15:00 Southwell

Monday 27 June 2022

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Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 53.65s

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Selected odds by:

Flighty Bride^t1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Archie Bellamy⁽⁷⁾| T: D J Jeffreys| OR: 94

7/1

Good efforts when runner-up in mares novice/maiden last summer. Has failed to improve for the switch to handicap company the last twice, but she's nevertheless makes some each-way appeal here with a first-time tongue strap enlisted.

Form: 72246-4

Millies Mite^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: K Jewell| OR: 92

33/1

Claims on pick of her Irish hurdles efforts but no encouragement so far for current stable, brought down at an early stage over fences at Huntingdon last time.

Form: 48843-B

Arij^h,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 91

33/1

Twice a winner on the Flat (both on AW) for the Crisfords, but no worthwhile form to speak of over hurdles so far.

Form: 73-39

Boundsy Boy^p,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Henry Brooke| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 93

11/2

Modest on Flat and similar level of form over hurdles, albeit latest C&D fourth was a creditable effort. Engaged 4.40 Uttoxeter Sunday.

Form: 2636-84

Severus Alexander^b,e/s,t¹¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Benjamin Poste| T: C Hobson| OR: 87

100/1

Modest stayer on the Flat and he was safely held here on his latest hurdles start in November, taking his record in this sphere to 0-10.

Form: P0PP9/6-

Madeeh^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 86

11/2

Fairly useful handicapper on the Flat and stepped up on his first two hurdles starts when second in a five-runner Market Rasen maiden last month. Place possibilities if able to build on that now pitched into a handicap for the first in this sphere.

Form: 6U-2

She's A Rocca^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B S Hughes| T: N G Richards| OR: 86| D

7/2

Bumper winner who opened her hurdles account in three-runner Newcastle handicap in March. Not disgraced both subsequent starts and she's not discounted.

Form: 7431-35

Simply Red^p1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 89| BF

10/3

Showed ability during time with Oliver Greenall and improved when accounting for this yard at Bangor (16.7f). Went down all guns blazing at Uttoxeter next time and should be in the mix, provided the first-time cheekpieces have the desired effect.

Form: 534-712

Stigwood²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: A M Hales| OR: 89

10/1

Modest maiden on the Flat for Eve Johnson Houghton. Bettered previous hurdles efforts when fifth 12 on handicap bow in this sphere over C&D three weeks ago, but more needed if he's to emerge on top in this contest.

Form: 64-35

Full Aux Rois^p1,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: T Scudamore| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 81

9/1

Remains winless following 13 attempts over hurdles and ran no sort of a race at Newton Abbot recently. Hopes now pinned on the fitting of cheekpieces working the oracle.

Form: P60-94P

Maykir⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: K Brogan| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 73

22/1

Modest Flat winner who has shown little in four runs over hurdles to date.

Form: 7P8-6

Filou D'Anjou¹⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: J Kington| T: S G West| OR: 62

50/1

Looks limited and he's 6 lb out of the weights.

Form: 0360P0-

Non-Runners

Leopolds Rock¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: Sean Quinlan

Beat The Storm¹⁷²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Philip Armson

Forecasts

Simply Red (10/3), She's A Rocca (7/2), Leopolds Rock (7/2), Madeeh (11/2), Boundsy Boy (11/2), Flighty Bride (7/1), Full Aux Rois (9/1), Stigwood (10/1), Maykir (22/1), Beat The Storm (25/1), Arij (33/1), Millies Mite (33/1), Filou D'Anjou (50/1), Severus Alexander (100/1)

SHE'S A ROCCA could be the answer, assuming that Leopolds Rock takes up his engagement at Uttoxeter on Sunday and doesn't take his chance here. The selection has performed with credit both starts subsequent to her hurdles breakthrough success at Newcastle and remains on a feasible mark. Simply Red is an obvious danger and Madeeh is also worth a second look now that he ventures down the handicap route.