14:35 Southwell

Tuesday 31 January 2017

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Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 22.20s

1^st

Champ

511-4

8/15f

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Held up towards rear, headway and in touch after 7f, led on bit inside final 2f, pushed out inside final furlong, ran on, readily op 8/11 tchd 4/5

2^nd

3 ½

Grey Warbler

510-11

25/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings (5)

Mid-division, tracked leaders on outer over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to take 2nd final 50 yards, not pace of winner tchd 20/1

3^rd

Midnight Moss

511-4

9/4

T: K G ReveleyJ: Mr John Dawson (5)

Took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 2f, headed inside final 2f, ridden and no impression with winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 50 yards op 5/2 tchd 2/1

4^th

Parwich Lees

511-4

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

In touch, tracked leader 4f out to over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression op 12/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

Snow Castle

511-4

10/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never troubled leaders tchd 9/1

6^th

2 ½

Soffel

511-4

33/1

T: Laura MorganJ: Mr Tommie M O'Brien (7)

Mid-division, tracked leaders over 3f out, driven and one pace inside final 2f, weakened final furlong op 25/1

7^th

Oro Rebelde

410-7

150/1

T: G HanmerJ: Conor Shoemark

Held up, always towards rear tchd 200/1

8^th

Black Jack Jaxon

511-4

100/1

T: S FlookJ: Mr Ed Bailey (7)

Led 2f, tracked leader, lost place 4f out, weakened over 2f out

9^th

Bury The Evidence

410-0

66/1

T: D ShawJ: James Banks

Held up in rear, hung left from over 6f out, never a threat tchd 80/1

10^th

Caporali

410-7

25/1

T: J R JenkinsJ: Brendan Powell

Tracked leaders to over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £4.80, £1.10EX:£24.20Trifecta:£56.10SF:£28.08Swingers:£7.20, £1.10, £9.10

Forecasts

Champ (8/15), Midnight Moss (9/4), Parwich Lees (10/1), Snow Castle (10/1), Grey Warbler (25/1), Caporali (25/1), Soffel (33/1), Bury The Evidence (66/1), Black Jack Jaxon (100/1), Oro Rebelde (150/1)

As ever, there has to be an element of guesswork when siding with a debutante, but CHAMP has plenty going for him in terms of the way he can be expected to have been prepared for his racecourse bow. The mount of Barry Geraghty is out of a half-sister to the legendary Best Mate, so is unlikely to slip under the radar as far as the odds are concerned. However, he ticks too many boxes to be ignored and is selected in preference to Parwich Lees, who represents and in-form emerging yard, and Midnight Moss, who should know more about what is required of him this time around. Grey Warbler is another to bear in mind for a place in the frame if the market indicates she is ready to deliver at the first time of asking. 1. Champ 2. Parwich Lees 3. Midnight Moss