20:15 Southwell

Friday 31 October 2025

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Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 40.72s

(5)

Heretic^t⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M Herrington| OR: 51| CD

13/8

Showed improvement when third (16/1) over C&D 15 days ago. Won as 5/2 favourite in a field of 10 over C&D 7 days ago, always well positioned before taking the lead over 2f out. Looks capable of running well again despite the penalty at a course he clearly handles well.

Form: 466531

(6)

Outrace^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 54| D

9/1

Form has been poor this year apart from a Bath third in May. Finished last of 10 in handicap at Kempton (17/2) 30 days ago racing wide and never competitive. Sean Levey back aboard for this drop in grade but can only be considered if market suggests a revival.

Form: 073U00

(1)

Back From Dubai³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 53| CD

7/2

Consistent performer with 5 course wins including 3 over C&D. Finished second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 32 days ago, disputing the lead early and remaining prominent before just failing in the final 100 yards. Cheekpieces removed but going through a good spell at present. Solid claims.

Form: 154522

(2)

Duke Orsino³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonny Peate| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 54

40/1

Modest form since stable change, most recently 7th of 10 in handicap at Kempton (22/1) 30 days ago. Needs significant improvement to be competitive.

Form: 74-8867

(3)

Dash Power⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 48

11/1

Has shown little form following encouraging stable debut, seventh of 10 in handicap over C&D (22/1) 7 days ago, didn't fire without usual headgear after 3 months off. Needs to recapture earlier form.

Form: 827567

(10)

Homme De Fer²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 46| BF

3/1

Showing improvement in recent AW handicaps including 4th at this C&D, ran well when 2nd of 11 at Wolverhampton (10/3) 25 days ago despite hanging left behind a well-handicapped winner. Should be competitive here.

Form: 600-442

(8)

Tootsie⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 48

12/1

Been struggling for form until third of 10 in handicap at this course and distance (18/1) 7 days ago, showing improvement when finishing well despite not settling fully early. Could build on that better effort back at this venue.

Form: 370843

(7)

Vecchio^p1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

33/1

Remains a maiden after 24 starts, finishing sixth of 7 at Newcastle (40/1) 14 days ago, dwelt and made no impact. First-time cheekpieces on but hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 007976

(4)

Kath's Tipple^p1⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rowan Scott| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 46

100/1

Shown very little in four starts, finishing last of 11 on handicap debut at Newcastle (22/1) 53 days ago. First-time cheekpieces and step up in trip need to spark significant improvement.

Form: 5670

(9)

Poke The Bear^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: Hayley Burton| OR: 45

20/1

Stepped up on reappearance when fourth earlier this month but well beaten ninth of 12 at Chelmsford (33/1) 8 days ago when always behind and racing wide. Best not judged too harshly on that run and no surprise to see him more competitive here.

Form: 606-049

Forecasts

Heretic (13/8), Homme De Fer (3/1), Back From Dubai (7/2), Outrace (9/1), Dash Power (11/1), Tootsie (12/1), Poke The Bear (20/1), Vecchio (33/1), Duke Orsino (40/1), Kath's Tipple (100/1)

BACK FROM DUBAI brings strong course form with five wins here and was only narrowly denied over C&D recently. This could be run to suit and he's fancied to bag another victory at this track, while Heretic landed a convincing win over C&D seven days ago and can go well under a penalty. Tootsie bounced back to form last time and should be in the mix again.