15:50 Southwell

Friday 22 December 2023

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Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 56.76s

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Khabib^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: R Craggs| OR: 78| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Not disgraced when fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 10 days ago. Has to be taken seriously back at a more realistic level.

Form: 452414

(5)

Pop Dancer^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: A W Carroll| OR: 77| D

20/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 34 days ago. Respected from 2 lb higher mark,

Form: 461491

(10)

Twilight Madness²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 77| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 11/4, very good neck second of 11 to Khabib in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, running on. Merits consideration despite high draw.

Form: 758802

(7)

Kodi Red^b1,e/s1⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke Catton⁽⁵⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 77| D

66/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 59 days ago. Eyeshields/blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7-00460

(8)

Installation¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| D

18/1

Given a considerate return from 6 months off under an inexperienced rider when eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 13 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 41-0378

(3)

Zargun¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Dixon| OR: 74| D

50/1

Seventeen runs since sole win in 2021 and hasn't shown much since returning from 12 months off this season.

Form: 970-000

(1)

Rose King²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 73| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Shaped as if still in good form when 4 lengths fourth of 11 to Khabib in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 28 days ago, forcing pace. Frame claims again.

Form: 183424

(9)

Glory Fighter¹¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 73| D

50/1

Scored at Catterick in June but ran poorly when sixth of 9 in handicap there (5f, good, 9/2) last time. Off 114 days. Has work to do.

Form: 130046

(6)

Stone Of Destiny⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| CD

13/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap (7/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Carries penalty. Long been a tricky customer and hard to say whether he'll arrive here in same form.

Form: 223641

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Reigning Profit¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| D

28/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 20/1) 15 days ago. Needs to recapture the form shown in the spring to stand a chance.

Form: 984986

(2)

Captain's Bar^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: S Dixon| OR: 67| D

8/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. Good ½-length third of 11 to Stone of Destiny in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 7 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 019063

Non-Runners

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Level Up¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: David Egan

Forecasts

Khabib (2/1), Twilight Madness (5/2), Rose King (5/1), Stone Of Destiny (13/2), Captain's Bar (8/1), Installation (18/1), Pop Dancer (20/1), Level Up (20/1), Reigning Profit (28/1), Zargun (50/1), Glory Fighter (50/1), Kodi Red (66/1)

KHABIB scored over C&D from a 4 lb lower mark last month and made the frame in a 0-90 last time, so appeals as the standard-setter carrying top-weight back down in grade. Twilight Madness only went down narrowly against the selection last time and has to be respected again in spite of a high draw, whilst bottom-weight Captain's Bar bounced back to form at Newcastle last time and remains on a workable mark.