17:30 Southwell

Saturday 17 January 2026

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Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 43.21s

(7)

Fermain^t1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Grace McEntee| T: G Boughey| OR: 69

14/1

Winner of 6f novice at Leicester in October but has struggled in AW handicaps since. Now steps up significantly in trip with a tongue tie added.

Form: 331676-

(2)

Charming Doll¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mason Paetel⁽⁵⁾| T: I Mohammed| OR: 69

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, fourth of 7 in C&D novice 16 days ago. His opening handicap mark looks quite stiff on face of things.

Form: 63-4

(10)

Mr Wonka^v³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: H Palmer| OR: 68

2/1

Fair maiden. Visored first time, seventh of 8 in nursery (11/1) at Kempton (7f) 38 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 492357-

(4)

Beckon²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: George Wood| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 68| D

6/4

Promising type. 10/3, won 7-runner novice at Newcastle (1m) 28 days ago, pushed out. Should have more to offer and an opening mark in the 60s could prove lenient.

Form: 431-

(8)

Norcross Brow³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 67

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, last of 8 in novice at Chelmsford 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must bounce back.

Form: 028-

(11)

Popty Ping^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C J Whiteley⁽⁷⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62| C

17/2

Course winner in December. Creditable second of 5 in nursery at Newcastle (7f, 4/1) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 632312-

(6)

Archangel Josepi^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 61

9/1

Maiden. Cheekpieces on first time, third of 5 in handicap at this course (7f, 16/1) 14 days ago. Might prove vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.

Form: 46424-3

(5)

Crystal Aurora⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: S D Bowen| T: I Furtado| OR: 58

33/1

Modest form. Seventh of 9 in nursery (40/1) at this course (7f) 50 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 739637-

(1)

Sweet Mabel²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rowan Scott| T: D Loughnane| OR: 56

25/1

Little impact in novice/maidens but handicaps provide her with a more realistic chance.

Form: 958-

Non-Runners

(3)

Five Cay⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: Jack Morland J: Callum Shepherd

(9)

Maskatto¹⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Beckon (6/4), Mr Wonka (2/1), Maskatto (5/2), Five Cay (8/1), Popty Ping (17/2), Archangel Josepi (9/1), Fermain (14/1), Charming Doll (18/1), Norcross Brow (20/1), Sweet Mabel (25/1), Crystal Aurora (33/1)

BECKON could be underestimated by an opening mark in the 60s and gets the vote ahead of fellow last-time-out scorer Maskatto. The shortlist is completed by Five Cay, another having his first start in a handicap.