16:45 Southwell

Saturday 14 December 2024

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Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 40.74s

(6)

Bowood⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 78| D

6/1

Completed a 1m turf hat-trick in July/August. Respectable sixth of 11 in C&D handicap (22/1) 54 days ago.

Form: 711106

(10)

Pasha^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 78| D

16/1

Winner at Nottingham in August. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (1¼m) 11 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-51743

(11)

He's A Gentleman^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 77| D

12/1

Latest win at Ayr in July. 14/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 28 days ago.

Form: 210295

(8)

Modern Times^t,v1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 77

22/1

Maiden. 12/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7f) 28 days ago. Has first-time visor added to regular tongue tie. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 620030

(9)

Master Of Combat²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: K Frost| OR: 76| D

11/4

Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. Only eighth of 12 back there since.

Form: 088818

(3)

Feel The Need²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 76

7/2

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7f, 17/2) 28 days ago, left with too much to do. Can make presence felt.

Form: 274555

(12)

Siam Fox^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: K Frost| OR: 76| D

25/1

7/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) 43 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 479344

(2)

Imperial Fighter^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 75

40/1

Useful in his prime but 19 runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (1¼m, 50/1) 11 days ago. Hard to make a case for on recent efforts.

Form: 008099

(1)

Hitched^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 75| D

9/1

On a 4-timer after wins on 1m AW wins at Lingfield (twice) and Newcastle last month. Even a further 6 lb rise may not stop him.

Form: 954111

(7)

Spectacular Style^h⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 74

4/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (11/4) at Hamilton (1½mf, good) 82 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 214-947

Non-Runners

(5)

Cosmos Raj²⁵⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: D O'Meara J: Mark Winn

(4)

Repertoire⁶⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: D M Simcock J: Taryn Langley

Forecasts

Master Of Combat (11/4), Feel The Need (7/2), Spectacular Style (4/1), Bowood (6/1), Cosmos Raj (7/1), Hitched (9/1), He's A Gentleman (12/1), Pasha (16/1), Repertoire (20/1), Modern Times (22/1), Siam Fox (25/1), Imperial Fighter (40/1)

HITCHED is on a roll and is taken to defy the handicapper again. Feel The Need requires things to fall right but he shaped quite well when running on from too far back at Newcastle last month and is second choice ahead of Pasha.