16:15 Southwell

Friday 24 November 2023

All16:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 26.93s

(11)

Rich Rhythm^p1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: H Bethell| OR: 70

7/1

First run since leaving Ralph Beckett when good second of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 3/1) 17 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 542262

(2)

Al Baahy¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: K Frost| OR: 70| D

9/2

15/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 18 days ago. One win from 22 Flat runs though.

Form: 584632

(4)

Bobby Shaft²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 70| D

125/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, heavy, 28/1) 27 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 1316/08

(9)

Regal Fanfare⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 70

18/5

7/2, very good second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 62 days ago, conceding first run. Bold showing is on the cards off the same mark.

Form: 6-23542

(1)

Hour By Hour⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: I Jardine| OR: 70

8/1

5/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, heavy) 43 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Not ruled out.

Form: 0-23846

(8)

Grenham Bay²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: A M Balding| OR: 70

15/2

16/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 23 days ago, left with too much to do. In the mix.

Form: 836754

(3)

Mark's Choice²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 69

17/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 17/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 22 days ago. Considered for his new yard.

Form: 808542

(12)

Just Janet^t,v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 69| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Visored for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago, never nearer. Needs considering.

Form: 865725

(10)

Sycamore⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 68| C

25/1

Course winner. Last of 16 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft, 80/1) 46 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 14002-0

(7)

Selby's Pride^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 68

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 8/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 9 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 062325

(6)

Starsong^b,h⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 66| C

16/5

Course winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 624723

Non-Runners

(5)

Dutch Kingdom²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: Darryll Holland J: Liam Wright

Forecasts

Starsong (16/5), Regal Fanfare (18/5), Dutch Kingdom (4/1), Al Baahy (9/2), Rich Rhythm (7/1), Grenham Bay (15/2), Hour By Hour (8/1), Mark's Choice (17/2), Selby's Pride (20/1), Just Janet (20/1), Sycamore (25/1), Bobby Shaft (125/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but Sir Michael Stoute's low-mileage filly REGAL FANFARE can race off the same mark as when a very good Wolverhampton second last time so edges the vote. Mark's Choice has started life well with Gemma Tutty and rates a big threat ahead of Rich Rhythm and Just Janet.