15:05 Southwell

Thursday 2 October 2025

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Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 5m 6.7s

Heaven Smart^t,p⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 12-2| J: B S Hughes| T: L Morgan| OR: 88| D

3/1

Underwent breathing surgery before landing 7-runner handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago, always holding on. Leading player under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: P4PP-41

Atreides^t,p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C O'Farrell| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 93

11/2

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs but he shaped encouragingly when second of 5 in handicap chase at Fontwell (19.5f, good) 25 days ago. Can do better still on just his third run over fences.

Form: 24PP-72

Jobesgreen Lad^b,t⁷⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt| OR: 90| D

500/1

A dual chase scorer in 2022 but he comes here out of sorts, tried blinkered when pulled up in handicap chase at Worcester (20f, good) 70 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2-33PPP

Cawthorne Cracker^t,p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Toby Wynne| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 85

4/1

Got back on track after 3 months off when second of 8 in handicap chase (7/1) at Uttoxeter (16f, good) 21 days ago. Up in trip now and can make his presence felt.

Form: 353-552

Boskill Borden^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A Rees| OR: 84

20/1

On a long losing run over hurdles and only ninth of 11 in handicap at Stratford (16.3f, good) 26 days ago. Goes over fences with lots more required.

Form: 572369

Mr Mahler²⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 84

8/1

Points runner-up who has started well over fences, second of 10 in 2m3f Catterick handicap in January. Not dismissed on his seasonal return.

Form: 0/00342-

Greenways^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Benjamin Macey⁽⁷⁾| T: R Potter| OR: 83

13/2

Hurdles winner for Tom Symonds who held on gamely when opening chase account for this yard over C&D in July. Below par in chase/hurdle since so has a bit to prove now.

Form: 433139

Couldbeaweapon^b,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 80

11/4

It's now 18 runs since his last win in 2022 but he recorded a creditable third of 8 in handicap chase at Sedgefield (21.1f, good) 28 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts eased 1 lb.

Form: 732423

Across The Ocean^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr J Stevenson⁽⁷⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 76

400/1

Maiden lost his way in Ireland for Gavin Cromwell and has offered little for current connections, though his saddle slipped when pulled up early at Worcester last time.

Form: 970-P9P

Mawlood^b,t⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: James Davies| T: G Howell| OR: 62

250/1

Winless since 2021 and he comes here well out of sorts, eighth of 10 at Worcester (20f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 6-76568

Forecasts

Couldbeaweapon (11/4), Heaven Smart (3/1), Cawthorne Cracker (4/1), Atreides (11/2), Greenways (13/2), Mr Mahler (8/1), Boskill Borden (20/1), Mawlood (250/1), Across The Ocean (400/1), Jobesgreen Lad (500/1)

HEAVEN SMART showed the benefit of a wind op when going in at Perth last week and looks the way to go under a 7 lb penalty. Atreides could emerge as the main danger if, as expected, building on his Fontwell second with Cawthorne Cracker and Mr Mahler also in the picture.