18:00 Southwell

Thursday 18 January 2024

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

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 27.67s

(7)

Back From Dubai⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: K Frost| OR: 58| CD

7/2

5-time course winner. Good second of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 6 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 19604-2

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(4)

Daafy^v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 58| CD

7/4

Bagged his fourth C&D success in 11-runner handicap 13 days ago. Up 3 lb but still not taken lightly.

Form: 65672-1

(2)

Bossy Parker¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 58| DWS

13/2

Seventh of 9 in handicap (80/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy). Off 106 days with work to do after a wind op.

Form: 600997-

(5)

The Princes Poet¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Garritty| T: I W McInnes| OR: 57

18/1

25/1 and visored for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 36865-5

(6)

Bobby Joe Leg^b¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57| CD

7/1

9/1, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 10 days ago. This C&D winner remains on a lenient mark so rates a player.

Form: 84725-1

(3)

Vitalline^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 57| BF| D

10/3

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/4, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 29 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 670332-

(8)

Star Of St James^h¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 53| C

125/1

Course winner. 50/1 and hooded for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 43389-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Seas Of Elzaam¹¹⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: J Butler J: Harry Burns

Forecasts

Daafy (7/4), Vitalline (10/3), Back From Dubai (7/2), Bossy Parker (13/2), Bobby Joe Leg (7/1), Seas Of Elzaam (14/1), The Princes Poet (18/1), Star Of St James (125/1)

C&D scorer BOBBY JOE LEG took his form back up a notch when going in at Newcastle last week so looks the way to go off a still lenient-looking mark. Daafy is feared most on the back of his own recent C&D victory, with Back From Dubai and Vitalline appealing as the pick of the rest for place purposes.