20:00 Southwell

Thursday 18 January 2024

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Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 1m 14.21s

(3)

Sassy Belle²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| D

14/1

Latest win at Leicester in October. First run since leaving Ed Walker when tenth of 12 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 405910-

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(7)

Rogue De Vega¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71

33/1

100/1, first run since leaving Tom Clover when seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 10 days ago. Back up in trip and he's probably worth taking on.

Form: 21208-7

(5)

Cliffcake⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 70| C

5/4

Course winner. 11/2, fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (8.1f) 7 days ago. Down in trip and he's worthy of consideration.

Form: 57500-5

(2)

Naaser^h¹²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 69

28/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 33/1). Off 121 days and he needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 213900-

(9)

Phoenix Beach²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in November. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap (13/2) at Newcastle (6f) 21 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 230164-

(8)

Kats Bob^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 67| CD

3/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (11/2) at this C&D 9 days ago. Escapes a penalty and he's clearly the one to beat.

Form: 14258-1

(4)

Dandys Derriere^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Russell| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 67| D

10/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year. Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 13/2) 22 days ago. Up 5 lb but leading claims nonetheless.

Form: 612091-

(6)

Zargun²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 65

50/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. 125/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (5f) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 0/00099-

Non-Runners

(1)

Absolutelyflawless⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Loughnane J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Cliffcake (5/4), Kats Bob (3/1), Phoenix Beach (7/2), Dandys Derriere (10/1), Sassy Belle (14/1), Absolutelyflawless (14/1), Naaser (28/1), Rogue De Vega (33/1), Zargun (50/1)

KATS BOB duly returned to form when justifying support in a C&D apprentice handicap under Archie Young last week, for which he escapes a penalty. The 6-y-o will prove a very tough nut to crack if in a similar mood. Fellow last-time-out winner Dandys Derriere rates the main danger, while Cliffcake is also shortlisted.