17:00 Southwell

Monday 5 February 2024

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Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 37.76s

(12)

Bella Bluesky^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 49

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Last of 9 in maiden at Newcastle (8f, 150/1) 17 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 0/59

(4)

International Law^v¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell| T: A Brittain| OR: 48| CD

11/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 11 in minor event (18/1) at this C&D 18 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 45745-6

(1)

King Athelstan^t,v¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Sara Ender| OR: 47| CD

33/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in minor event at this C&D (33/1) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Others make more appeal.

Form: 61380-7

(11)

Miss Sligo^b,t¹⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne| OR: 50| CD

15/2

Modest mare. C&D winner. 7/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, firm). Off 152 days. Good record on the AW and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 127286-

(7)

Reset Button^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Gilligan| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 47| D

9/2

Modest gelding. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Chelmsford City (13.3f) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and needs to raise his game.

Form: 2558-53

(10)

Socialist Agenda^b1¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: L Morgan| OR: 50

7/1

Modest gelding. 9/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 16 days ago. Down in trip and blinkers on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 70856-6

(6)

Sugarpiehoneybunch¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: S G West| OR: 49| D

40/1

Modest mare. Eighth of 9 in handicap (150/1) at Newcastle (16.2f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 4057-08

(2)

Uther Pendragon^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 50| C| D

4/1

Modest gelding. Course winner. 5/1, respectable third of 8 in minor event at Kempton (11f) 5 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 024-263

(9)

Velvet Vulcan^p,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 50

5/2

Modest gelding. 6/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 11 in minor event at this C&D 18 days ago, having to pick way through. Big player.

Form: 43607-2

(5)

Lightning Spark¹³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 50

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 25/1). Off 137 days and back up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 89060-

(3)

My Boy Benji^h1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: S England| OR: 50

33/1

Modest gelding. Eighth of 9 in handicap (40/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 20 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 08470-8

(8)

Sao Timothy^h⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: R Stephens| OR: 48

10/1

Modest gelding. 4/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at Kempton (11f) 5 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: 05/945-7

Forecasts

Velvet Vulcan (5/2), Uther Pendragon (4/1), Reset Button (9/2), Socialist Agenda (7/1), Miss Sligo (15/2), Sao Timothy (10/1), International Law (11/1), Bella Bluesky (33/1), King Athelstan (33/1), My Boy Benji (33/1), Sugarpiehoneybunch (40/1), Lightning Spark (40/1)

VELVET VULCAN encountered traffic problems at a crucial stage when runner-up over C&D recently and, with the cheekpieces and tongue strap he sported for the first time that day on again, the 5-y-o is taken to go one better with Billy Loughnane in the hot-seat. Miss Sligo's record on artificial surfaces is solid and she rates the main danger ahead of Socialist Agenda.