19:50 Southwell

Tuesday 18 January 2022

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:52 | Winning time: 1m 15.67s

(13)

Mashaan¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 61

16/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 28/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 88730-8

(7)

Excellent George^t⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Muhammad Adeel⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 60| D

40/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in August. Below form fifth of 11 in handicap (17/2) at Chelmsford City (5f) 47 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 841625-

(11)

Mutasallem^h1¹⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 60

66/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 6 in handicap at Bath (5f, good to firm, 12/1). Off 157 days. Up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 651/66-

(9)

Grey Galleon^v³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 59| D

5/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 14/1) 34 days ago. Drops slightly in grade.

Form: 339687-

(12)

Aces^b,t⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: C Wallis| OR: 58| D

20/1

Won 12-runner handicap (10/1) at Chelmsford City (6f) 40 days ago. 3 lb rise shouldn't prevent bold follow-up bid.

Form: 844621-

(4)

Fircombe Hall^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P A Kirby| OR: 58| D

7/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (3/1) at Newcastle (6f) 14 days ago, readily. Shortlist material up 5 lb.

Form: 73213-1

(3)

Deevious Beau⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 58| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (3/1) 7 days ago, though he did meet some trouble.

Form: 6030-20

(14)

Tell'em Nowt^b,e/s,t²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P S McEntee| OR: 57| BF| C

15/2

Course winner. Winner here in December. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (5/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 304714-

(2)

Daysaq¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 55| BF

25/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 5/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 15 days ago.

Form: 62646-7

(10)

Bomb Squad^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Liam Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 54| D

25/1

Latest win at Kempton in October. Sixth of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 8 days ago.

Form: 21280-6

(6)

Glorious Charmer^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: M Herrington| OR: 52| D

11/2

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, 9/1) 7 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip.

Form: 43704-6

(5)

Louis Treize^h,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 50| D

4/1

Unreliable sort. One win from 21 Flat runs. 11/2, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f) 7 days ago, faring best of those held up. Back up in trip and yard flying.

Form: 6677-54

(1)

Needwood Blossom¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: William Carson| T: A Carson| OR: 45

80/1

Blinkered for first time, twelfth of 15 in handicap (12/1) at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm). Off 147 days. Makes tapeta debut from just out of the weights.

Form: 366860-

(8)

Independence Day³⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 45

66/1

Two wins from 51 Flat runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2018. 11/2, below form fifth of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (7f). Off 11 months. Has work to do.

Form: 306/455-

Forecasts

Fircombe Hall (7/2), Louis Treize (4/1), Grey Galleon (5/1), Glorious Charmer (11/2), Deevious Beau (13/2), Tell'em Nowt (15/2), Mashaan (16/1), Aces (20/1), Bomb Squad (25/1), Daysaq (25/1), Excellent George (40/1), Independence Day (66/1), Mutasallem (66/1), Needwood Blossom (80/1)

FIRCOMBE HALL's AW record is a positive one, and given the manner in which he won at Newcastle a fortnight ago, further success may well be on the cards up 5 lb. Tell'em Nowt will hopefully settle back at 6f and is feared most, ahead of Aces.