16:10 Southwell

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Support The ARC Racing Club Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 58.39s

(9)

Scale Force^v²⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 74| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 18/1) looking a very hard ride. Off 8 months.

Form: 7432-45

(3)

Dapper Man^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 73| D

7/1

Latest win at Redcar in September. Creditable second of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm, 11/2) 8 days ago. Expected to be bang there despite 3 lb rise.

Form: 675012

(8)

Sommer Katze²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: D Carroll| OR: 73| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Last of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Thirsk (7f, good) 24 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Back down in trip. Defends unbeaten record here.

Form: 211-080

(11)

Samovar^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Barry McHugh| T: S Dixon| OR: 73| CD

16/1

Four-time C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 38 days ago. 2 lb below last winning mark.

Form: 422394

(12)

Mews House^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: D H Brown| OR: 72| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Fifth of 6 in handicap (7/1) at Pontefract (5f, heavy) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time returned to the AW.

Form: 380405

(5)

Jumira Bridge⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: D Shaw| OR: 72| D

80/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Last of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good to soft, 50/1) 41 days ago.

Form: 49-9680

(10)

My Kinda Day^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72

7/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 10/1) 13 days ago. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 473035

(2)

Crosse Fire^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 70| CD

16/1

Eight-time C&D winner. Last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 100/1) 19 days ago. Hampered and ran wide so that run can be overlooked.

Form: 5-07080

(6)

Queen Of Kalahari^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 70| C| D

4/1

Four-time course winner. Latest win at Newcastle in June. Nineteenth of 23 in handicap (40/1) at Ayr (6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Much better expected returned to this venue.

Form: 1-13900

(14)

Roong Roong²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68

16/1

Very expensive yearling but a lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, respectable fourth of 10 in minor event at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Makes fibresand/handicap debut from a tough mark.

Form: 8-234

(7)

Majestic Sands^v1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 67| D

50/1

22/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 17 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Visor on first time.

Form: 0-46896

(13)

Red Stripes^b³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 65| CD

40/1

Five-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 20 runs this year. Kept very busy this year, 50/1, last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 3 days ago.

Form: 298000

(4)

Undercover Brother^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: J L Eyre| OR: 65| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 11/2, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good) 16 days ago. Return to this venue a plus.

Form: 289120

(1)

Fair Alibi¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K Stott| T: T P Tate| OR: 65| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, last of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 13 days ago.

Form: 6-32930

Forecasts

Queen Of Kalahari (4/1), Fair Alibi (4/1), Undercover Brother (9/2), My Kinda Day (7/1), Dapper Man (7/1), Sommer Katze (15/2), Crosse Fire (16/1), Samovar (16/1), Roong Roong (16/1), Mews House (25/1), Red Stripes (40/1), Scale Force (50/1), Majestic Sands (50/1), Jumira Bridge (80/1)

QUEEN OF KALAHARI has struggled on turf in recent weeks but she was a revelation on this surface around this time last year and is taken to return to form with a bang, Conversely, Dapper Man has been in excellent order on grass of late and seems sure to give it another good shot, while Sommer Katze defends an unbeaten fibresand record.