14:25 Southwell

Sunday 29 January 2023

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At The Races App Form Study Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 3m 46.85s

Artistic Fighter^p1,t1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R T Dunne| T: Ian Williams

150/1

18/1, down the field on heavy-ground Warwick debut on New Year's Eve. Cheekpieces added now. Will need to improve significantly.

Form: 0

Cawthorne Banker⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| BF

16/5

Made a positive start when runner-up at Worcester on debut. Failed to back it up at Ludlow a couple of months ago but the break should have done him good.

Form: 23

Doc McCoy⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G Sheehan| T: Jamie Snowden

5/1

Impressive winner on sole start in points and not disgraced when third at Bangor on Rules debut 3 months ago. One to consider.

Form: 1-3

Newton

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

11/2

€65,000 3-y-o, No Risk At All gelding. Dam, maiden over jumps in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3m) Pablo du Charmil. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

Nitwit^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill

16/1

€105,000 3-y-o, Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Oscar Elite. Interesting newcomer. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Redbridge Rambler⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Adam Wedge| T: M Keighley

16/1

£60,000 4-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam (c124/h113) 17f-21f hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3m). Last of 3 finishers sole outing in Irish points (Nov 27). Others make more appeal.

Form: 3

Tregele

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

7/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to useful bumper winner Ernest Gray. Dam (c147/h133) 2m-21f hurdle/chase winner. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Smiling Getaway⁴⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

3/1

€52,000 3-y-o, £235,000 4-y-o, Getaway mare. Won sole start in Irish points (Oct 21). Makes plenty of appeal on Rules debut.

Form: 1-

Norman Fletcher²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| BF

8/1

Showed some ability at Ffos Las on debut, looking a stayer, and he can make his presence felt with improvement anticipated.

Form: 2

War Bonnet^h⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: R Patrick| T: M Crawley

66/1

Bred for the Flat and hinted at ability when mid-field at Huntingdon a couple of months ago. Needs marked improvement to feature, though.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

Geordie Night¹⁶

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: N Kent J: Charlie Hammond

Forecasts

Smiling Getaway (3/1), Cawthorne Banker (16/5), Doc McCoy (5/1), Newton (11/2), Tregele (7/1), Norman Fletcher (8/1), Redbridge Rambler (16/1), Nitwit (16/1), War Bonnet (66/1), Geordie Night (66/1), Artistic Fighter (150/1)

SMILING GETAWAY was impressive when winning a point and, having been picked up for a good deal of money since, he's worth chancing to make a winning Rules debut. Cawthorne Banker is an obvious danger if he can return to the form he showed first time out and Tregele is a notable newcomer for a yard that does well in this sphere.