18:43 Southwell

Thursday 29 August 2024

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Tote.co.uk Live On The Racing App Racing League Race 38 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League)

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 1m 12.09s

(3)

Be Frank^p⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: T E Whelan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 81| BF| D

11/1

Dual 6f winner who shaped well in some strong earl-season handicaps on turf. Respectable fourth in first-time cheekpieces when fourth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (6f) in June and he's very interesting having joined new yard for 56,000 gns in July.

Form: 17-4394

(5)

Jungle Land⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 82| D

85/40

Kodiac gelding who finished runner-up on first 2 starts and made most of good opportunity when making all in 12-runner maiden at Redcar (6f, soft) back in May. Joined new connections for 60,000 gns in July and he boasts a positive profile moving into handicaps.

Form: 221

(10)

Expert Agent¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: N Callan| T: S C Williams| OR: 79| D

33/1

Latest win at Windsor in July. 28/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago, meeting some trouble but never a major threat. Little bit more needed.

Form: 805010

(6)

Antiphon²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 76| D

28/1

Narrow winner at Windsor in the spring and plenty of decent efforts in defeat since, perhaps not helped by being pestered for the lead when fifth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good) 20 days ago. Starts out for new yard now and likely he'll face pressure on the front end again.

Form: 493325

(9)

Habooba^b,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: T Kent| OR: 76| D

11/1

Firmly back on track returned to all-weather, typically ridden positively to land handicaps at Kempton/Wolverhampton (both at 6f) in recent months. Handicapper applies further pressure but she's of interest again in hat-trick bid.

Form: 320611

(7)

Kodiac Thriller¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: C Hills| OR: 78

8/1

AW novice winner in December who, having been gelded, ran right up to his best when second of 12 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Entitled to be thereabouts again on tapeta debut.

Form: 21-3442

(12)

Havana Rum²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| D

12/1

Latest win at Pontefract in July. Good second of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Chepstow (6.1f, good to soft) 21 days ago, running on. Consistency hard to knock and each-way claims despite a wide draw.

Form: 632152

(11)

Grenham Bay^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 72| D

9/1

Latest win at Kempton (6f) in March. 16/1, good third of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago, keeping on. This looks a little tougher.

Form: 213473

(8)

Sondad²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

4/1

Progressive 3-y-o who opened his account at Ripon (6f) in July and he found plenty for pressure when following up on handicap debut over C&D 4 weeks ago. That unlikely to prove his limit and worth a look up 4 lb.

Form: 5-411

(4)

Northern Spirit^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 71| D

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2023 but eased in weights and ran best race of the campaign when second of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 9/1) 7 days ago. Return to 6f in his favour and he's another who needs factoring into calculations.

Form: 449372

(14)

Lihou¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: P D Evans| OR: 71| C| D

66/1

Course winner who has steadily eased in the weights this year and capitalised on drop in grade when winning 11-runner handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Remains with plenty of handicapping scope up just 2 lb but this understandably tougher.

Form: 472631

(1)

Wichahpi^p⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 66| D

40/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 12/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Remains unexposed on artificial surfaces but this demands more under a penalty.

Form: 241231

Non-Runners

(2)

Baba Reza²⁵

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Miss J A Camacho J: D Allan

(13)

Muscika¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 10

T: D O'Meara J: Cieren Fallon

Forecasts

Jungle Land (85/40), Sondad (4/1), Northern Spirit (15/2), Kodiac Thriller (8/1), Grenham Bay (9/1), Habooba (11/1), Be Frank (11/1), Havana Rum (12/1), Muscika (14/1), Baba Reza (16/1), Antiphon (28/1), Expert Agent (33/1), Wichahpi (40/1), Lihou (66/1)

BE FRANK's early-season form proved particularly strong so, starting out for new connections from a handy draw, he could well be worth siding with to come out on top on his AW debut. Unsurprisingly, plenty in opposition hold solid claims, dangers headed up by Sondad, Kodiac Thriller and Jungle Land. Northern Spirit also commands a second look operating from an attractive mark.