13:00 Southwell

Thursday 26 January 2023

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Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.15s

(7)

Racing Country²⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: S Pearce| OR: 77| D

28/1

Fairly useful 1m winner in 2018 for Saeed bin Suroor. Very lightly raced since but not disgraced when fifth in 20-runner Newbury handicap (10f) when last seen for Daniel Steele back in April. Market should guide starting out for new yard here.

Form: 0115/75-

(1)

Soames Forsyte²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: K P De Foy| OR: 77

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 27 days ago, left poorly placed. Remains early days with him at least and mark has eased so he's not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 79276-

(2)

Chief's Will^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 76

11/1

7f novice winner as a 2-y-o who ran well to finish runner-up in back-to-back C&D handicaps around the turn of the year. Not in same form back here 16 days ago (may have found race coming too soon) and bounce back possible.

Form: 0832-25

(9)

Love Your Work⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Charlie Bennett| T: R Menzies| OR: 75| CD

13/2

5-time C&D winner. Not at best when sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 11/1) 7 days ago, ridden home turn and weakening. Return to this venue may have positive effect now.

Form: 97268-6

(10)

Anif⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Herrington| OR: 74| C| D

2/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 7/2, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 5 days ago, running on. No reason why he won't give another good account.

Form: 133-334

(5)

Abruzzo Mia²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 74

13/2

Low-mileage 6-y-o who got off the mark at Redcar (6f) in October. 17/2, very good second of 8 on handicap debut at Newcastle (7.1f) 29 days ago, running on and just failing. Completely unexposed at this trip and he's one to consider.

Form: 2132-

(4)

Humanitarian^p1,t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 72| D

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 6 in handicap (10/1) at Chelmsford (1m) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces/tongue tie now the headgear of choice.

Form: 3U07-86

(3)

Nasim²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| CD

13/2

C&D winner who is easing in the weights and shaped better than the bare result at Kempton (1m) 3 starts back. However, not built on that since, lit up in a first-time visor (discarded here) when seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (1m) 24 days ago.

Form: 96698-7

(8)

Showmedemoney^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66

8/1

Shed maiden tag from 2 lb lower mark at Musselburgh (9f) last spring. Respectable efforts on back of wind op this winter, not seen to best effect when fifth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Newcastle (1m) 14 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 13474-5

(11)

Little Jo^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Joanna Mason| T: G Tutty| OR: 65| D

12/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago, headway when short of room over 1f out. Not out of things from this mark with cheekpieces refitted now.

Form: 23226-7

Non-Runners

(6)

Masqool¹⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: H J Evans J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Anif (2/1), Nasim (13/2), Love Your Work (13/2), Abruzzo Mia (13/2), Masqool (7/1), Soames Forsyte (8/1), Showmedemoney (8/1), Chief's Will (11/1), Little Jo (12/1), Racing Country (28/1), Humanitarian (50/1)

ABRUZZO MIA is very lightly raced for a 6-y-o and ran his best race to date when just failing to get up over 7f on handicap debut at Newcastle 4 weeks ago. Unexposed at 1m, he could be the answer, with Chief's Will, who is best forgiven his latest effort feared along with Soames Forsyte. Little Jo also makes each-way appeal at likely longer odds.