12:20 Southwell

Sunday 13 December 2020

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Off time: 12:20 | Winning time: 7m 10.07s

Ecossais^t,v¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ross Turner⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 105| C

2/1

Fair winning chaser in France and back to form for this yard when forging clear to win here last month. Should go well again off revised mark.

Form: 374561

Tractor Fred^p1,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Page Fuller| T: Jamie Snowden| OR: 104

7/1

Fair maiden chaser but he hasn't gone on for this yard and ran poorly on return last month. Headgear applied.

Form: 3524P-4

Late Date³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Alain Cawley| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 100| BF| D

28/1

All 3 wins over fences have come at Sedgefield but failed to build on return when pulled up there next time.

Form: P36P-4P

Write It Down^p,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 98| BF

4/1

Winning reappearance at Perth in August and similar form when reaching the frame last 3 starts. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: P-15342

Easter Eric^v⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Quinlan| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 97

6/1

Much better for return/chase debut when second at Huntingdon but added to patchy record there since.

Form: 8/05-626

Arthur's Reuben^p,t²⁷⁷

8/1

Sole win came at Huntingdon for Jennie Candlish but below-form sixth in handicap there when last seen on track 9 months ago. Since had wind op and needs to hit the ground running for new yard.

Form: F/634U6-

Burning Issues⁶⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 10-1| J: W T Kennedy| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 80| D

22/1

Veteran who scored at Sedgefield in August but wasn't in the same form there next time. Clearly still capable on his day but he's an unreliable sort.

Form: 03-7515

Bignorm²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 77

14/1

Minor encouragement in low-grade handicap hurdles but yet to convince over fences and ran no sort of race on return.

Form: 545/7F-9

Eaton Miller^p²⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: David England| T: R Potter| OR: 74

12/1

Unreliable sort but ran better than for a while when chasing home a thriving one at Hereford in January. However, well held both starts since and has left Tom Symonds. 5 lb out of handicap.

Form: UP5275-

Tommy The Rascal^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Dave Crosse| T: S Curran| OR: 71

40/1

Temperamental chaser who has only one win to his name from 33 runs. Tried blinkered when remote last of 3 in 28f handicap at Plumpton last time so hard to warm to from out of the handicap.

Form: 2338-63

Non-Runners

Poetic Presence¹⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: G Howell J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

Ecossais (2/1), Write It Down (4/1), Easter Eric (6/1), Tractor Fred (7/1), Arthur's Reuben (8/1), Eaton Miller (12/1), Bignorm (14/1), Burning Issues (22/1), Late Date (28/1), Tommy The Rascal (40/1), Poetic Presence (100/1)

ECOSSAIS looked back to his French form when forging clear to win here last month and should go well once more. Write It Down has been in good form this season and should be on the premises again, with the veteran Burning Issues another to consider.