18:15 Southwell

Saturday 16 March 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Classified Stakes

Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 29.0s

(2)

Atrafan^v1⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: A D Brown| OR: 46| CD

22/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (6f) 9 days ago. Hopes pinned on the first-time visor giving him a lift.

Form: 325906

(8)

Brother Dave⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 49| BF

16/5

Modest gelding. 3/1, respectable length third of 12 to Broxi in minor event at Newcastle (7.1f) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Should give another good account.

Form: 5-40223

(11)

Cubanista⁶

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

11/4

Modest gelding. One win from 28 Flat runs. Twenty-two runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, good third of 9 in handicap at this C&D 6 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 6-53353

(12)

Hawajes¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48| BF| CD

6/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner last month. 11/5, respectable seventh of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-82177

(1)

Kraken Diamond^p⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 50| BF

4/1

Modest gelding. 5/4, fifth of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 4 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Definite chance if he gets a decent pace to aim at back down in trip here.

Form: 000-825

(9)

My Boy Jack⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 50

17/2

Modest gelding. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 13/2) 5 days ago, merely closing up late. Others preferred.

Form: 567328

(7)

Nordic Star³⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: K Frost| OR: 49

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f). Off 12 months ahead of this debut for new yard and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 880/9-

(6)

Queens Award²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 48

22/1

Modest filly. Eighth of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW, 14/1) 26 days ago, very slowly away. Has work to do.

Form: 87-7778

(5)

Written Broadcast^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 47| CD

15/2

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Three wins from 22 runs last year. 10/1, good 1½ lengths fifth of 12 to Broxi in minor event at Newcastle (7.1f) 9 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 78-9545

Non-Runners

(10)

Broxi²

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: I Furtado J: Elle-May Croot

(4)

Doves Of Peace¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M L W Bell J: Non Runner

(3)

Storm Asset⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Millie Wonnacott

Forecasts

Cubanista (11/4), Brother Dave (16/5), Kraken Diamond (4/1), Storm Asset (11/2), Hawajes (6/1), Doves Of Peace (6/1), Broxi (6/1), Written Broadcast (15/2), My Boy Jack (17/2), Queens Award (22/1), Atrafan (22/1), Nordic Star (33/1)

In the hope that he gets a strong pace to aim at back down in trip here, KRAKEN DIAMOND gets the nod. The steady gallop at Newcastle during the week didn't do him any favours and a reproduction of his near miss at Kempton last month would give him every chance. Storm Asset put in a good shift when runner-up in a classified event last time and he is feared most, while Brother Dave is one of a handful with decent each-way claims.