19:45 Southwell

Friday 28 March 2025

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 1m 28.44s

(2)

King Sharja¹⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57| D

8/1

13/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at this course (8.1f). Off 171 days and it's probably best to look elsewhere on this occasion.

Form: 119979-

(6)

American Star^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 56| D

22/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 18/1) 22 days ago and he's likely to come up short once again.

Form: 04807-8

(7)

Global Warning²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee| T: J Butler| OR: 56| D

20/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (80/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 23 days ago. Now 6 lb below last winning mark but he simply isn't the form to take advantage at present.

Form: 38-9857

(5)

Thanks Dad^v,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: S Dixon| OR: 56

8/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (20/1) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 545-539

(3)

Asadjumeirah^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 55

11/1

7/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 11 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 455225

(12)

Royal Justice⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 52

25/1

40/1, first run since leaving John & Sean Quinn when seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 53004-7

(11)

Embarked^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 51| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 883467

(10)

Match Anthem^v¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 51| BF| D

10/3

Creditable second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 3/1) 10 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 422332

(1)

Fifty Sent^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: S England| OR: 47

4/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. Twenty-two runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 8 in minor event (11/4) at Newcastle (8f) 21 days ago. Solid each-way chance.

Form: 774323

(4)

Mr Slicker^p⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 8-12| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: Sarah Hollinshead| OR: 46| D

5/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Twenty-two runs since last win in 2023. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (8.1f, 11/1) 7 days ago, better placed than most. Enters calculations.

Form: 238633

(9)

Cubanista²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Olly Williams| OR: 45| D

20/1

One win from 37 Flat runs. Thirty-one runs since last win in 2022. 20/1, last of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 22 days ago.

Form: 22549-0

Non-Runners

(8)

Lumenbourg²⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Match Anthem (10/3), Fifty Sent (4/1), Mr Slicker (5/1), Thanks Dad (8/1), King Sharja (8/1), Lumenbourg (8/1), Embarked (10/1), Asadjumeirah (11/1), Global Warning (20/1), Cubanista (20/1), American Star (22/1), Royal Justice (25/1)

MATCH ANTHEM has been holding his form abmirably well in recent months and everything appears to be in place for another bold show from the 4-y-o. He shades preference ahead of Lumenbourg, who wasn't at his best at Newcastle but scored over this C&D on penultimate start and should again be on the premises. Fifty Sent and Mr Slicker are others to consider.