18:05 Southwell

Monday 9 November 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:06 | Winning time: 58.62s

(4)

Ice Age⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 81

20/1

Unreliable type. 17/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, firm) 42 days ago, not clear run. First run for yard after leaving Eve Johnson Houghton. Hard to completely dismiss.

Form: 493404

(1)

Free Love²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 80| D

9/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable second of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft, 14/1) 26 days ago. Big run expected.

Form: 342772

(12)

Poyle Vinnie²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 80| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 33/1, bit below form third of 12 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, heavy) 21 days ago. One to consider back on fibresand from an appealing mark.

Form: 60-4903

(5)

Dark Shot^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: S Dixon| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Leicester in September. 11/1, sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Seems to be going through the motions at present.

Form: 219586

(8)

Thechildren'strust²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 77

33/1

Temperamental sort. 11/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Windsor (10f, soft) 28 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gary Moore.

Form: 600110

(10)

Aleef^h,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: K Frost| OR: 75| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 100/1, last of 12 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Set for another struggle.

Form: 470000

(9)

Queen Of Kalahari^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 74| BF| CD

5/2

5-time course winner. Latest win here in October. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (10/3) at this course (6.1f) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 390012

(11)

Young Tiger^h³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: T P Queally| T: T P Tate| OR: 74| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Doncaster in August. Good second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 14/1) 38 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once more.

Form: 218162

(6)

Oeil De Tigre¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: A W Carroll| OR: 72| D

40/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap (200/1) at this C&D 11 days ago, merely closing up late. Makes little appeal.

Form: 347-707

(2)

Stroxx²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70

11/1

11/4, ninth of 14 in minor event at Redcar (6f, heavy) 24 days ago, finding nothing. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 4324-79

(3)

Samovar^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 69| CD

9/2

4-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form fourth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 11 days ago. Edging down to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 394444

Non-Runners

(7)

Powerallied³¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: R A Fahey J: P Hanagan

Forecasts

Queen Of Kalahari (5/2), Free Love (9/2), Samovar (9/2), Dark Shot (10/1), Poyle Vinnie (10/1), Young Tiger (10/1), Stroxx (11/1), Powerallied (18/1), Ice Age (20/1), Thechildren'strust (33/1), Oeil De Tigre (40/1), Aleef (66/1)

FREE LOVE is leniently treated, looked in good form when runner-up at Nottingham last time, and has run well at Southwell in the past, so she gets the nod down in grade despite stall 1. Young Tiger is on the opposite side, but he's another in-form sort who's accustomed to this track, so he's likely to prove a danger along with Queen of Kalahari.