13:30 Southwell

Sunday 14 December 2025

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Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 1.24s

Boston Savr

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill

17/2

Milan gelding. Brother to a point winner and closely related to useful hurdler/chaser Crosshill (2m-21f winner, by Sholokhov), stays 3m: dam (h98) bumper winner. Pedigree offers some hope and worth a market check on debut.

Form:

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Irandando Has¹¹⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Toby Wynne| T: S AllwoodWS

25/1

Fairly useful second in listed newcomers race at Auteuil on hurdling debut/sole start for Francois Nicolle in September 2022. That form has substance but he's clearly had issues (off over 3 years) and betting should guide on first start for new yard following wind surgery (tongue tie removed).

Form: 2/

Liam Mera Kai¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Bowen| T: W Greatrex| OR: 111| D

11/10

Impressive bumper winner on debut in March and has made a promising start over hurdles, building on hurdle debut when runner-up at Hereford (16.2f). He's not the finished article (jumped novicey last time) and there should be improvement to come.

Form: 1-32

Minstrel Knight²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: E Bethell

7/2

Fairly useful stayer on Flat and shaped well on hurdle debut, would have finished second (no match for winner) but for falling 2 out at Wetherby (16f, soft) 29 days ago. Should improve if none the worse for that experience.

Form: F

Our Super Six^p1⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: M Keighley

50/1

Best effort in bumpers when third of 5 at Plumpton on reappearance but went with little encouragement on hurdle debut at Exeter (18.5f, good) 54 days ago (lost a shoe). Something to prove back down in trip with cheekpieces fitted.

Form: 54-3P

Shade Of Winter^h³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: Evan Williams| OR: 113

9/4

Runner-up only start in bumpers and showed promise when placed at Chepstow all 3 outings over hurdles last season. Plenty to like about that form and would be in the mix if back on song (well held on reappearance/handicap debut at Cheltenham last month).

Form: 22/322-0

Sweeper System¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: S Allwood

125/1

Maiden pointer showed a bit more than on hurdle debut when fifth of 12 in a novice hurdle at Bangor (16.7f, heavy, 200/1) 15 days ago. Looks a longer-term project.

Form: 7PU3-65

Thesoldiersminit¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Andrews⁽³⁾| T: S Allwood

200/1

Well beaten on his only outing in bumpers and no show in two Bangor novice hurdles last month (in rear when unseating last latterly). Little interest this side of handicaps.

Form: 78U

This Sway²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: David Bass| T: M Comley

200/1

Disappointed since debut bumper fourth, faring no better switched to hurdles this season. Hard to fancy back down in trip.

Form: 48PP

Non-Runners

Zamek²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: O Murphy J: S Bowen

Forecasts

Liam Mera Kai (11/10), Zamek (15/8), Shade Of Winter (9/4), Minstrel Knight (7/2), Boston Savr (17/2), Irandando Has (25/1), Our Super Six (50/1), Sweeper System (125/1), This Sway (200/1), Thesoldiersminit (200/1)

A well-backed runner-up on hurdle/stable debut last month, ZAMEK has solid claims to go one better. Fairly useful Flat performer Minstrel Knight shaped encouragingly prior to falling on hurdles bow and rates a danger, along with bumper winner Liam Mera Kai who looks far from the finished article over hurdles. Shade of Winter would be interesting if recapturing the form shown in maiden/novice hurdles at Chepstow last season.