17:20 Southwell

Monday 10 May 2021

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Racing Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 28.68s

Cool Country²³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 105| BF

6/1

Beaten at short odds in-running all 3 starts in handicap chases last summer for all they were a promising platform to build on. Stamina to prove for this longer trip on return.

Form: 296/233-

Rostello^p⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: Dr R D P Newland| OR: 102

6/1

Not got close to his fairly useful hurdles form in France over here, though ran respectably in similar event to this at Plumpton 8 weeks ago and down another 2 lb here.

Form: 5/823U4-

Do It For Thy Sen^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: Kerry Lee| OR: 99| BF

10/3

Winning pointer who was strong in the betting and confirmed his return to form at Ffos Las 6 weeks ago, still holding every chance when unshipping rider. Obvious claims off the same mark.

Form: 62474U-

Blossoming Forth^v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: M Walford| OR: 99| D

7/1

Point winner with a shout on her best hurdles form for Ruth Jefferson in 2019-20. Visored and prominent when pulled up in void race for new yard at Hexham earlier this month. Goes chasing now.

Form: 2355/8-V

Old Harry Rocks^p³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Adrian Heskin| T: Mrs S Leech| OR: 98| D

11/2

Landed a gamble off reduced mark in similar handicap at Newton Abbot (21f) last month. Back up 8 lb and far from sure to be in the same form.

Form: 733/781-

Fenrir Binding^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 87

14/1

Bit better back from a year off for new yard at Exeter in this headgear and could come into his own now going over fences from reduced mark (from family of top-class chaser Harry Topper).

Form: 60P90/5-

Bridey's Lettuce⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: C & A Pogson| OR: 86

18/1

Got his head back in front over hurdles at Wetherby (3m) last month. Predictably not in the same form at Warwick last week and work to do now going chasing.

Form: 5F071-8

Maasai Warrior⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: James Best| T: P Henderson| OR: 86| D

7/2

Has found his mojo all of a sudden, winning handicaps over this sort of trip at Chepstow and Hexham. Back against the novices now and every chance in hat-trick bid after a break.

Form: FPP511-

Non-Runners

Chief Sittingbull⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: Sarah Bowen J: Miss S L Bowen

Forecasts

Do It For Thy Sen (10/3), Maasai Warrior (7/2), Old Harry Rocks (11/2), Rostello (6/1), Cool Country (6/1), Blossoming Forth (7/1), Fenrir Binding (14/1), Bridey's Lettuce (18/1), Chief Sittingbull (66/1)

DO IT FOR THY SEN would have been placed at the very least had he stood up at Ffos Las 6 weeks ago and has a great chance for compensation off the same mark. Maasai Warrior has solid claims in his hat-trick bid back against the novices, while Fenrir Binding could be interesting on his first crack chasing.