15:20 Southwell

Thursday 26 January 2023

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BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 1m 13.02s

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Alafdhal⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: K Stott| T: P S McEntee| OR: 72| D

15/8

Five wins from 19 runs last year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 7/2) 5 days ago, quickening clear. The one to beat under a penalty.

Form: 15111-1

(4)

Walking On Clouds⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 67| BF| CD

11/8

C&D winner. Three wins from 9 runs last year. 6/4, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Newcastle (6f) 4 days ago. Carries penalty. Enters calculations.

Form: 2511-21

(3)

Lynns Boy³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Butler| OR: 71| C

14/1

Course winner. 9/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f) 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 360758-

(10)

Lord Paramount^p1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cameron Noble| T: R Varian| OR: 70

22/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. 14/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 10 days ago, left poorly placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 42319-6

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Bare Necessity^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 70| D

14/1

28/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 13 days ago, having run of race. Needs to back that up.

Form: 4/1580-1

(1)

Astro Jakk^e/s1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 69| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 15/2) 21 days ago. Eyeshields on 1st time.

Form: 68663-5

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Starsong^p,h⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap (7/1) at Kempton (6f) 43 days ago. Hood back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 711946-

(5)

Shark Two One¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 66| D

25/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 15/2) 13 days ago.

Form: 80594-0

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Calin's Lad²⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 62| BF

25/1

11/8, second of 4 in claimer at Wolverhampton (5.1f). Off 8 months. Can go well fresh so not taken lightly.

Form: 532922-

(2)

Dark Shot^v⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-12| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 59| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 22/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 5 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 1900-56

Non-Runners

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Idoapologise⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: B Ellison J: Ben Robinson

Forecasts

Walking On Clouds (11/8), Alafdhal (15/8), Astro Jakk (12/1), Idoapologise (12/1), Starsong (14/1), Bare Necessity (14/1), Lynns Boy (14/1), Lord Paramount (22/1), Calin's Lad (25/1), Shark Two One (25/1), Dark Shot (33/1)

ALAFDHAL is improving in leaps and bounds, overcoming a rise in class to record a 4-timer in impressive fashion at Wolverhampton on Saturday, and a 5 lb penalty may not be enough to prevent another win. Fellow penalised winner Walking On Clouds is also thriving having won 3 of his last 4 starts so is the obvious threat.