15:00 Southwell

Thursday 11 March 2021

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Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 1m 17.58s

(8)

Catapult⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Molly Presland⁽⁷⁾| T: S L Keightley| OR: 45| C| D

9/2

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-86538

(2)

Daddies Diva¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: L McJannet| OR: 50

13/8

Modest filly. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 22/1, fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 14 days ago, seeming to take well to the surface. Good chance on pick of form.

Form: 93637-5

(4)

First Excel^v⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Josh Quinn⁽⁷⁾| T: S R Bowring| OR: 47| CD

5/1

Modest gelding. 3-time C&D winner. Twenty nine runs since last win in 2017. Poor when eighth of 10 in minor event (3/1) at this course (5f) 50 days ago. Visor back on. Could bounce back.

Form: 333-498

(1)

Kommander Kirkup^p²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: M Herrington| OR: 43| CD

5/1

Temperamental sort. 4-time C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 28/1, good second of 12 in minor event at this C&D 25 days ago, no match for winner. No banker to back that up.

Form: 090-752

(6)

Monsieur Royale^b³²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: C Drew| OR: 41| D

28/1

Fair handicapper at best but out of sorts back from lengthy absence.

Form: 553/08-8

(7)

Trulove¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 43

50/1

One win from 40 Flat runs. 100/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at this course (5f) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 00480-7

(3)

Love Baileys^b,t⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 45

9/2

Maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, ran well when third of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 44 days ago. Makes fibresand debut. Return to sprinting could be ideal and possibly the way to go.

Form: 5808-63

Non-Runners

(5)

Star Act¹³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Jane Elliott

Forecasts

Daddies Diva (13/8), Catapult (9/2), Love Baileys (9/2), Star Act (9/2), First Excel (5/1), Kommander Kirkup (5/1), Monsieur Royale (28/1), Trulove (50/1)

Uninspiring stuff but LOVE BAILEYS has a race in her and this could be her ideal scenario back sprinting if she takes to the surface. First Excel has enjoyed plenty of good days here and could bounce back to form, while Daddies Diva, another likely front runner, isn't dismissed on these terms.