16:40 Southwell

Tuesday 9 March 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 0.35s

(3)

Giogiobbo^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 70

7/1

Twenty-two runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 21 days ago. Tongue strap back on and likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 636556

(1)

Passional^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Marco Ghiani⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 69| BF| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in February. Respectable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (13/8) 12 days ago. Another bold show anticipated.

Form: 1-11512

(2)

Spirit Power¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: E J Alston| OR: 67| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. 12/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago. Should make his presence felt, albeit without being quite good enough.

Form: 0/1159-4

(6)

Drakefell^b¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Angus Villiers⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 67| D

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Very good second of 5 in seller at this C&D (5/2) 13 days ago. Judged on that effort, he may well be ready to capitalise on the handicapper's mercy.

Form: 4-67572

(8)

A Go Go^b²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 65| D

18/1

Four wins from 19 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in December. 7/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 27 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 119-954

(5)

Qaaraat^v⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 65| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 5/1, bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 5 days ago, doing too much too soon. Hard to knock in terms of consistency and should be in the mix.

Form: 133234

(4)

Gossip^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 55| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Last of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 12/1) 32 days ago, finding little. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 4-10498

(7)

Cool Spirit^h¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-5| J: A Mullen| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 54| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 25/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 0/090-67

Forecasts

Passional (2/1), Drakefell (4/1), Qaaraat (9/2), Spirit Power (5/1), Giogiobbo (7/1), Gossip (14/1), A Go Go (18/1), Cool Spirit (66/1)

The vote goes to DRAKEFELL, who went close in a C&D seller 13 days ago and makes the switch back to handicap company off a career-low mark. Stablemate Qaaraat is nothing if not consistent and there's no reason to think he won't give another good account. However, Passional has been at the top of her game in recent months and she is likely to give Drakefell most to think about.