17:00 Southwell

Tuesday 17 January 2023

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BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 58.15s

(1)

So Grateful¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win here in August. 7/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (6.1f) 19 days ago. Capable of a very bold show.

Form: 174247-

(5)

Media Guest⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: G G Margarson| OR: 73

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 62 days ago. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 823406-

(2)

Gannon Glory¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73| D

3/1

Bit below form 5½ lengths eighth of 14 to So Grateful in handicap (14/1) at this course (6.1f). Off 156 days. First run for yard after leaving Declan Carroll and needs to raise his game.

Form: 7/13438-

(6)

Kim Wexler¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D Loughnane| OR: 70| D

9/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 4/1) 12 days ago. Likely to be in the mix once more.

Form: 24512-2

(7)

Piranheer⁵⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 70

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, fourth of 5 in minor event at York (5f, good). Off 18 months ahead of this handicap debut and entitled to come on for the run. Yard also saddles Sam's Call.

Form: 024/

(3)

Murbih¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 70| CD

13/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D (15/2) 16 days ago, comfortably. More will be needed if he's to follow up off this 5 lb higher mark.

Form: 81036-1

(8)

Idoapologise⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 67

17/2

Three wins from 21 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in November. 8/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 5 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 10187-3

(4)

Sam's Call³³²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59| BF| D

40/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap (3/1) at Newcastle (5f). Possibilities if able to build on that but 11-month absence to overcome.

Form: 1000/55-

Forecasts

So Grateful (2/1), Gannon Glory (3/1), Kim Wexler (9/2), Murbih (13/2), Idoapologise (17/2), Media Guest (14/1), Sam's Call (40/1), Piranheer (40/1)

The vote goes to SO GRATEFUL, who didn't get home after racing freely over 6f here last time and the return to this trip will be in his favour. Kim Wexler has been in good form at Wolverhampton of late and was second to the selection in a C&D handicap on her last visit here in August. She is feared most ahead of Idoapologise and recent C&D scorer Murbih.