16:55 Southwell

Sunday 6 April 2025

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Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 14.18s

(3)

Diligent Harry^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 108| C| D

13/2

Won listed events over 6f at Lingfield and 5f here last February but not in the same form when fourth then fifth in those same races this time round. Drops into a handicap now but only a return to his very best will suffice from such a lofty mark.

Form: 3307-45

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(1)

Purosangue¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 105| D

11/2

Smart performer who was runner-up at listed/Group 3 level in the second half of 2024. Changed hands for 150,000 gns last autumn but has remained in the same yard. Has been gelded ahead of this reappearance and AW debut.

Form: 592027-

(10)

Wiltshire¹⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 104| D

6/1

Smart effort to win a 6f Newcastle handicap last summer and ended 2024 with a creditable third in a listed race there. Successful on his reappearance last year and has to enter calculations for his top yard.

Form: 101283-

(2)

Shartash²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 104| D

14/1

Listed winner last spring and returned with a good third in 6f Lingfield handicap at the end of February. His subsequent C&D run was disappointing, though.

Form: 3560-30

(7)

Korker¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 104

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023 but recorded some good efforts last year, including third in Ayr Gold Cup off this mark. Well held in listed race at Doncaster (6f, heavy) on final start. Off 148 days.

Form: 423359-

(5)

Holkham Bay¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 99| D

11/1

Wrapped up a good 2024 campaign with a 6f Ascot win in October. Had next-time-out winners behind in second/third (including reopposing Ferrous) so he could still be nicely handicapped off 4 lb higher.

Form: 211071-

(12)

Strike Red¹⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 99| D

33/1

Latest win at York in October. Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, heavy) final start. Off 148 days. No great record first time up so might be best watched this time.

Form: 629019-

(14)

Ferrous³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J Channon| OR: 98| D

9/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Lingfield (6f) on reappearance 37 days ago, driven out. A 4 lb rise looks fair but stall 14 could be awkward.

Form: 30053-1

(8)

Vintage Clarets¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 97

50/1

Add 2 more 5f wins on soft/heavy ground last autumn. Well held at Doncaster final start. Has gone well fresh before but all his wins have come over the minimum trip.

Form: 801210-

(11)

Spangled Mac^t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 96| D

25/1

Seven wins from 24 Flat runs. Fit from a spell in Bahrain, winning over 6f on turf in January but fifth is the best he managed in 3 subsequent starts.

Form: 78-1050

(6)

Aramram⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 91| BF| D

3/1

Three wins from 10 runs last year and took another step forward when head second 12 in 6f Kempton handicap on reappearance last weekend. Big player with further progress likely.

Form: 31217-2

Non-Runners

(4)

Woolhampton¹⁶²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: B R Millman J: Oliver Searle

(9)

Malc⁷⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: R A Fahey J: O J Orr

(13)

Billyjoh⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Aramram (3/1), Ferrous (9/2), Purosangue (11/2), Wiltshire (6/1), Diligent Harry (13/2), Holkham Bay (11/1), Billyjoh (12/1), Shartash (14/1), Malc (18/1), Spangled Mac (25/1), Korker (25/1), Woolhampton (25/1), Strike Red (33/1), Vintage Clarets (50/1)

A very useful handicap. ARAMRAM looks capable of better again on the back of an encouraging reappearance second at Kempton last weekend and can go one better now. Wiltshire won on last year's reappearance and did well on Newcastle's tapeta later in the year so he's second choice ahead of Ferrous, who still looks nicely treated up 4 lb for Lingfield but has drawn the outside stall.