20:00 Southwell

Thursday 25 February 2021

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Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 2m 41.75s

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Aria Rose^p,t¹¹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy| OR: 58| CD

11/10

Thriving for his new yard, and completed a quick hat-trick in impressive style over C&D 11 days ago. The one to beat under 5 lb penalty.

Form: 37-3111

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(3)

Straight Ash^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: R Menzies| OR: 62| CD

5/1

C&D winner in January who has continued in good form since, third of 8 in handicap here 18 days ago. Solid claims once more off unchanged mark.

Form: 51-6123

(1)

Little India^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: P A Kirby| OR: 60| C

17/2

Temperamental sort but holding her form well at present, second in 1m6f handicap here 11 days ago. Course winner too so she can't be ruled out.

Form: 72-5322

(7)

Elhafei¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 59

10/1

Dual winner last term but his recent form is much less encouraging, fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (13f) 19 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 473-075

(4)

Cheap Jack¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 59| CD

28/1

C&D winner in October but (16/1) turned in tame effort when last of 8 in handicap here 18 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 1815-38

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Wally's Wisdom³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 55| D

66/1

Dual 1m4f Kempton winner but out of sorts at present. Hard to warm to unless his first go on fibresand sparks a resurgence.

Form: 0/1979-7

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Sweet Angel²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 51

8/1

Modest maiden who wasn't disgraced after 3 months off when fifth of 11 in 1m handicap here 23 days ago. Should build on that but she takes a big jump up in distance.

Form: 64025-5

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Go On Gal¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 45| CD

5/1

Dual C&D winner for Julia Feilden. Off 26 months before second in handicap back here 11 days ago, no match for Aria Rose but encouraging effort all the same. Should go well again for new yard.

Form: 59709/2

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(2)

Mr Carbonator¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: B A Curtis

Forecasts

Aria Rose (11/10), Straight Ash (5/1), Go On Gal (5/1), Mr Carbonator (13/2), Sweet Angel (8/1), Little India (17/2), Elhafei (10/1), Cheap Jack (28/1), Wally's Wisdom (66/1)

A competitive handicap but it's hard to ignore the claims of Mike Murphy's thriving ARIA ROSE who is weighted to complete a four-timer under a mere 5 lb penalty for his recent five-length C&D success. Micky Appleby's new recruit Go On Gal chased him home that day and is fancied to do so again, although in-form duo Straight Ash and Mr Carbonator can't be dismissed lightly either in a good heat.