19:30 Southwell

Sunday 10 March 2024

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 27.16s

(8)

Porfin^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 55| D

11/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Kempton (6f) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not firing at present but this is a drop in grade.

Form: 787-646

(6)

Stoic Syd^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Swift| T: I Furtado| OR: 55| C

13/8

Course winner. 5/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Kempton (8f) 32 days ago. Excellent chance of landing the hat-trick in a weak contest.

Form: 763-511

(10)

Urban Dandy³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 54| BF| C

7/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 9/4, again shaped as if still in form when fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 31 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 326464

(3)

Absolute Dream^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 53| D

12/1

18/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 19 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 04-7038

(4)

Ana Emaraaty^b³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 48

9/2

2/1, career best when winning 9-runner minor event at Newcastle (8f) 3 days ago, digging deep. Blinkers back on. Should give his running again but there's more on his plate under a penalty.

Form: 635-521

(7)

Buraback^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 52| D

28/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 22/1, last of 8 in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 235-588

(5)

Fantasy Navigator^b³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: M Appleby| OR: 51

6/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. Ninth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Newcastle (6f) 3 days ago. Needs to bounce back quickly.

Form: 0-54179

(9)

Cubanista²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Fentiman| T: Olly Williams| OR: 49| D

14/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. Below form fifth of 12 in minor event (10/3) at Newcastle (6f) 26 days ago. Could get back on track.

Form: 96-5335

(1)

Balmy Breese^b⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: J Mackie| OR: 45

11/1

8/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 50 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. First run for yard after leaving Sarah Hollinshead.

Form: 855-436

Non-Runners

(2)

Locked N' Loaded²⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

Forecasts

Stoic Syd (13/8), Ana Emaraaty (9/2), Fantasy Navigator (6/1), Urban Dandy (7/1), Locked N' Loaded (10/1), Porfin (11/1), Balmy Breese (11/1), Absolute Dream (12/1), Cubanista (14/1), Buraback (28/1)

STOIC SYD is thriving and most of his rivals are out of sorts, so this looks an excellent opportunity for him to complete the hat-trick. Urban Dandy and Locked N' Loaded have both been shaping better than the result, so they're considered the main dangers.