18:45 Southwell

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 1m 27.9s

(3)

Robero^e/s²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 72| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 12/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 28 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 327586

(7)

Evening Spirit²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: R M Beckett| OR: 71

9/2

Fourth of 7 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, soft, 4/1) 28 days ago. Needs to improve for the switch to fibresand.

Form: 523-554

(1)

Liamba³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 68| C

12/1

Course winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Return to this track should bring the best out of her.

Form: 433506

(4)

Nahham²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 68| D

125/1

80/1, last of 10 in handicap at Bath (8f, firm) 24 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Plenty to prove.

Form: 174PP-0

(9)

London Calling^p⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L P Keniry| T: P R Chamings| OR: 70| D

20/1

11/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Richard Spencer. Cheekpieces back on. Becoming well treated.

Form: 4-15956

(13)

Xtara^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 68| D

50/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 66/1) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 039680

(2)

Hammer Gun^v¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: D Shaw| OR: 67| CD

7/2

4-time C&D winner. Eleventh of 16 in handicap (40/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good) 16 days ago. Enters calculations having been given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 0-00900

(6)

Six Strings^v1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| BF

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 9 in handicap (2/1) at Pontefract (6f, good) 21 days ago, missing break. Visor on 1st time. Well handicapped back under optimum conditions.

Form: 225567

(8)

Equidae^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 15 runs this year. Latest win here in August. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Ayr (7.2f, good) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 933110

(5)

Light Lily^b,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J F Egan| T: P W D'Arcy| OR: 65| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Yarmouth in August. 7/2, eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 19 days ago, not clear run. Blinkers back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 741818

(11)

Xcelente²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

12/1

Creditable eighth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 50/1) 23 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Return to this trip should suit.

Form: 080-708

(12)

Break The Silence^b²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 58| CD

33/1

4-time C&D winner. 50/1, last of 11 in handicap at this course (8.1f) 2 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 727090

Non-Runners

(10)

Capla Cubiste²

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Sir Mark Prescott J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Capla Cubiste (3/1), Hammer Gun (7/2), Equidae (4/1), Evening Spirit (9/2), Six Strings (6/1), Robero (8/1), Light Lily (9/1), Xcelente (12/1), Liamba (12/1), London Calling (20/1), Break The Silence (33/1), Xtara (50/1), Nahham (125/1)

SIX STRINGS looks well handicapped based on the sort of form he was achieving at this track earlier in the season so, despite underperforming as favourite at Pontefract 3 weeks ago, he's fancied to make a winning return to fibresand in a first-time visor. Equidae wasn't seen to best effect at Ayr recently and is feared on his penultimate C&D success along with Light Lily.