20:30 Southwell

Tuesday 9 April 2024

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Bet On The Grand National At PlanetSportBet Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 3m 42.93s

(7)

Easy Equation^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 57| BF| CD

7/4

C&D winner who ran well when second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 37 days ago, needing stiffer test. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 4832-32

(8)

Balranald^v1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 52

28/1

Poor winner at 20f over hurdles. Last of 5 in handicap (66/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 28 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 745/775

(3)

Toscan Genius⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 50

8/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at this course (11.1f) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 61783-0

(6)

Foinix^v⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jim Crowley| T: J & S Best| OR: 51

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 9/4) 47 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 87-2233

(4)

Socialist Agenda^v⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: L Morgan| OR: 48| D

13/8

Modest maiden who checked out tamely at Wolverhampton (14f) 5 days ago.

Form: 6-63337

(1)

Quiet Thunder^b⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 45

28/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Hereford (19.7f, good to soft) 85 days ago. Modest on the Flat, ran below form on last run in this code.

Form: 430/608-

(2)

Thelastwinterarrow²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 45

22/1

Ran badly in first-time blinkers when down the field in 11-runner minor event (20/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 29 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-9750

Non-Runners

(5)

Three Dons⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Socialist Agenda (13/8), Easy Equation (7/4), Foinix (5/1), Three Dons (7/1), Toscan Genius (8/1), Thelastwinterarrow (22/1), Quiet Thunder (28/1), Balranald (28/1)

EASY EQUATION typically got tapped for foot a little as the pace lifted at Newcastle last time and, assuming he's ridden a bit more aggressively, he should be more than capable of defying his current mark. Foinix rates the main threat ahead of Three Dons.