19:00 Southwell

Tuesday 29 December 2020

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Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 15.49s

(8)

Ayyaamy¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 39

125/1

Hooded for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Newcastle (5f) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. Best watched on fibresand debut.

Form: 600000

(7)

Bold Decision³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: David Probert| T: A W Carroll| OR: 53| BF| D

9/1

Modest gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 10/3) 32 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 628338

(11)

Gently Spoken¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

33/1

Poor filly. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 28/1) 11 days ago. More needed.

Form: 5-77776

(1)

Gossip^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55| C

15/2

Fair filly. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (66/1) at this course (5f) 12 days ago, kept up to work. Should go well up in trip.

Form: 5-07081

(5)

Magnificia^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 54| C

16/5

Modest filly. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (7.1f, 5/1) 11 days ago. Steadily improving on this surface and couldn't rule out her making another step forward.

Form: 050751

(2)

Poppy Jag^b⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: K Frost| OR: 38

125/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. 66/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 40 days ago. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 0-78969

(9)

Hotalena⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Darragh Keenan⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 55

7/2

Modest filly. Winner at Newcastle in November. Respectable sixth of 10 in nursery (16/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 8 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. One to note in the market.

Form: 495146

(10)

Katie's Kitten³²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 45

12/1

Poor filly. Creditable sixth of 10 in nursery (16/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 32 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. One to consider.

Form: 28P896

(6)

Katty D²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

12/1

Poor gelding. 33/1, respectable fourth of 13 in nursery at Newcastle (6f) 28 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Not dismissed lightly.

Form: 966404

(4)

Upside Down²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 46

14/1

Modest filly. Creditable fifth of 11 in nursery at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 10/1) 21 days ago. Ran well here in November and an each-way player.

Form: 868285

(3)

Velocistar¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 53| CD

10/3

Modest filly. C&D winner. Winner here in November. 17/2, creditable third of 8 in nursery at this C&D 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 732163

(12)

Your Fancy²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 51

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, first run since leaving Michael Bell when eighth of 12 in minor event at this course (7.1f) 21 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 098

Forecasts

Magnificia (16/5), Velocistar (10/3), Hotalena (7/2), Gossip (15/2), Bold Decision (9/1), Katty D (12/1), Katie's Kitten (12/1), Upside Down (14/1), Gently Spoken (33/1), Your Fancy (33/1), Poppy Jag (125/1), Ayyaamy (125/1)

MAGNIFICIA has benefited from the switch to fibresand in her most recent runs and she can follow up her victory over 7f here off a 3 lb higher mark. Gossip is another last-time-out course winner that should play a part in the finish. Upside Down is worth each-way consideration.