15:15 Southwell

Friday 12 February 2021

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Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:19 | Winning time: 1m 2.13s

(5)

Blackcurrent^b⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A D Brown| OR: 49| CD

6/4

Modest gelding. 11/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 5 days ago. Should go close once again.

Form: 981-631

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(7)

Bluella^b,e/s1,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 45| CD

6/1

Modest mare. C&D winner. One win from 31 Flat runs. Creditable 1½ lengths third of 11 to Blackcurrent in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 5 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time , blinkers back on.

Form: 4-49373

(8)

Catapult^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: S L Keightley| OR: 42| CD

16/1

Poor gelding. C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/1) 37 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Conrad Allen. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5/7948-8

(6)

Essaka⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Sophie Ralston⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48| D

9/1

Modest gelding. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable 3 lengths fourth of 11 to Blackcurrent in handicap at this C&D (25/1) 5 days ago. Each-way chances.

Form: 2026-74

(4)

Navajo Dawn^v1⁶⁸

11/1

Modest filly. C&D winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D 68 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 859699-

(1)

Poppy Jag^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: K Frost| OR: 47| D

14/1

Modest mare. One win from 32 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 14/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 697-349

(9)

True Hero⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: D H Brown| OR: 48| BF| D

5/2

Modest gelding. One win from 22 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 3/1) 8 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 00685-5

Non-Runners

(3)

Due A Diamond¹⁶⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: D Shaw J: Cam Hardie

(2)

Secret Identity³⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: M Mullineaux J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Blackcurrent (6/4), True Hero (5/2), Bluella (6/1), Essaka (9/1), Due A Diamond (10/1), Navajo Dawn (11/1), Poppy Jag (14/1), Catapult (16/1), Secret Identity (20/1)

TRUE HERO was well backed on his fibresand debut here last week and he may strip fitter for that outing (first run for nearly four months). He has won at the minimum trip before and makes most appeal. Blackcurrent won over C&D here last week and he won't be far away once again. Essaka is worth considering for each-way backers.