20:30 Southwell

Friday 3 January 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 41.05s

(6)

Mercurius Power^t,p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 65| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Last of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 16/1) 6 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 194320

(8)

Distinction^v¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: J Mackie| OR: 64| D

50/1

Four wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win at Pontefract in July. Below-par seventh of 12 in handicap (80/1) at this C&D 15 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 104597-

(10)

Tea Sea¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 63| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 9/2) 14 days ago. Up 3 lb but he can make his presence felt once more.

Form: 25/8731-

(5)

Embarked^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 62| C

40/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 40/1) 24 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 168705-

(9)

Drifts Away⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Aidan Keeley| T: T Kent| OR: 62| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 13/8, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 41 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 731126-

(12)

Timebar⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 61

14/1

First run since leaving Richard Hannon when good fourth of 8 in handicap (50/1) at this course (6.1f) 67 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Possibilities.

Form: 8850/74-

(7)

Devasboy⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 60| D

11/2

Off 7 months/first run since leaving Ian Williams when a promising fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 13/2) 45 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 528924-

(4)

Billy McGarry⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Pinna⁽⁷⁾| T: M Herrington| OR: 56| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. 16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 41 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 611468-

(2)

Anif^p⁴⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 55| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 17/2) 46 days ago, suited by strong pace. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 138363-

(11)

Jaamir¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: James Owen| OR: 54

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good fourth of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 15 days ago, nearest finish. Merits serious consideration eased 1 lb.

Form: 0844-

Non-Runners

(3)

Light Up Our Stars¹³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: S Dixon J: Joey Haynes

(1)

Vecchio⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: S Dixon J: Elle-May Croot

Forecasts

Drifts Away (9/4), Jaamir (10/3), Tea Sea (4/1), Devasboy (11/2), Mercurius Power (13/2), Light Up Our Stars (12/1), Timebar (14/1), Vecchio (20/1), Anif (28/1), Billy McGarry (28/1), Embarked (40/1), Distinction (50/1)

DEVASBOY shaped well on his first run for Mick Appleby when fourth at Lingfield last time and is fancied to build on that and fend off James Owen's lightly-raced Jaamir who posted a very good fourth at Chelmsford on his recent handicap debut. C&D winner Tea Sea can also have a say in an intriguing contest.