13:55 Southwell

Friday 2 February 2024

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Southwell Golf Course Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 34.60s

Pawpaw^v³²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Nick Slatter⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 98| C

66/1

Scored twice for David Bridgwater last spring but he needs to bounce back in a major way following a trio of dismal efforts since joining present yard.

Form: 3-144PP

My Gift To You^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: James Owen| OR: 96| CD

9/4

Immediate improvement over hurdles upon joining James Owen last year and has looked better still switched to fences the last twice, latterly landing a C&D handicap (soft) in ready fashion. 5 lb rise looks manageable and he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 123411

Star Flyer^p1⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 96| BF

15/2

Decent placed efforts on first 2 starts over fences this season but proved something of a let-down last time at Catterick. Needs to get back on track with first-time cheekpieces added.

Form: 34-5339

Abaya Du Mathan^p,t¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: R T Dunne| T: G Hanmer| OR: 93| C| D

12/1

Has benefited from the change of scenery/fitting of cheekpieces, hitting the crossbar on first 2 starts for this yard before misfiring at Bangor in December. Quickly bounced back by winning a match here (15.8f, soft) recently and this veteran needs considering.

Form: 7422P1

File Illico^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Kevin Brogan| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 91

8/1

Won 4 times during a very productive first season over fences in 2021/22. Struggled last season and also well held on first 3 starts of present campaign but more like it when third of 11 at Hereford (21f, soft) latest and will be a threat if able to build on that.

Form: 84-76P3

Jack Doyen^b1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: J M Quinlan| T: B I Case| OR: 84| D

12/1

Scored over fences at Warwick last spring but hasn't been in the same form since and connections now turn to blinkers in search of a solution.

Form: 31-P558

Bells Of Stamford^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 84| D

4/1

Made the frame on first 2 starts over fences before showing improvement for a wind op/fitting of a tongue strap when striking at Warwick last February. However, he hasn't shown much in 2 starts so far this season and now has a bit to prove.

Form: 341F-7P

Cloudy Wednesday^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: James Best| T: C Fryer| OR: 80| D

18/1

Generally held his form well during a busy period in first half of last year, bagging handicap chases at Fakenham and Huntingdon, and placed on several other occasions. Reappearance spin over hurdles 3 weeks ago will have blown away the cobwebs and he needs a second look.

Form: P4-5137

Samatian^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 80

12/1

Just the one success from 16 runs over hurdles and it's hard to draw positives from his chase debut at Hereford last month.

Form: 24-P367

Boys Of Wexford⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: David Noonan| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 80| D

22/1

Now just 1 lb above the mark off which he hit the target at Uttoxeter last season but he hasn't shown enough in 3 starts since returning to action in November to suggest that a return to form is imminent.

Form: 233-P4P

She Has Notions^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Harry Atkins⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 74

10/1

Little in the way of solid form over hurdles and while he wasn't entirely disgraced starting out in this sphere at Hereford recently, there wasn't enough promise in that to make him of real interest here.

Form: 7P5P55

Bolberry Down^p¹⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽³⁾| T: K Jewell| OR: 73

25/1

Poor/unreliable maiden hurdler who was pulled up on chase debut at Worcester when last seen 6 months ago.

Form: P2-P53P

Forecasts

My Gift To You (9/4), Bells Of Stamford (4/1), Star Flyer (15/2), File Illico (8/1), She Has Notions (10/1), Abaya Du Mathan (12/1), Jack Doyen (12/1), Samatian (12/1), Cloudy Wednesday (18/1), Boys Of Wexford (22/1), Bolberry Down (25/1), Pawpaw (66/1)

MY GIFT TO YOU has done little wrong since joining the James Owen yard and he is taken to make it 3-3 over fences on the back of a thoroughly decisive C&D success 16 days ago. Next on the list is File Illico, who has dropped to a potentially very handy mark and his latest third at Hereford represented a step back in the right direction. The 12-y-o Abaya du Mathan and Cloudy Wednesday are others to consider.