15:40 Southwell

Thursday 16 December 2021

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Off time: 15:44 | Winning time: 1m 16.23s

(4)

Little Prayer⁷⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: R Spencer| OR: 78| D

13/2

Winner at Nottingham in June. 50/1, below form eighteenth of 28 in minor event at Newmarket (6f, good to soft) 75 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes tapeta/handicap debut and more needed.

Form: 821900

(6)

Lord Gorgeous²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 78

50/1

100/1, ninth of 10 in nursery at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 23 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 005969

(5)

Poet¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 78| D

15/8

Lightly-raced winner. 10/3, career best when winning 11-runner nursery at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago. 3 lb rise fair enough and another bold show anticipated.

Form: 46721

(8)

Resilience⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Kirk| OR: 75| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/2) 59 days ago. Needs more now pitched into a handicap, but should make his presence felt.

Form: 7231

(1)

Skittlebombz⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 75

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (6f, 6/1) 5 days ago, outbattled. Big player off the same mark.

Form: 62352

(7)

Luxor Flush^p1⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 73

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ollie Pears when last of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (6f, 15/2) 5 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and each-way chance if settling better.

Form: 2247

(2)

Coast⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 73

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, first run since leaving Martyn Meade when eighth of 11 in minor event at this course (7.1f) 9 days ago. Needs to get back on track now handicapping.

Form: 2338

Non-Runners

(3)

Unfinishedsympathy⁹⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: R Spencer J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Poet (15/8), Skittlebombz (9/4), Resilience (4/1), Little Prayer (13/2), Unfinishedsympathy (12/1), Luxor Flush (18/1), Coast (33/1), Lord Gorgeous (50/1)

The two to concentrate on here are SKITTLEBOMBZ and Poet. The latter represents a leading yard and is greatly respected on the back of his recent breakthrough success at Kempton, but Skittlebombz was only worried out of it late in the piece at Newcastle five days ago and gets the nod here off the same mark. Resilience is best of the rest.