16:35 Southwell

Thursday 17 December 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 2m 36.88s

(5)

Notation¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Winner here in October. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 11/4) 17 days ago. Should be competitive back at this venue.

Form: 43-1025

(6)

Madeeh^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 71| D

5/1

3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. Creditable third of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 17 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. One to consider.

Form: 095123

(3)

Hermocrates^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: J Mackie| OR: 69| BF

11/4

Creditable second of 9 in handicap at this course (14.1f, 3/1) 38 days ago. Leading claims and may gain a deserved win on this surface.

Form: 16-0722

(1)

Dusk²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 73| BF

11/2

Bit below form third of 6 in minor event at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 15/8) 25 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Each-way chances.

Form: 652263

(4)

Loch Ness Monster^v⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| BF| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 5/2, last of 6 in handicap at this course (14.1f) 9 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 885416

(2)

Bay Of Naples¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 61

9/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. Has to rediscover form.

Form: 322226

(7)

Calm Down^b1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J Quinn| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 59| D

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Ralph Beckett when eighth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 16/1) 24 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 565218

Forecasts

Notation (15/8), Hermocrates (11/4), Madeeh (5/1), Dusk (11/2), Bay Of Naples (9/1), Loch Ness Monster (11/1), Calm Down (50/1)

HERMOCRATES has gone very close in gaining a first victory both on this surface and for this yard in his previous two visits here. He can go one better today. Notation seems to go better here than anywhere else and will be a formidable opponent. Dusk is one to consider on her fibresand debut.