16:20 Southwell

Saturday 31 May 2025

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Grace & Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 58.85s

(1)

Agent Mayfair^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Won 9-runner handicap at Bath (5.7f, good to firm, 2/1) 17 days ago, showing a good attitude to edge ahead close home. Expected to be firmly in the mix up 2 lb back on AW.

Form: 122541

(7)

Arlington^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 54| CD

85/40

Posted a career best when making all over C&D at the beginning of the month. Well-beaten back on turf at Ripon 13 days ago but all 3 career victories have come on artificial surfaces and no surprise to see him bounce back.

Form: 724017

(2)

Street Life^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 54| CD

5/1

3-time C&D winner who built on a pair of good placed efforts when adding to his tally in 8-runner handicap (14/1) at Chepstow (5.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Likely to go well again in this groove.

Form: 090231

(6)

Colors Of Freedom⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 54| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 10/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 4 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Return to class 6 company rates a plus ahead of this.

Form: 131-407

(5)

Forest Gunner⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 52

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden who showed much more than previously starting out for new yard/after 16 months off when third in a Wolverhampton novice (5.1f) in January. Not kicked on in trio of handicap starts since, however.

Form: 00/3577

(8)

Kipp Kelly³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: D Shaw| OR: 48| BF

18/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 9/4, may of found race coming too soon when 5 lengths fourth of 9 to Arlington in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago. Better showing certainly not ruled out.

Form: 355524

(4)

Marcus^p,h¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Rob Hornby| T: C Wallis| OR: 45

22/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good, 12/1) 11 days ago. Refitting of a hood may well help but he's had plenty of chances from his basement mark already.

Form: 6237-39

Non-Runners

(3)

Dash Gordon⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: Joe Ponting J: Dylan Hogan

Forecasts

Agent Mayfair (15/8), Arlington (85/40), Street Life (5/1), Forest Gunner (17/2), Colors Of Freedom (11/1), Dash Gordon (12/1), Kipp Kelly (18/1), Marcus (22/1)

ARLINGTON needs to shrug off a lesser effort at Ripon 2 weeks ago, yet he'd previously run out an impressive winner from the front over C&D so, returned to this surface, he could be worth chancing to quickly bounce back. Last-time-out winner's Agent Mayfair and Street Life rate next best. Kipp Kelly isn't out of things either having been given more of a break ahead of this.