13:20 Southwell

Wednesday 1 January 2020

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   4f 214y  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Fibresand  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:20  |   Winning time: 58.42s
1st
Horse silk
4
(7)
20/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson
With leader, ridden well over 1f out, led last strides
2nd
Horse silk
nk
6
(1)
6/1
T: S DixonJ: K T O'Neill
Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed last strides op 7/1 tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(3)
15/8f
T: M ApplebyJ: B A Curtis
Always prominent, ridden 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong op 2/1 tchd 7/4
4th
Horse silk
1
1
(2)
9/2
T: S R BowringJ: Lewis Edmunds
Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(6)
16/1
T: S C WilliamsJ: Jason Hart
Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, reminder well over 1f out, no headway final furlong tchd 20/1
6th
Horse silk
½
7
(4)
7/2
T: G G MargarsonJ: L Morris
Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 4/1
7th
Horse silk
sh
3
(5)
7/1
T: S C WilliamsJ: Hayley Turner
Soon outpaced, niggled along over 2f out, never nearer op 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.30Pl:£8.40, £2.70EX:£117.70Trifecta:£378.50SF:£127.97Swingers:£8.00, £6.50, £3.70

Forecasts

Moonraker (15/8), Spirited Guest (7/2), Foolaad (9/2), Samovar (6/1), Hart Stopper (7/1), Shamshon (16/1), Airshow (20/1)

Verdict

Spirited Guest continues on the upgrade for George Margarson and was arguably a shade unlucky at Lingfield (6f). However, he's untested on the Fibresand at Southwell where previous experience counts for plenty. Foolaad must be feared as a prolific C&D winner. He is extremely well handicapped from a mark of 86 (runner-up off 98 at York in May 2019). Nevertheless, the selection MOONRAKER finished just ahead of him on his penultimate start before striking for Ben Curtis here on Sunday. Ridden clear to see off Awsaaf by a widening 2L he's fancied to double up under an incurred 4lb penalty, for back-to-back wins in this contest.
  1. Moonraker
  2. Foolaad
  3. Spirited Guest

Previous Winners

2019
Moonraker
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 7
J: L Morris  |  T: M Appleby
15/2

Prize Money

1st: £9,338.002nd: £2,796.003rd: £1,398.004th: £699.005th: £350.006th: £176.00

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