17:45 Southwell

Thursday 17 December 2020

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

betyourway At Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 1m 16.27s

(10)

Spring Romance⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| CD

11/10

Eight wins from 29 Flat runs. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. 11/10, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, keeping on well. Carries penalty. Has good chance on form.

Form: 571141

(6)

Little Red Socks¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 66| D

22/1

Lightly-raced winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Kempton (6f), left poorly placed. Off 104 days. Makes fibresand debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 16036

(1)

Napping^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 65| D

18/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (10/1) at Kempton (6f) 31 days ago, slowly away. Others make more appeal.

Form: 154671

(7)

Bartat⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 64

28/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in October. 13/2, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 63 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. First run for yard after leaving Mick Channon.

Form: 269118

(4)

Pearl Of Qatar^h¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 64| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Newcastle (6f) 13 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 941155

(9)

Antagonize^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 64

17/2

18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 20 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 564697

(11)

Dirchill^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Thompson| OR: 63| D

12/1

Latest win at Catterick in October. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 20 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 501094

(3)

The Golden Cue^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 52| CD

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 10-runner handicap (14/1) at this C&D 20 days ago, just holding on. Very game that day and could follow up off 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 197951

(2)

Archimedes^b,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-2| J: A Mullen| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 46| C| D

40/1

4-time course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 20/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Back up in trip.

Form: 355705

(8)

Pilgrims Pursuit³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

100/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 32 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 099950

(5)

Alqaab^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45| BF

16/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Eighth of 12 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Makes fibresand debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 404658

Forecasts

Spring Romance (11/10), Pearl Of Qatar (7/2), Antagonize (17/2), The Golden Cue (9/1), Dirchill (12/1), Alqaab (16/1), Napping (18/1), Little Red Socks (22/1), Bartat (28/1), Archimedes (40/1), Pilgrims Pursuit (100/1)

THE GOLDEN CUE was very game when seeing off a younger, less-exposed rival over C&D last month and he can follow up off a 3 lb higher mark. In-form Spring Romance will be a danger. Pearl of Qatar goes well round here and is a solid each-way propositon.