20:00 Southwell

Tuesday 14 March 2023

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Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 45.56s

1^st

(1)

Scarborough Castle

69-6

4/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Callum Shepherd

Made all, set steady pace until quickened over 2f out, ridden and battled on gamely final furlong, unchallenged op 9/2

2^nd

(2)

Fighting Poet

59-2

10/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: R Havlin

Tracked leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and battled on final furlong, just held

3^rd

(6)

Bond Spirit

49-0

2/1f

T: L AllanJ: Dylan Hogan

Steadied start, held up disputing 5th, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on in 3rd final furlong, not quite pace to challenge op 9/5

4^th

(4)

Soaring Star

69-8

11/2

T: P A KirbyJ: G Lee

Held up disputing 5th, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on in 4th final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 8/1

5^th

(5)

Bug Boy

79-1

8/1

T: A G NewcombeJ: William Cox

Raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on again towards finish, never going pace to threaten tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2

6^th

(3)

Claddaghduff

59-7

16/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Saffie Osborne

Tracked winner, hung right under pressure 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened final furlong op 12/1

7^th

(8)

Victoriano

79-9

20/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson

Awkwardly away, always behind op 18/1

8^th

1 ¼

(7)

Purple Ice

49-9

5/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Always behind op 9/2 tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

(9)

Testing Faith³¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: David Egan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.40, £2.70, £1.20EX:£38.40Trifecta:£130.10Tricast:£102.39SF:£43.66Swingers:£4.70, £2.50, £4.40

Forecasts

Bond Spirit (2/1), Scarborough Castle (4/1), Purple Ice (5/1), Soaring Star (11/2), Testing Faith (6/1), Bug Boy (8/1), Fighting Poet (10/1), Claddaghduff (16/1), Victoriano (20/1)

SCARBOROUGH CASTLE has a good record here and arrives on the back of a decent second at Wolverhampton, so earns the vote. Bond Spirit is holding his form very well and is feared most ahead of Testing Faith, who looked on the way back when second at Wolverhampton.