13:50 Southwell

Thursday 23 February 2023

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Spreadex Sports In-Play Racing Betting Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 1m 26.92s

(4)

Dutch Admiral²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Deon Le Roux⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 67

200/1

Last of 7 in handicap (150/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 20 days ago, though that effort easily excused after rider suffered tack problem.

Form: 442/897

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(7)

Like A Lion^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| D

4/1

Latest win at Newcastle in December. 10/1, excellent third of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 9 days ago. Big player if he can back that effort up.

Form: 0016-63

(6)

Pink Parfait¹³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 65

8/1

Winner at Newcastle on second start in September. 7/2, sixth of 7 in novice event at Catterick (7f, soft). Off 131 days. Makes handicap debut for successful yard.

Form: 316-

(2)

Fieldsman²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-13| J: Mollie Phillips| T: A W Carroll| OR: 64| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 16/1) 21 days ago. Well weighted if this veteran can bounce back.

Form: 404-545

(10)

Homer Stokes²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 62| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Last of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 16/5) 21 days ago. That was disappointing but he can bounce back.

Form: 0753-67

(5)

Darbucks²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Laura Pearson| T: C N Kellett| OR: 60| D

25/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Thirsk (8f, good to soft), sticking to task. Off 6 months.

Form: 471153-

(11)

Port Noir^t,v²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: R Stephens| OR: 60| D

7/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Good third of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 24 days ago, headed only late on. Should remain competitive.

Form: 826-283

(8)

Far From A Ruby¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 57

33/1

66/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 14 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal and likely needing that first run for 4 months.

Form: 10647-9

(1)

Ebury¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 52

8/1

Thirty two runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 9/2) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 55355-0

(3)

Dreams Delivered¹⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 51

85/40

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 25/1). Off 149 days. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Darren Bunyan and the market may be revealing.

Form: 000087-

(9)

Tom Tulliver^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 45| C

80/1

Course winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Seventh of 14 in minor event at this course (6.1f, 80/1) 11 days ago, going off too hard.

Form: 2708-07

Forecasts

Dreams Delivered (85/40), Like A Lion (4/1), Homer Stokes (9/2), Port Noir (7/1), Ebury (8/1), Pink Parfait (8/1), Fieldsman (9/1), Darbucks (25/1), Far From A Ruby (33/1), Tom Tulliver (80/1), Dutch Admiral (200/1)

DREAMS DELIVERED has been off the track since September but he has subsequently made the switch to Mick Appleby and in the hope the market vibes are positive, he's selected to cash in on this handy mark. Like A Lion and Homer Stokes head the opposition.