13:00 Southwell

Monday 7 March 2022

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Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 6m 38.24s

Via Dolorosa^b,t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe| OR: 120

16/1

Useful in France and shaped well when fourth in the Grand Sefton at Aintree. More recent efforts have been disappointing, though.

Form: 314UP6

Sam Barton^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 120| BF

3/1

Posted best effort in this sphere when second of 4 in handicap (85/40) at Leicester (22.7f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and warrants respect.

Form: 14-4432

Hard To Forget^v³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: James Davies| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 119| D

18/1

Not the most consistent but arrives on back of comfortable success at Doncaster (24f, good to soft) 37 days ago and will be dangerous if in same form again here.

Form: 1-44471

Cobra De Mai^p,t³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: Mrs Caroline Bailey| OR: 119

12/1

On a lengthy losing run but has been cut further slack by the handicapper and will appreciate the return to this longer trip.

Form: 43P264

Ballyrath^p³¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 118| D

28/1

Defied a lengthy absence at big odds when scoring at Wetherby (24.2f) in January. However, wasn't in same form at Chepstow since and others more appealing.

Form: 1414/1P

Brian Boranha^t²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Callum Bewley| T: P D Niven| OR: 117| CD

40/1

Gained first win since 2018 when arriving late on the scene to land a Catterick handicap in November but has found it tough going since.

Form: 63-6144

Ecossais^t,v²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Toby Wynne⁽⁷⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 109| CD

11/2

Rather up and down this season but scored 3 times here last term and is back on last winning mark.

Form: 12-U42P

Len Brennan^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: M F Harris| OR: 105

1/1

Made winning start for new connections when readily taking 6-runner handicap chase at Plumpton (25.7f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Carries no penalty for that victory and holds obvious claims.

Form: 4/245P1

Forecasts

Len Brennan (1/1), Sam Barton (3/1), Ecossais (11/2), Cobra De Mai (12/1), Via Dolorosa (16/1), Hard To Forget (18/1), Ballyrath (28/1), Brian Boranha (40/1)

It's hard to get away from LEN BRENNAN, who returned to winning ways on his debut for Milton Harris last week at Plumpton and can race off the same mark again here. Hard To Forget and Sam Barton may give him most to think about.