16:10 Southwell

Thursday 3 October 2024

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Carl Stocks Memorial Karaoke Stakes Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 0.19s

Belvedere Blast^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny McMenamin| T: A Keatley| OR: 115| D

12/1

Scored at Hexham in June but three lesser efforts since, fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (27f, good) 10 days ago. Back down in trip with more needed.

Form: 531P64

Light Fandango^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 115

12/1

Made a winning start for yard at Uttoxeter in July but a below-form third of 8 in novice hurdle at Worcester (20f, good) 43 days ago. Needs to bounce back now going into handicaps.

Form: 5313

West Warhorse^h²³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 112| D

14/1

Got off the mark at Fakenham in December and not disgraced when third of 4 in novice hurdle there (20f, soft) when last seen out 7 months ago, though he hung badly right. Needs to hit the ground running on his handicap debut.

Form: 6/871P3-

Tideways Hero^e/c1,t1⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Theo Gillard| T: M E Sowersby| OR: 108

100/1

A fair winning ex-Irish hurdler for Henry de Bromhead but has fallen on both starts over fences at Tipperary and Wexford this summer. Needs to bounce back for new handler with eyeshields/tongue strap on.

Form: 43-17FF

In The Air¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 106

10/11

A triple hurdles winner for Gary Moore but failed to fire for Adam West. Starts out with Nicky Henderson on a good mark so remains one to consider.

Form: P00P0-4

Bashful Boy^b³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 105

9/2

Refitted with blinkers when a resurgent fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Fontwell (21.8f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Needs to back it up now.

Form: 604-704

Kosasiempre²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C Gethings| T: S Edmunds| OR: 102

5/1

Dual 2m4f winner at Market Rasen early this summer. Off 3 months before a fading fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Worcester (20f, good) 22 days ago. Can go well with that run under her belt.

Form: 8PP-115

Summer Gale²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: James Bowen| T: C Hobson| OR: 100

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up on last hurdle run in 2m4f Fakenham maiden so lots more needed now going into handicaps.

Form: 83/56P-

Neigh Botha^t,p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Toby Wynne⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 99| CWS

11/1

Made a successful return over fences at Southwell (2m) in June and backed it up with a good third at Worcester. Jumping issues quickly resurfaced at Bangor last time, though. Since had a wind op and not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 345-13P

Forecasts

In The Air (10/11), Bashful Boy (9/2), Kosasiempre (5/1), Neigh Botha (11/1), Belvedere Blast (12/1), Light Fandango (12/1), West Warhorse (14/1), Tideways Hero (100/1), Summer Gale (150/1)

KOSASIEMPRE should be spot on after her recent Worcester fifth so is fancied to bag a third success of the season at the chief expense of Nicky Henderson's handily-weighted new recruit In The Air. Light Fandango fluffed his lines at Worcester last time but still needs considering on his first go in handicaps along with Neigh Botha who resumes after breathing surgery.