19:15 Southwell

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Southwell Golf Club Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 1m 43.02s

(6)

Reeth³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ella McCain⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55| D

17/2

Arrives out of sorts, only ninth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Makes fibresand debut but very hard to warm to.

Form: 5-00999

(11)

Menina Atrevida⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado| OR: 53

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden, only tenth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Hamilton (8.3f, good) 84 days ago. Makes fibresand debut but needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 570-40

(10)

Geography Teacher³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: K Frost| OR: 51| CD

5/1

C&D winner but below-par sixth of 11 in handicap here (7.1f, 22/1) 38 days ago on final run for Mike Smith. Has it to prove for new yard now.

Form: 228-006

(2)

Atalanta Queen^v³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: R Brisland| OR: 49| CD

11/2

C&D winner who (cheekpieces on) posted creditable third of 11 in handicap here (7.1f, 28/1) 38 days ago. Visor back on now and can make her presence felt.

Form: 724763

(7)

Atlas Flame³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A McCarthy| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 50

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden, eighth of 10 in novice at Chelmsford City (8f, 40/1) 35 days ago. Lots to find on his handicap debut.

Form: 798

(1)

Badger Berry²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carson| T: C Wallis| OR: 47| C

10/1

Course winner but he beat only one in 6f handicap at Kempton 29 days ago. Good claims on his best form if his stamina holds out over this much longer trip.

Form: 9-71450

(9)

Velvet Vista^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ryan Tate| T: M Murphy| OR: 45

11/1

Still a maiden, and tried in tongue strap when modest eleventh of 13 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Makes fibresand debut now with cheekpieces on but others preferred.

Form: 732590

(3)

Ruby Dream⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K Stott| T: D Carroll| OR: 48

8/1

Yet to make the frame in his six runs, twelfth of 16 in handicap (22/1) at Ripon (6f) 53 days ago. Up in trip for his fibresand bow with others more persuasive.

Form: 087500

(8)

Encashment^b1,h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 46

50/1

Holds good claims on form shown when second in 1m Bath novice but last of 15 at Beverley (8.4f) 22 days ago. Blinkers on for handicap/fibresand bow and needs to bounce back.

Form: 00-0720

(4)

Drew Breeze²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 45

5/2

Has run well both starts for new yard, third here before fading fifth in 10f handicap at Bath 25 days ago. This shorter trip will suit so he's worth considering despite being 1 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 070735

(5)

Another Bond²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 45

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden, and last of 11 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good, 40/1) 20 days ago. Makes fibresand debut with serious questions to answer.

Form: 08930

Forecasts

Drew Breeze (5/2), Geography Teacher (5/1), Atalanta Queen (11/2), Ruby Dream (8/1), Reeth (17/2), Badger Berry (10/1), Velvet Vista (11/1), Menina Atrevida (11/1), Atlas Flame (28/1), Another Bond (40/1), Encashment (50/1)

Lots of these have question marks against them so it could pay to side with DREW BREEZE who has made a good start with Rod Millman and will be suited by reverting to this shorter trip having not got home when fifth over 10f at Bath. Atalanta Queen arrives in form and can boast a C&D win so rates a big threat, while Badger Berry is sure to have a say too if his stamina holds out.