when winning a 2m Fakenham seller (handicap) on soft ground earlier this year; is a nice type on the eye physically, but he's hard to fathom in terms of form and consistency; thought likely to bowl along in front.
Non-Runners
3
Coby Nine285
Weight: 11-11|Â Â Age: 7
T: D G Bridgwater  J: Brendan Powell
NR
6
Land League249
Weight: 11-9|Â Â Age: 9
T: S Edmunds  J: C Gethings
NR
11
Peltwell269
Weight: 10-11|Â Â Age: 7
T: N P Mulholland  J: R T Dunne
NR
14
Raise Your Shades14
Weight: 10-5|Â Â Age: 6
T: Mrs Stella Barclay  J: Henry Brooke
NR
15
Tikerty Tok35
Weight: 10-4|Â Â Age: 9
T: J Parkinson & S Smith  J: Sam Coltherd
NR
16
Pierlow206
Weight: 10-0|Â Â Age: 11
T: G Howell  J: Tabitha Worsley
WD
Forecasts
His Dream (16/5), Bartholomew J (10/3), Swilly Sunset (7/2), No Quarter Asked (11/2), Coby Nine (6/1), Local Affair (15/2), Land League (10/1), Double Court (11/1), Peltwell (12/1), Tikerty Tok (16/1), Dora's Field (22/1), My Galway Girl (25/1), Raise Your Shades (25/1), Pierlow (25/1), Cryogenics (33/1), Black Noah (80/1)
With race fitness guaranteed, the steadily improving No Quarter Asked should hold sway over the ultra-consistent Coby Nine. Peter Bowen's charge makes the switch to handicapping over a trip which promises to suit (is a half-brother to fellow 2m4f hurdle scorers Judge Earl and Court Dreaming). However, for small stakes the more speculative selection is the increasingly leniently-weighted HIS DREAM. Jonjo O'Neill's representative attracted market support (100-30f) on his most recent appearance at Newton Abbot (3m2½f), and could feasibly play a positive role in a winnable race under the guidance of the 7lb claimer Liam Harrison.
- His Dream
- No Quarter Asked
- Local Affair
Prize Money
1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £205.00
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