20:30 Southwell

Friday 31 January 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 26.47s

(8)

Tiger Crusade²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 85| CD

3/1

C&D winner. ended a long losing run with a bit to spare last time, making the most of a drop in grade to win a 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago, well on top at finish. Excellent chance running in the same grade off 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 56633-1

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(7)

Brasil Power^b1,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee| T: G Boughey| OR: 84| D

8/1

Latest win at Kempton in August. 20/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 13 days ago, hampered and not seen to best effect. Blinkers on first time but needs to step up on latest effort.

Form: 6120-66

(1)

Diamondonthehill^h²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 84| D

10/1

Had excuses on first run since leaving Michael Dods but bounced back last-time when third of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 66/1) 27 days ago, travelled well and good claims if he can prove as effective back at 7f.

Form: 78050-3

(4)

Mitrosonfire²¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 83| D

20/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2022. Below form fifth of 10 in a handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm, 9/2) back in June. Off 7 months and tough ask to take this on comeback.

Form: 47/5825-

(2)

Ziggy's Condor^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 81

4/1

Not disgraced when 5 lengths fourth of 12 to Legal Reform in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on today and holds each-way prospects.

Form: 76543-4

(10)

Legal Reform^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: M Herrington| OR: 80| CD

5/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 15/2, good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago, bumping into a well-treated rival. One for the shortlist.

Form: 7247-12

(3)

Abruzzo Mia¹¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 76| D

33/1

Latest win at Thirsk in July. 9/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good) and seemingly finding life tough off this kind of mark. Off 113 days but has run well fresh in the past.

Form: 361976-

(9)

Wilde And Dandy³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 67| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 9/4, creditable second of 12 in handicap at this C&D 34 days ago and entitled to be in the mix again.

Form: 913132-

Non-Runners

(5)

Justcallmepete³¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 6

T: H J Evans J: Joe Leavy

(6)

Three Yorkshiremen¹⁶

Weight: 8-4| Age: 5

T: M Wigham J: Hayley Turner

Forecasts

Legal Reform (5/2), Tiger Crusade (3/1), Ziggy's Condor (4/1), Wilde And Dandy (9/2), Brasil Power (8/1), Diamondonthehill (10/1), Justcallmepete (14/1), Mitrosonfire (20/1), Abruzzo Mia (33/1), Three Yorkshiremen (50/1)

TIGER CRUSADE scored in this grade earlier this month and faced with another 0-85 handicap here, he looks to have an excellent chance of following up that victory. Richard Kingscote is 1-1 on C&D winner Legal Reform, so he should run well along with Diamondonthehill who looks interesting dropped back to 7f having travelled well over an extended mile last time.