20:00 Southwell

Saturday 1 March 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 14.24s

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Backspin⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 72

5/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 6 in novice at Lingfield (7f, AW, 4/1) 42 days ago, running on. Needs to raise his game now handicapping but that's by no means impossible.

Form: 92-3

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(10)

Spiritualism^t¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Lemos Souza| OR: 72| D

33/1

Career best when winning 12-runner nursery at Kempton (6f, 28/1). Off 129 days ahead of this tapeta debut/first run for yard after leaving Amy Murphy. 2 lb rise fair and she needs considering.

Form: 43931-

(3)

Massimo Blue¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 72| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, career best when winning 7-runner maiden at Kempton (6f) 10 days ago, cosily. Likely to be in the thick of things on this handicap debut, provided that he proves equally effective on this surface.

Form: 5-341

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Alashos^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Farragher| T: James Horton| OR: 71| D

9/1

8/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he needs to find improvement from somewhere.

Form: 02143-6

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Tarlac¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: K Scott| OR: 71

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in novice at Thirsk (7f, good, 11/1). Off 6 months ahead of this yard/handicap debut. Others preferred.

Form: 047-

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Nad Alshiba Rain¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: James Owen| OR: 70

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Michael Appleby when creditable third of 11 in novice (18/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Looks vulnerable back in a handicap.

Form: 566-63

(1)

Horus³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: Michael Keady| OR: 70| D

4/1

Winner at Lingfield in December. 7/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 31 days ago, running on. Place possibilities.

Form: 4981-24

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Arabian Cobra^b1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 70

9/1

Below form fourth of 9 in novice at Newcastle (6f, 9/2) 37 days ago, never nearer. Could have a part to play if the first-time blinkers have an uplifting effect.

Form: 68527-4

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Triple Charged⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: L Williamson| OR: 68| BF

50/1

Respectable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (5/2) 46 days ago. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke and he's another who makes some each-way appeal.

Form: 37055-3

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Lucius Aurelius¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 64

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 11 in nursery at this C&D (4/1). Off 131 days and will need to pull out more if he's to open his account.

Form: 38443-

Non-Runners

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Early Release¹³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: P D Evans J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Backspin (5/4), Horus (4/1), Early Release (8/1), Arabian Cobra (9/1), Alashos (9/1), Lucius Aurelius (10/1), Massimo Blue (12/1), Tarlac (14/1), Nad Alshiba Rain (22/1), Spiritualism (33/1), Triple Charged (50/1)

Stepping back up to 6f in what promises to be a strongly-run race could be an ideal scenario for EARLY RELEASE, who was doing his best work at the finish when third off this mark in a 5f Lingfield handicap recently. Massimo Blue did the job well when opening his account at Kempton and he is greatly respected, while Spiritualism bagged a nursery when last seen in October and she is also shortlisted. Horus is worth a second look, too.