12:30 Southwell

Sunday 8 January 2023

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Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 12:32 | Winning time: 3m 6.51s

(2)

Bugle Major^b¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson| OR: 71

7/2

Twenty five runs since last win in 2021. 3/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 12 days ago, no match for winner. Shortlist material eased slightly in grade.

Form: 534322-

(6)

Yagan⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Freddie Gordon⁽³⁾| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 68| CD

7/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Good second of 11 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D in October. Off since but fitness isn't a concern given yard he represents.

Form: 424162-

(3)

Cheng Gong^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr Michael Try⁽⁷⁾| T: N B King| OR: 64

25/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Leicester (20.5f, heavy) 11 days ago. Won when last seen on the level but that was back in October 2020.

Form: 238121/

(4)

Ehteyat⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: G Boughey| OR: 67

6/4

First run since leaving Sir Michael Stoute cheaply when last of 11 in maiden at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 5/2) 62 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut for good yard but needs to cast that run aside.

Form: 660-

(5)

Lovers' Lane⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Alice Stevens| T: R Brisland| OR: 65

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (12f) 41 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 9/460-

(7)

Go Fox^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Ms Laura Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: N B King| OR: 59| BF

50/1

Tongue strap on, pulled up in selling hurdle at Leicester (20.5f, heavy, 28/1) 11 days ago. Modest on the Flat.

Form: 6/74314-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Omega³²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: M F Harris J: Miss Teagan Padgett

Forecasts

Ehteyat (6/4), Yagan (7/4), Bugle Major (7/2), Omega (12/1), Lovers' Lane (18/1), Cheng Gong (25/1), Go Fox (50/1)

BUGLE MAJOR clearly needs everything to fall right given his strike rate but he has far less to prove than most of these and, now dropped slightly in grade, he looks the way to go. Yagan's record in handicaps is pretty positive and he's feared most back from a break, with Ehteyat not yet exposed for his good yard.