29th And 30th May Antiques Fair Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 2m 24.0s

(3)

Francisco Bay¹⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: E De Giles| OR: 71| DWS

14/1

150/1, sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Worcester (16f, soft). Off 164 days. Fair on the Flat, but found to be lame on penultimate start and well held on final outing. Has had a wind op.

Form: 163600-

(2)

Lord Torranaga¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P A Kirby| OR: 69| C

4/6

Course winner (12f). Three wins from 13 runs last year, latest success at Catterick in October. 7/1, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Beverley (12.1f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Leading player.

Form: 3127-32

(5)

Scheggi^t1¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: R Menzies| OR: 64

3/1

Won 13-runner maiden at Saint-Brieuc (8.4f, soft). Off 165 days. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving J. Boisnard. Wears tongue strap. Interesting contender.

Form: 242271-

(4)

Mrs Meader¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 58

9/2

Remains a maiden. 14/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good to soft) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back up in trip as she makes tapeta debut.

Form: 92982-4

Non-Runners

(1)

Glide Down⁷⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: A King J: M Harley

Forecasts

Lord Torranaga (4/6), Scheggi (3/1), Glide Down (7/2), Mrs Meader (9/2), Francisco Bay (14/1)

LORD TORRANAGA scored in good style the last time he visited Southwell in August last year and can return to winning ways back at this venue. The 7-y-o was only narrowly beaten on his latest start at Beverley and can build on that effort to go one better. Glide Down could have more to offer and is respected, while Scheggi is interesting on his first outing since being recruited from France.