BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 2m 40.7s

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Outbox^p⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 106| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Creditable nose second of 15 to Hard One To Please in Stockholm Cup International at Bro (11.9f, good, 25/10) 76 days ago, despite worst of draw. Likely to get easy lead here and isn't discounted.

Form: 136732

(1)

King Of The South^v¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: David Egan| T: W J Knight| OR: 103| CD

2/1

Won 3 times last winter and was back to best winning 6-runner handicap (7/4) at Newcastle (12.4f) 18 days ago by ¾ length from Pirate King, getting first run but scoring shade cosily. Should go well again.

Form: 124651

(5)

Furzig²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 100| D

16/1

Has thrived in the mud at Catterick this autumn, scoring twice over this trip in October. Down the field in November Handicap at Doncaster last time and looks opposable again in this company.

Form: 407110

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Pirate King¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: W Buick| T: C Fellowes| OR: 92| D

9/2

Returned from 5-month absence with a creditable ¾-length second of 6 to King of The South in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 22/1) 18 days ago, though perhaps benefited from advantageous position there. Respected nonetheless.

Form: 452602

(2)

Base Note^v³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 90| BF| CD

13/8

C&D winner ran a promising race when third in handicap at Kempton on return from summer break, but disappointed when last of 5 in similar event 38 days ago. Still could get back on track here.

Form: 118635

Forecasts

Base Note (13/8), King Of The South (2/1), Pirate King (9/2), Outbox (6/1), Furzig (16/1)

KING OF THE SOUTH is a reliable performer on AW and produced another likeable effort to score at Newcastle last time, so is fancied to make it back-to-back successes here. Outbox could well be able to dictate and is also respected after a good effort in Sweden last time, whilst Base Note is perhaps capable of building on previous promise on these terms.