15:45 Southwell

Sunday 3 January 2021

All12:3513:0513:4014:1014:4515:1515:45

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 2m 28.31s

(3)

Aria Rose^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M Murphy| OR: 46

9/2

Modest gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 10/1) 16 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back down in trip.

Form: 060237-

(5)

Coup De Gold¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Thompson| OR: 48

6/1

Modest gelding. 33/1, made hard work of running respectably when fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (fibresand debut) 17 days ago.

Form: 866454-

(6)

Dormio^h1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 42

66/1

Dual winner in Germany in early 2019 but he has offered little for current yard, ninth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at this course (7.1f) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 000089-

(11)

Kybosh³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 47| D

10/1

Unreliable sort. One win from 21 Flat runs. 33/1, ran no sort of race when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 34 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 040000-

(9)

Life Knowledge^b⁹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: L Bailey| OR: 46

18/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Visor on for 1st time in this code, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Sedgefield (16.8f, good) 96 days ago, having run of race. Off 96 days.

Form: 95-2290

(4)

Loose Chippings^p¹²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 50

11/1

Modest gelding. One win from 27 Flat runs. 13/2, not disgarced when sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (8.1f). Off 125 days. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 33/0366-

(2)

Man Of Verve⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 47

4/1

Latest win at Newcastle in September. 8/1, looked a bit rusty back from 8 weeks off when fifth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 45 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 809015-

(8)

Milldean Felix^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: R Woodman| OR: 39

16/1

Modest gelding. Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when ninth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 40/1) 13 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 54/5989-

(7)

Muqarred²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: K Tutty| OR: 43| C

22/1

5-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, below form when sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (8.1f) 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: 797656-

(12)

Taramanda²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 49

14/1

Not for the first time she failed to look straightforward when fifth of 8 in handicap (50/1) at Wolverhampton (14f) 26 days ago, carrying head high and weakening 2f out. Down in trip.

Form: 059005-

(1)

Drew Breeze^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 49

4/1

Modest gelding. 7/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (12.1f) 28 days ago, dropping away early in straight. Must bounce back to feature.

Form: 353526-

(10)

On The Rhine^p1,t1¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: R Menzies| OR: 50

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Andrew Hughes when last of 5 in minor event at Hamilton (5f, soft, 25/1). Off 155 days. Has since left Adrian Nicholls and likely best watched.

Form: 090/05-

Forecasts

Drew Breeze (4/1), Man Of Verve (4/1), Aria Rose (9/2), Coup De Gold (6/1), Kybosh (10/1), Loose Chippings (11/1), On The Rhine (11/1), Taramanda (14/1), Milldean Felix (16/1), Life Knowledge (18/1), Muqarred (22/1), Dormio (66/1)

Low-grade fare and it could be worth chancing Phil Kirby's MAN OF VERVE, who looked a touch rusty at Chelmsford 6 weeks ago and should be bang there if taking to the fibresand surface. Drew Breeze failed to fire over a slightly longer trip here last month but can chase the selection home, with Aria Rose and Loose Chippings completing the shortlist in a tricky closing contest.