17:10 Southwell

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 1m 15.05s

(9)

Captainofthebounty²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 60

16/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, 12/1), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 7 months. Back up in trip.

Form: 07-4857

(7)

Kyllachy Dragon²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: M G Rimell| OR: 60

9/4

One win from 27 Flat runs. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 12/1) 20 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 832276

(8)

Kraka^v¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 59| D

5/1

Latest win at Leicester in June. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Visor back on. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 186240

(5)

Bold Decision¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| D

8/1

Winner at Bath in July. 17/2, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago, met some trouble. Makes fibresand debut. Not discounted.

Form: 138628

(1)

Bernard Spierpoint¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 58

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 14 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 58437

(10)

Lucky Beggar¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁷⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 55| D

9/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 6/1) 10 days ago. Bang in form and proven at the track, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 805622

(2)

Foad¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 55| D

8/1

14/1, below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 3-77367

(3)

Pilgrims Pursuit^b1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 50

40/1

40/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 19 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 548409

(4)

Maxi Miss²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 47

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, sixth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (6f) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 696

(6)

Amber Lily^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

125/1

200/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 58/9700

Forecasts

Kyllachy Dragon (9/4), Bernard Spierpoint (3/1), Kraka (5/1), Foad (8/1), Bold Decision (8/1), Lucky Beggar (9/1), Captainofthebounty (16/1), Pilgrims Pursuit (40/1), Maxi Miss (50/1), Amber Lily (125/1)

LUCKY BEGGAR hasn't won for a while but he goes on fibresand and has been touched off by the narrowest of margins the last twice, so he's an obvious choice to belatedly get his head back in front. Most of the others have questions to answer but both Kraka and Bernard Spierpoint could have a say if they put a poor run behind them.