17:15 Southwell

Friday 11 December 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:24 | Winning time: 57.3s

(10)

Doc Sportello^b⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: A W Carroll| OR: 85| D

16/1

10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at Newcastle (5f) 46 days ago, always holding on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 145281

(11)

George Cornelius⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 83| DWS

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving K. R. Burke when last of 11 in handicap (80/1) at Haydock (5f, good) 76 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. More needed.

Form: 14-500

(7)

Free Love³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 82| D

17/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 32 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 427722

(6)

Get Boosting^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 81| D

10/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 12/1) 8 days ago. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 466157

(13)

Mulzim³¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 77| CD

16/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 8/13, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D. Off 10 months. Can make presence felt if returning fully fit. .

Form: 0/8-2311

(12)

Thechildren'strust³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 77

80/1

Temperamental sort. 33/1, first run since leaving Gary Moore when below form fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 32 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Must improve.

Form: 001105

(9)

Drakefell^b⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 77| BF| D

11/1

Respectable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 57 days ago, no match for winner. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 98-2252

(4)

Birkenhead^p,t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 77| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 10/1) 22 days ago. Return to this venue a positive and looks the one to beat.

Form: 025017

(3)

Crosse Fire^b³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: S Dixon| OR: 75| CD

9/2

8-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7.1f) 3 days ago. Back down in trip should suit.

Form: 382314

(1)

Dark Shot^b²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: S Dixon| OR: 75| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 18/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 20 days ago. Return to this venue will help and holds each-way claims.

Form: 958638

(2)

Buniann²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 74| BF| D

9/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. 7/2, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 21 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 465216

(5)

Duke Of Firenze¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 74| D

20/1

Twenty nine runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 5/1) 10 days ago, never nearer. Makes fibresand debut. Others make more appeal.

Form: 425744

(14)

Oeil De Tigre³²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-4| J: J Quinn| T: A W Carroll| OR: 68| D

200/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 32 days ago. Difficult to make a case for at the moment.

Form: 47-7070

(8)

Samovar^b³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 68| CD

6/1

4-time C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable third of 9 in handicap (15/2) at this course (6.1f) 3 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 447223

Forecasts

Birkenhead (3/1), Crosse Fire (9/2), Samovar (6/1), Free Love (17/2), Buniann (9/1), Get Boosting (10/1), Drakefell (11/1), Dark Shot (12/1), Mulzim (16/1), Doc Sportello (16/1), Duke Of Firenze (20/1), George Cornelius (33/1), Thechildren'strust (80/1), Oeil De Tigre (200/1)

A wide-open sprint handicap in which BIRKENHEAD makes most appeal after his C&D victory here in October. He took apart a useful-looking field that evening and he could become a reliable fibresand sprinter this winter. Drakefell has a good record here and should get involved. Dark Shot is another C&D winner who has to be taken seriously.