18:00 Southwell

Tuesday 9 January 2024

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BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 2m 38.08s

(4)

Bringbackmemories^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 73

5/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. 6/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 12 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Not taken lightly.

Form: 975312-

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(3)

Flying Scotsman⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 72| D

66/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 100/1) 55 days ago.

Form: 0/57600-

(5)

Orange N Blue²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Sorin Moldoveanu⁽⁷⁾| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 75

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 22/1, fifth of 8 in novice at Lingfield (10f, AW) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Capable of better now switched to handicaps.

Form: 545-

(6)

L'Argent¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 75

7/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at Deauville (8f, good). Off 154 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Tim Donworth. Market check advised for good stable.

Form: 42/70-

(2)

Ready To Shine¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 71| D

22/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, good to firm, 6/1), unable to sustain effort. Off 124 days.

Form: 152445-

(9)

Morlaix⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 69| C

7/2

Course winner. 9/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 45 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 262/804-

(10)

Fox Flame^v⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: C Johnston| OR: 71| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. 11/1, last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 45 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 114969-

(8)

Red Royalist^p,t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 67| D

40/1

Latest win at Chester in July. 80/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 34 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces back on. Others more likely.

Form: 315707-

(7)

Gordon Grey^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Davies| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 69

12/1

13/2, first run since leaving Ian Williams when ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (14.1f) 4 days ago, hampered. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 27467-9

(1)

Luna Effect¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 65

4/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap (9/2) at this course (11.1f) 19 days ago, left with lot to do. Shortlist material.

Form: 6/72673-

Non-Runners

(11)

Hurtle¹³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: P & O Cole J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Morlaix (7/2), L'Argent (7/2), Luna Effect (4/1), Bringbackmemories (5/1), Orange N Blue (11/2), Fox Flame (11/1), Gordon Grey (12/1), Hurtle (20/1), Ready To Shine (22/1), Red Royalist (40/1), Flying Scotsman (66/1)

LUNA EFFECT took a step back in the right direction when third here last month, finishing well having been set plenty to do down in trip, so gets the vote off the same mark back up in distance. Bringbackmemories shaped well on his AW debut when second at Newcastle recently and rates a big threat, while Orange N Blue is the potential improver now switched to handicaps.