17:35 Southwell

Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Ten Grand Kids Handicap

Off time: 17:37 | Winning time: 2m 41.32s

(8)

Mhajim³²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Joey Haynes| T: C Banham| OR: 77| BF| D

66/1

Lightly-raced winner. 10/11, last of 6 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW), missing break. Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving John & Thady Gosden. Others more persuasive on this occasion.

Form: 4216-

(9)

Charlie Arthur²⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Theodore Ladd| T: S Hodgson| OR: 76| CD

50/1

5-time course winner. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Chelmsford City (14f), finding less than looked likely. Off 9 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 134296-

(5)

Bit Harsh^p¹⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 76| BF| D

6/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in February. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (6/4) at Chelmsford City (13.3f). Holds good claims at these weights after a break.

Form: 301-113

(4)

Golden Keeper^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: S Woods| OR: 75| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 14/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good) 18 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 32-6517

(11)

Victory²²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: A King| OR: 75

12/1

Third of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Warwick (16f, soft, 15/8) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes tapeta debut. Fairly useful on the Flat so no forlorn hope back in this sphere.

Form: 31/2527-

(13)

Natchez Trace²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 75| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 25/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at York (11.8f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 2136-50

(7)

Arcadian Friend¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 70| D

15/2

Shaped encouragingly after 8 months off when fourth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 10 days ago. This low-mileage 1m4f winner can take a big step forward. Player.

Form: 89126-4

(1)

Down To The Kid²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: I Furtado| OR: 70| CD

11/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Last of 10 in handicap (22/1) at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 8-33100

(10)

Typical Woman²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 68

6/1

Good third of 18 in handicap at Newbury (12f, good, 10/1) 25 days ago. Much respected off the same mark on her tapeta debut.

Form: 3526-03

(6)

Golden Dove⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Simon Earle| OR: 68| D

12/1

Latest win at Kempton in March. Only sixth of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 7 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 231706

(3)

Ebony Maw²¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 66

25/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 7 months. Doesn't win very often but should be competitive.

Form: 642522-

(2)

Carlos Felix^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: P J McDonald| T: P A Kirby| OR: 64| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 22/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm) 24 days ago, slowly away. Not ruled out back on this surface though.

Form: 00-1279

Non-Runners

(12)

Wild Hurricane¹¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: S bin Suroor J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Natchez Trace (9/2), Down To The Kid (11/2), Bit Harsh (6/1), Typical Woman (6/1), Arcadian Friend (15/2), Golden Keeper (8/1), Carlos Felix (8/1), Golden Dove (12/1), Victory (12/1), Wild Hurricane (12/1), Ebony Maw (25/1), Charlie Arthur (50/1), Mhajim (66/1)

A case can be made for lots of these but ARCADIAN FRIEND shaped well after an absence when fourth at Lingfield and hails from a yard well among the winners so gets the vote. Bit Harsh is weighted to have a say on his return from a break and could emerge as the chief danger while tapeta debutante Typical Woman and C&D winner Natchez Trace need factoring in too.