17:00 Southwell

Wednesday 29 December 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 58.53s

(8)

The Bell Conductor¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| CD

15/8

2 wins from 6 runs this year. First run since leaving Phillip Makin when 6/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D 12 days ago, pushed out. Should prove tough to beat once again.

Form: 010521

(1)

Giogiobbo^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 77| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 22 runs this year. 4/1, 7½ lengths ninth of 10 to The Bell Conductor in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago, left poorly placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000319

(2)

Show Me A Sunset^p,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 75| CD

3/1

3 wins from 15 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (4/1) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Raised 5 lb but should be competitive once again.

Form: 216341

(6)

North Wind^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 72

17/2

One win from 29 Flat runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 18 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 265360

(5)

Scale Force^v¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 71| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 8½ lengths last of 10 to The Bell Conductor in handicap at this C&D (66/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 124840

(3)

Mobarhin¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 69

5/2

First run since leaving Charles Hills when very good second of 10 in handicap (7/2) at Kempton (6f) 10 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Shouldn't be far away once again.

Form: 855662

(4)

Not Now Zeb^b1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 69| D

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 10¼ lengths last of 10 to Show Me A Sunset in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 805400

(7)

Red Walls¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: L Williamson| OR: 62| D

28/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Last of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 16 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 623140

Forecasts

The Bell Conductor (15/8), Mobarhin (5/2), Show Me A Sunset (3/1), North Wind (17/2), Giogiobbo (14/1), Red Walls (28/1), Scale Force (33/1), Not Now Zeb (40/1)

THE BELL CONDUCTOR showed the best form of his career to date when winning on yard debut for Paul Midgley over C&D earlier this month. He's only been raised 4 lb for that success and should take all the beating once again. Show Me A Sunset is another recent C&D winner that has to be taken seriously. Mobarhin could improve for his first run for this yard to play a part too.