12:25 Southwell

Friday 17 December 2021

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Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap

Off time: 12:27 | Winning time: 3m 16.78s

(7)

Globetrotter^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: D Brooke| OR: 58| D

17/2

11/2 and tongue strap on, below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (16f, good) 25 days ago. Needs to bounce back now.

Form: 861392

(11)

Party Planner¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 58

14/1

9/2, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 156 days ago on final run for Julia Feilden. More needed for her new handler after a break.

Form: 475626

(4)

Liva^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S Lycett| OR: 57

5/1

Off 5 months before creditable fourth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (16f) 21 days ago. Not taken lightly if building on that effort.

Form: 641274

(1)

Rainbow's Gift¹¹⁹

4/1

Only fourth of 5 in handicap (5/2) at Newcastle (16.2f), finding little. Off 119 days and not discounted if wind op sparks a resurgence.

Form: 402324

(8)

Das Kapital^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: John Berry| OR: 54

9/1

Latest win at Haydock in August. 14/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (12.1f) 7 days ago, but unreliable individual overall.

Form: 142565

(6)

Cinzento^p,h⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: George Rooke⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 50

22/1

Unreliable sort who wasn't disgraced in fist-time hood when sixth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 6 days ago. Others remain more persuasive, though.

Form: 147096

(10)

Jack D'Or¹³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: Olly Williams| OR: 50

100/1

It's now eighteen runs since last win in 2019, and last of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (10f) 135 days ago. Hard to warm to significantly up in trip.

Form: 607579

(9)

Prince Abu^h⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T Eaves| T: D Shaw| OR: 49

11/4

33/1, good third of 12 in handicap at this course (12.1f) 7 days ago, faring best of those held up. In the mix off an unchanged mark.

Form: 470063

(12)

Mister Allegro²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: T E Whelan| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 50

4/1

Dual hurdle winner in October, so he's not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 087-475

Non-Runners

(3)

Mr Carbonator²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: D Swift

(2)

Henry The Fifth¹²³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: A Carson J: William Carson

(5)

Scherbobalob⁷³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Prince Abu (11/4), Rainbow's Gift (4/1), Mister Allegro (4/1), Liva (5/1), Globetrotter (17/2), Das Kapital (9/1), Party Planner (14/1), Mr Carbonator (14/1), Scherbobalob (20/1), Henry The Fifth (20/1), Cinzento (22/1), Jack D'Or (100/1)

PRINCE ABU has still to get his head in front but signalled he's ready to strike when a good third here last week so gets the verdict in a race where lots arrive with question marks against them. Mr Carbonator is feared most given his excellent record at the track, with Mister Allegor another to consider back in this sphere.