17:30 Southwell

Thursday 25 February 2021

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Betway Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 58.97s

(5)

Smokey²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁷⁾| T: C Wallis| OR: 68| D

15/2

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in January. 5/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 27 days ago. Makes fibresand debut.

Form: 2333-15

(1)

Spirit Power⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 68| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 25/1) 68 days ago. Isn't easy to assess at present.

Form: 00/1159-

(7)

Qaaraat^v¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 65| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 5/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Merits consideration with consistency hard to knock.

Form: 121332

(6)

Ustath¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. Fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (6.1f, 7/2) 18 days ago.

Form: 342-374

(8)

Global Melody^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| CD

14/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. 12/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 37 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 1317-04

(3)

Passional^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 65| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 9/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 7 days ago. Escapes a penalty and the one to beat.

Form: 21-1151

(4)

Youkan^b1,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: W S Kittow| OR: 63| D

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Tongue strap on for first time, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 23 days ago, needing stiffer test. Blinkers now tried.

Form: 03/69-64

(2)

Dynamo Walt³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: D Shaw| OR: 52| D

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 5847-39

Forecasts

Passional (13/8), Ustath (4/1), Qaaraat (6/1), Youkan (6/1), Smokey (15/2), Spirit Power (12/1), Global Melody (14/1), Dynamo Walt (20/1)

PASSIONAL gained his fourth win of a very productive winter at Chelmsford last week, and given he escapes a penalty as that was an apprentice race, further success beckons. Qaaraat's consistency is hard to fault and he's the main danger.