16:30 Southwell

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 2m 35.63s

(11)

Bay Of Naples¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 59

11/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 12 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 222263

(8)

Ebqaa^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: J W Unett| OR: 56

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 20/1) 29 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Hard to recommend.

Form: 86357-6

(6)

Mister Universum^b,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 54| D

28/1

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (14.1f, 66/1) 11 days ago. More needed.

Form: 0/00094

(9)

Fortultous²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 58| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 7/2, brought down in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 21 days ago, badly hampered. Place claims.

Form: 77921B

(3)

Exotic Escape^e/s⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: D Loughnane| OR: 52| CD

11/10

11/2 and eyeshields on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D 9 days ago, unchallenged. Difficult to oppose under a penalty.

Form: 280401

(10)

Star Ascending^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: S A Gray| T: J Candlish| OR: 50| CD

16/1

5-time course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (11.1f, 12/1) 12 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 367095

(5)

Lucky Robin¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 47| C

17/2

Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 16/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 006/318

(2)

Violet Princess⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 200/1) 43 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. One to note in the market.

Form: 770

Non-Runners

(1)

Grimsthorpe Castle¹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: A Mullen

(4)

Enmeshing¹⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Daniel Muscutt

(7)

Zeyzoun²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Charlie Bennett

Forecasts

Exotic Escape (11/10), Fortultous (2/1), Grimsthorpe Castle (5/2), Bay Of Naples (11/2), Lucky Robin (17/2), Star Ascending (16/1), Mister Universum (28/1), Enmeshing (33/1), Zeyzoun (33/1), Ebqaa (40/1), Violet Princess (150/1)

EXOTIC ESCAPE didn't beat a lot here last week but she won by such a wide margin that she's impossible to oppose under her penalty. Grimsthorpe Castle has become one of the most consistent horses around here this all-weather season and should give her a race. Fortultous is another to consider given his course record.