20:00 Southwell

Tuesday 4 October 2022

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Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 2m 35.03s

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State Of Bliss¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 84| D

13/2

12/1, good third of 12 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, good) 10 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. One to consider.

Form: 750803

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(6)

The Trader⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 82| D

150/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at Southwell (24.3f, good to firm, 7/1) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 68437-7

(7)

Carausius²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: C Hills| OR: 81| CD

5/1

4-time C&D winner. 11/2, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (11.1f) 26 days ago, taking time to get going. Deserves respect back up in trip.

Form: 011-135

(5)

Omniscient⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 87| BF

5/2

Promising sort. Winner at Yarmouth in July. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (11.2f, good to firm, 11/8) 67 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Merits consideration.

Form: 5-43318

(4)

Blow Your Horn^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: S Donohoe| T: R Menzies| OR: 79| D

33/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 037370

(8)

Thunder Ahead¹⁹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: A King| OR: 78| D

18/1

8/1, seventh of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Musselburgh (17.4f, good). Off 6 months. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 224419-

(12)

Sooghan^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 81| BF| C

9/2

Course winner. Winner here in July. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (9/4) at Kempton (11f) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 355134

(10)

Soaring Star²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P A Kirby| OR: 74| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Last of 6 in handicap at this C&D (15/2), possibly amiss. Off 6 months. Others preferred.

Form: 3-22166

(2)

Tequilamockingbird²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: C Fellowes| OR: 79

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in August. 17/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at this course (11.1f) 26 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 741412

(11)

Merseyside¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 78

14/1

Latest win at Longchamp in May. 81/10, sixth of 7 in minor event at Saint-Cloud (11.9f, good to soft). Off 105 days. First run for yard after leaving H-F. Devin. Worth a market check.

Form: 0-52216

(9)

Udaberri⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: S Woods| OR: 78| D

33/1

Winner at Salisbury in May. 22/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) 87 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 321355

Non-Runners

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El Picador¹⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: K Dalgleish J: Ryan Sexton

Forecasts

Omniscient (5/2), Tequilamockingbird (7/2), Sooghan (9/2), Carausius (5/1), State Of Bliss (13/2), El Picador (12/1), Merseyside (14/1), Thunder Ahead (18/1), Udaberri (33/1), Blow Your Horn (33/1), Soaring Star (66/1), The Trader (150/1)

OMNISCIENT won easily at Yarmouth on his penultimate outing and his latest one at Goodwood is easy to excuse, so he's fancied to get back to winning ways after a couple of months off. Tequilamockingbird and Carausius, who both ran with credit here last time, should be on the premises again.