19:15 Southwell

Thursday 29 October 2020

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:45

Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 58.78s

(3)

Silver Sniper¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, sixth of 7 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago, soon under pressure and always behind. Needs to leave that effort in his wake to feature.

Form: 42306

(7)

May The Sixth²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 65| D

7/1

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 8/1, won 11-runner minor event at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 24 days ago, always holding on. Further progress anticipated now handicapping.

Form: 31

(4)

Montalvan^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 64| BF| D

9/1

Latest win at Redcar in September. Not in same form when fifth of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good, 11/4) 31 days ago. Still needs to prove he's as effective on fibresand.

Form: 152215

(9)

Undercover Brother^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 64| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 11/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 9 days ago, tiring when bumper/carried left entering final 1f. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 912000

(6)

Sir Rodneyredblood¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 63

5/1

Latest win at Lingfield in July. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 4/1) 15 days ago. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 514423

(5)

Red Stripes^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 62| CD

12/1

5-time C&D winner but below his best in recent starts, last of 8 in handicap at Kempton (5f) 9 days ago. Can only be watched at present.

Form: 800088

(12)

Under Curfew¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mollie Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 61| D

12/1

Latest win at Bath in September. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Bath (5.7f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 261386

(1)

Nick Vedder²⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: R P Downey| T: R Brisland| OR: 58

22/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 16/1). Off 8 months. Back down in trip.

Form: 04-9505

(8)

Arzaak^b⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: C Wallis| OR: 58| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Fancied to give another good account here.

Form: 4-52423

(2)

The Defiant^h1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 58| D

11/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 22/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 973200

(10)

Final Legacy⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Shaw| OR: 53| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Below form 6½ lengths seventh of 14 to Undercover Brother in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 59 days ago. Booking of Hollie Doyle catches the eye back from a short break.

Form: 123177

(11)

Loulin^h,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 51| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Hooded for 1st time, below form sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 13/2) 23 days ago. Needs to step up on that to figure.

Form: 339646

Non-Runners

(13)

Archimedes⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: D C Griffiths J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Arzaak (5/1), Sir Rodneyredblood (5/1), The Defiant (11/2), May The Sixth (7/1), Montalvan (9/1), Loulin (12/1), Red Stripes (12/1), Undercover Brother (12/1), Final Legacy (12/1), Under Curfew (12/1), Archimedes (12/1), Nick Vedder (22/1), Silver Sniper (28/1)

MAY THE SIXTH confirmed the promise of her debut effort when off the mark over 5f at Wolverhampton 24 days ago and, with further progress anticipated now handicapping, she can continue the good work back on fibresand. Arzaak is proving consistent and is feared, ahead of Final Legacy and Sir Rodneyredblood.