16:45 Southwell

Monday 10 August 2020

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Final Furlong Podcast Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 5m 12.12s

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Double Court²³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 105| CD

11/1

5lb higher than when scoring narrowly over C&D (good) last September; has failed to sparkle over fences (0-3) since; first competitive start for 239 days.

Form: 11124P-

No Quarter Asked^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S Bowen| T: P & M Bowen| OR: 105| BF

11/2

Heading in the right direction during recent weeks, although couldn't ever get to grips with the front-running Totally Rejected at Cartmel (2m1f, novices') latest; obvious chance now switched to handicapping.

Form: 4468-42

Bartholomew J²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Quinlan| T: S Pearce| OR: 104| C

10/3

Gamely fended off the challenge of a Dan Skelton-trained runner when scoring over 2m here (good) four weeks ago; 4lb higher on this occasion, and with an extra four furlongs to cover.

Form: 863/B0-1

Local Affair²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: C E Longsdon| OR: 105

15/2

Made late progress (seventh) over 2m here (good) three weeks ago, so it's probably worth having a crack at racing over a longer trip; sits 7lb higher than when successful at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) in March; place possible.

Form: 38F91-7

His Dream³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 100| BF

16/5

Attracted market support (100-30f) when finishing 10L fourth to Sammylou at Newton Abbot (3m2½f, good) last month; interesting to see how he fares over this shorter trip from a 2lb lower mark (and with a 7lb claimer booked).

Form: P493P-4

My Galway Girl²⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Menzies| OR: 97

25/1

Eight-race maiden, who was previously trained in Ireland by Denis Gerard Hogan; returns to action from a 263-day absence for the Sedgefield handler Rebecca Menzies; monitor only at this stage.

Form: 0/92P00-

Swilly Sunset^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 94

7/2

Still seeking to break his duck over hurdles (0-10); finished a respectable 8L third to Collodi at Market Rasen (2m½f, good) three weeks ago; steps up in trip.

Form: P4325-4

Dora's Field^b,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: David Noonan| T: W S Kittow| OR: 92

22/1

Low-key since winning over an extended 2m2f (Class 4 mares' handicap) at Stratford last summer, but is entitled to have drawn some benefit from her recent comeback run at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good).

Form: 23147-7

Black Noah^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Alain Cawley| T: J Farrelly| OR: 89

80/1

15-race maiden across all codes (0-7 over hurdles); fell at the second flight (28-1) at Newton Abbot (2m1f, good) 17 days ago; can't realistically be entertained.

Form: 56000-F

Cryogenics^p,t¹⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Alison Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson| OR: 86

33/1

Landed a touch when winning a 2m Fakenham seller (handicap) on soft ground earlier this year; is a nice type on the eye physically, but he's hard to fathom in terms of form and consistency; thought likely to bowl along in front.

Form: 93010U-

Non-Runners

Coby Nine²⁸⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: D G Bridgwater J: Brendan Powell

Land League²⁴⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: S Edmunds J: C Gethings

Peltwell²⁶⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: R T Dunne

Raise Your Shades¹⁴

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: Mrs Stella Barclay J: Henry Brooke

Tikerty Tok³⁵

Weight: 10-4| Age: 9

T: J Parkinson & S Smith J: Sam Coltherd

Pierlow²⁰⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: Georgie Howell J: Tabitha Worsley

Forecasts

His Dream (16/5), Bartholomew J (10/3), Swilly Sunset (7/2), No Quarter Asked (11/2), Coby Nine (6/1), Local Affair (15/2), Land League (10/1), Double Court (11/1), Peltwell (12/1), Tikerty Tok (16/1), Dora's Field (22/1), My Galway Girl (25/1), Pierlow (25/1), Raise Your Shades (25/1), Cryogenics (33/1), Black Noah (80/1)

With race fitness guaranteed, the steadily improving No Quarter Asked should hold sway over the ultra-consistent Coby Nine. Peter Bowen's charge makes the switch to handicapping over a trip which promises to suit (is a half-brother to fellow 2m4f hurdle scorers Judge Earl and Court Dreaming). However, for small stakes the more speculative selection is the increasingly leniently-weighted HIS DREAM. Jonjo O'Neill's representative attracted market support (100-30f) on his most recent appearance at Newton Abbot (3m2½f), and could feasibly play a positive role in a winnable race under the guidance of the 7lb claimer Liam Harrison.