14:05 Southwell

Wednesday 6 September 2023

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St Leger Festival Tips On attheraces.com Handicap

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 1m 40.65s

(14)

Calin's Lad¹¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: A W Carroll| OR: 72| D

25/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year. 2/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) in May, responding well for pressure. Absent since but consistency hard to knock for this yard and not dismissed lightly.

Form: 351141

(1)

Clipsham Gold⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 72| D

28/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Kempton in May. Good second of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Leicester (8.2f, good) 69 days ago. Changed hands for 20,000 gns subsequently and lines up here with her new yard amongst the winners.

Form: 0-14152

(9)

Rise Hall^v³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Russell| T: G R Oldroyd| OR: 72| D

25/1

Lightly raced in recent seasons and not shown enough in handful of starts so far this summer to make him of interest here.

Form: 65/00P9

(11)

He's A Gentleman^v²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies| T: H Palmer| OR: 71| D

17/2

Just the one win from 23 starts but he comes here in good order, second of 9 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good) 25 days ago. No surprise to see him thereabouts again.

Form: 908422

(4)

Southwold^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 71| BF| CD

7/2

Dual AW winner, the latest a C&D handicap in February. Continued the good work when twice placed on turf thereafter but not for the first time he didn't look the easiest of rides (blinkered) when ninth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (1m) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 3-14329

(12)

Soames Forsyte¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 70

4/1

Maiden who finished good third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, soft, 33/1) 10 days ago, headed final 1f and keeping on. Task now is to back that up.

Form: 444973

(5)

Mykonos St John^p¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 69| C| D

50/1

Course winner who ended last term well below form and similar story in 2 starts on AW earlier this year, last of 8 in a C&D handicap in February. Has gone well fresh previously though, so interesting if the market speaks in his favour from much-reduced mark.

Form: 7060-98

(7)

Motawaafeq^p,h²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 69| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Won 11-runner handicap at Pontefract (8f, good, 18/1) 28 days ago, digging deep under pressure. Rider's claim offsets his latest rise in the weights and no forlorn hope in hat-trick bid.

Form: 344711

(8)

Hotspur Harry²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Hogan| T: R Eddery| OR: 68

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/3, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Back down in trip and he's worth a second look returned to AW.

Form: 369465

(3)

Bushfire³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 68| D

7/1

Latest win at Haydock (10.2f) in July. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft, 9/2) 38 days ago, not quicken final 1f. Fancied to give another good account returned to AW.

Form: 604413

(10)

Dancinginthewoods^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 68

12/1

Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to firm, 22/1) 18 days ago, carrying head awkwardly from 2f out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 348807

(13)

Light Up Our Stars^h⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 67| D

14/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Fifth of 7 in handicap (14/1) at Epsom (10.1f, good) 9 days ago, possibly in need of the run following 3 months off. Back down in trip.

Form: 4-76345

(6)

Touchwood^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 67

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Ripon (8f, good) 8 days ago, no extra last ½f. Return to 7f rates a likely plus and he's worth a second look from this mark.

Form: 745973

Non-Runners

(2)

Ciotog¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Southwold (7/2), Soames Forsyte (4/1), Ciotog (4/1), Bushfire (7/1), He's A Gentleman (17/2), Motawaafeq (17/2), Hotspur Harry (9/1), Touchwood (11/1), Dancinginthewoods (12/1), Light Up Our Stars (14/1), Calin's Lad (25/1), Rise Hall (25/1), Clipsham Gold (28/1), Mykonos St John (50/1)

A host arrive with decent claims and it could just be worth siding with BUSHFIRE. A winner at Haydock 2 starts back, he again ran well from his revised mark when third at Pontefract in July and it would come as no surprise to see him go well back on the all weather. Bath scorer Ciotog, He's A Gentleman and Hotspur Harry head up the dangers.