18:45 Southwell

Thursday 14 March 2024

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Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 2m 25.24s

(2)

Max Of Stars⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 55

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat who has developed into a fair performer over hurdles, gaining fourth success at Market Rasen (16.5f) in September. Good efforts on 2 of her 3 starts since, second in listed juvenile at Doncaster (16.6f) in January. Appeals from this mark back on the level.

Form: 7794-

(8)

Sky Dancer¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Crawley| OR: 54

2/1

Lightly-raced maiden who cemented positive start for new yard when second of 11 in a C&D handicap 16 days ago, headed last ½f and keeping on. Rates a likely player again.

Form: 0690/22

(4)

Trusty Scout¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 54

9/4

Creditable second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 16 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations.

Form: 272232

(6)

Latest Edition¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 52

33/1

18/1, first run since leaving K. R. Burke when ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 054-879

(3)

Opticality^v²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Hunt| OR: 51

8/1

Winner at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in October. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 9/1) 29 days ago, not ideally placed. Not out of things.

Form: 35177-4

(7)

Defence Treaty^p,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: S Dixon| OR: 50| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 7/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Nigel Twiston-Davies and no surprise to see him give another good account.

Form: 589-553

Non-Runners

(5)

Moai⁴⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: I Furtado J: Elle-May Croot

(1)

Barbarosa¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: C Hobson J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Sky Dancer (2/1), Trusty Scout (9/4), Max Of Stars (3/1), Opticality (8/1), Moai (12/1), Barbarosa (12/1), Defence Treaty (14/1), Latest Edition (33/1)

It could be worth siding with MAX OF STARS, who has built up a good strike rate over hurdles (fair form) since last seen in this sphere and she could well prove her mark a lenient one back on the level. Sky Dancer has made a bright start for Matt Crawley and is respected, with Trusty Scout and Defence Treaty next best.