17:30 Southwell

Wednesday 2 April 2025

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Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 28.66s

(4)

Northbound²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P D Niven| OR: 55| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago.

Form: 656-148

(1)

Heretic^p1,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 54

11/2

Back to form when third of 8 in handicap at this course (8.1f) 12 days ago. Headgear on 1st time. Merits consideration off same mark.

Form: 7700-63

(10)

Heerathetrack^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Tyler Heard| T: M D I Usher| OR: 54| D

7/1

4/1, won 11-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 25 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 587-331

(9)

Sam's Hope^t,v1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| D

11/1

Creditable second over C&D but not in same form at Wolverhampton 2 weeks ago. Headgear now applied and worth another chance.

Form: 06-0526

(3)

Spirit Of Bowland⁴⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Spencer| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 52| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (9/2). Off 13 months.

Form: 73367/6-

(8)

Galileo Glass^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 52| D

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 15 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-62730

(5)

Urban Dandy^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 51| BF| C

2/1

Course winner. Latest win at Newcastle in March. 5/2, creditable second of 12 in minor event at Newcastle (7.1f) 11 days ago. Player back in a handicap.

Form: 427212

(6)

Create^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 46| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 606-708

(7)

Vivency²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: J Mackie| OR: 45| D

25/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, last of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 23 days ago.

Form: 7-34369

(2)

Rainbow Mirage^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Laura Pearson| T: S Lycett| OR: 45| D

66/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 66/1, eighth of 12 in minor event at Newcastle (7.1f) 11 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 3000-58

Forecasts

Urban Dandy (2/1), Northbound (10/3), Heretic (11/2), Heerathetrack (7/1), Sam's Hope (11/1), Spirit Of Bowland (11/1), Galileo Glass (12/1), Create (16/1), Vivency (25/1), Rainbow Mirage (66/1)

HERETIC stepped up on his reappearance run when third off this career-low mark here 12 days ago and could be the answer with headgear applied. Sam's Hope, Urban Dandy and Heerathetrack make up the shortlist.