19:40 Southwell

Friday 1 April 2022

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Off time: 19:40 | Winning time: 2m 39.87s

(3)

Captain Square^h1²⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 72

9/2

Promising individual. Fourth of 10 in minor event (4/1) at Epsom (7f, good to soft). Off 8 months (also gelded). Marked step up in trip should bring out a bigger performance, and he's tried in a hood with a promising claimer on board, so of obvious interest.

Form: 534-

(4)

Tropical Talent¹²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: S Kirk| OR: 69| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 13 in nursery (3/1) at Kempton (8f), not clear run. Off 128 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving David Elsworth. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 0834-

(2)

Kincade¹⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 67

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in maiden (50/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, soft), not knocked about. Off 149 days (also gelded). Bred to be suited by the step up in distance, so he's a notable handicap debutant.

Form: 548-

(7)

Homer's Girl¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Coakley| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 67

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 8 in minor event at Newmarket (8f, good, 50/1). Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 458-

(6)

Rampoldi Plan¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: M Harley| T: A King| OR: 66

5/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 12/1), not knocked about. Off 144 days. Upped markedly in trip for handicap debut, and looks open to a good deal of improvement.

Form: 767-

(1)

Down To The Kid²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 62| CD

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D 29 days ago, readily. Should go well again espite step up in grade.

Form: 9670-1

(5)

Thermometer^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 60

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 9-5445

Forecasts

Rampoldi Plan (5/4), Captain Square (9/2), Down To The Kid (5/1), Kincade (6/1), Tropical Talent (8/1), Thermometer (22/1), Homer's Girl (28/1)

A fascinating 3yo handicap in which it might be worth taking a chance that RAMPOLDI PLAN is fit enough to do himself full justice. He was picked up by shrewd connections at the Breeze-Ups and subsequently shaped well under considerate handling over inadequate distances, so improvement is expected from an appealing mark. Captain Square also promises to relish the trip, while recent C&D scorer Down To The Kid can't be ignored.