18:00 Southwell

Thursday 21 March 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 27.12s

(3)

Engineer^p³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 80

6/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Winner at Wolverhampton in November. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Kempton (6f) 32 days ago.

Form: 312-24

(1)

Drama^t¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 79

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. 20/1, good fourth of 22 in valuable sales event at Newmarket (6f, good to firm), helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Off 166 days/gelded. Makes tapeta debut. Opening mark looks high enough.

Form: 4104-

(7)

Daring Legend¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 79

4/1

Improved when winning 7-runner handicap at Newcastle (6f, 11/8) 14 days ago, keeping on well. That was only his second start for current connections and sure to go well again.

Form: 0464-31

(5)

Flag Carrier^b⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 78| D

14/1

3/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Kempton (7f) 59 days ago, leading 1f out then hanging right (also unruly to post and unseated rider). First run for yard after leaving Harry Eustace.

Form: 2342-61

(2)

Smart Vision²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 77| D

7/1

Improved when winning 8-runner event on handicap bow (11/4) at Newcastle (7.1f) 28 days ago, plenty in hand. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 543-1

(8)

Commander Of Life¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: M Botti| OR: 76

22/1

Eighth of 12 in nursery (18/1) at Kempton (6f). Off 134 days/gelded. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving S. P. C. Woods. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 821408-

(4)

Inner Temple⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 76| D

8/1

Thrice-raced winner. Won 8-runner maiden at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 6/4) 79 days ago, unchallenged. Makes handicap debut having been gelded. May well do better again.

Form: 33-1

(10)

Celtic Warrior¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 17 in valuable sales event (50/1) at Doncaster (6.5f, good to soft). Off 6 months/gelded. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 630-

(9)

Runaround Sioux²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Jack Gilligan| T: B R Millman| OR: 68

13/2

Improved when winning 8-runner event on handicap bow at Chelmsford City (6f, 5/1) 26 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Makes tapeta debut. Remains unexposed and likely to go well again.

Form: 5-661

Non-Runners

(6)

Ippotheos¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Drama (7/2), Daring Legend (4/1), Engineer (6/1), Runaround Sioux (13/2), Smart Vision (7/1), Inner Temple (8/1), Celtic Warrior (17/2), Flag Carrier (14/1), Ippotheos (20/1), Commander Of Life (22/1)

SMART VISION had plenty in hand when making a winning handicap bow at Newcastle 4 weeks ago so can defy a 3 lb rise. Runaround Sioux has a similar profile to the selection so is feared most ahead of Daring Legend and Inner Temple.