15:15 Southwell

Thursday 11 January 2024

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Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 3m 8.21s

(6)

Vision Of Hope^h²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: S Pearce| OR: 60| C

7/1

Course winner. Also successful twice over hurdles early last summer. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield 29 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Significantly up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: 811/397-

(2)

King Viktor⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 58| C| D

13/8

Course winner. Off 18 months, caught the eye when sixth of 11 in C&D handicap 48 days ago, not given hard time after meeting some trouble. Given a chance to build on that promise.

Form: 22388/6-

(8)

Pacific²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: T E Whelan| T: J G Portman| OR: 57

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 200/1, seventh of 9 in novice at this course (11f) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 677-

(5)

Bond Spirit^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: L Allan| OR: 55| C

25/1

Course winner. 33/1, last of 11 in handicap at Lingfield 11 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 331790-

(3)

Central City³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 54| C

10/1

Course winner but well held on both outings for this yard. Back on a workable mark but need to see more.

Form: 8/56500-

(4)

Show No Fear^p⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: R Menzies| OR: 53

6/5

7/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 7 days ago, very much having run of race from the front but still doing it easily. Player under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 42652-1

(7)

Freewheelin²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: J R Norton| OR: 47| C

25/1

Modest performer. Respectable third of 7 in handicap (10/3) at Wetherby (2mf, good to firm) in June (final start for Tom Tate). Off 7 months ahead of first run for new yard.

Form: 223453-

Non-Runners

(1)

Socially Shady³⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: J & S Best J: Morgan Cole

Forecasts

Show No Fear (6/5), King Viktor (13/8), Socially Shady (4/1), Vision Of Hope (7/1), Central City (10/1), Bond Spirit (25/1), Freewheelin (25/1), Pacific (40/1)

KING VIKTOR offered enough to think he retains his ability on his comeback outing here in November and is preferred to last week's ready all-the-way Newcastle winner Show No Fear. Socially Shady has been placed on his last 2 outings and is another who could have a say.