17:40 Southwell

Wednesday 30 April 2025

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Join Southwell Golf Club Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 2m 38.48s

(10)

Foxlight⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ian Williams| CD

3/1

Sea The Stars gelding who made a winning start in an AW bumper at Lingfield (2m) in December. Maintained his unbeaten record when following up in an 8-runner C&D novice in February, seen to good effect coming off a strong gallop. This demands more conceding weight all round.

Form: 1

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(11)

Destination Unkown²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in novice at Redcar (10f, good, 50/1) 23 days ago. Staying handicaps entitled to be more his bag after this.

Form: 59

(2)

Fabuleux Du Clos^t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: S G West

300/1

Fair, 2-time winner over hurdles at up to 3m earlier in his career. However, off 15 months prior to a low-key debut effort on the Flat at Newcastle in March and well held returned to timber at Sedgefield (27f) 4 weeks ago. Passed over.

Form: 6

(5)

Stavvy²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jonny Peate| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

18/1

Fair bumper performer who won maiden event here (15.8f) in February of last year. Given a wind op ahead of return but offered little encouragement on first Flat start when fifth of 6 in novice at Ascot (12f) in October. Absent again since and handicaps later on could be more his bag.

Form: 5-

(8)

Damzon¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: H J Evans

250/1

Twice-raced maiden on Flat. 100/1, fourth of 5 in maiden at Kempton (11f) 15 days ago. Handicaps/over longer trips will likely prove more suitable moving forward in this sphere.

Form: 54

(1)

Regal River³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho

150/1

In the frame in a pair of bumpers before coming in third of 11 in maiden (22/1) at Kempton (12f) on Flat debut in March. However, not in same form when fifth of 7 in maiden at this C&D 33 days ago.

Form: 35

(4)

Palazzo Blu²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 84

5/4

Promising type who overcame greenness to make a winning debut at Chelmsford (10f) in November. Similar form when running on second of 7 in novice at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 25 days ago and he's of interest upped in trip with prospect of more to come.

Form: 1-2

(9)

Creating Mischief

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

25/1

Sottsass gelding. Dam, 8.3f-1½m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m (stayed 15f) Horseplay, won Lancashire Oaks and runner-up in Prix Royal-Oak.

Form:

(6)

Harpsichord²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| D

15/8

Promising individual who only needed minor progress from debut when getting off the mark in straightforward fashion in 6-runner novice (8/11) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 20 days ago, drawing clear final 1f. Another on the shortlist with further progress on the cards.

Form: 4-1

(12)

Masterofperfection²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: Dr R Newland

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. 6/1, fared no better than on debut 7 months earlier when fifth of 7 in maiden at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 29 days ago.

Form: 0-5

(7)

Peaky Blinder¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Farragher| T: A M Balding

20/1

Soldier Hollow colt who isn't without hope on paper but didn't show much when sixth of 9 in novice at Newbury (10f, good, 28/1) on debut 19 days ago. In good hands though, and this should reveal more.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

(3)

Raging Al³¹⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Tim Vaughan J: Rhys Clutterbuck

Forecasts

Palazzo Blu (5/4), Harpsichord (15/8), Foxlight (3/1), Raging Al (12/1), Stavvy (18/1), Peaky Blinder (20/1), Creating Mischief (25/1), Masterofperfection (40/1), Regal River (150/1), Damzon (250/1), Destination Unkown (250/1), Fabuleux Du Clos (300/1)

HARPSICHORD showed the benefit of her debut experience back from 4 months off when running out a dominant winner of a Lingfield novice 3 weeks ago and, appealing as the type to progress further, she looks to hold sound claims again. Palazzo Blu ran well when runner-up at Chelmsford 25 days ago and he's another on the shortlist now upped in trip. Foxlight who is 2-2 to date can do best of the older brigade.