19:00 Southwell

Tuesday 24 January 2023

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Strong Johnson¹⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: L Morris| T: P T Midgley| OR: 92| DWS

9/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 9/1). Off 108 days ahead of this first run for yard after leaving Denis W. Cullen and has undergone a wind op. New yard does well with recruits from other yards and he needs a second look.

Form: 3/34560-

(1)

May Sonic¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 91

18/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f, 22/1) 17 days ago and he's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 34073-9

(2)

Tolstoy¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 88

13/2

Seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 12/1) 10 days ago but wouldn't be without hope if reproducing the form of his C&D third on New Year's Day.

Form: 6009-37

(7)

Vespasian²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 82| BF

4/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 9/4) 24 days ago. Mark unchanged and there's no reason to think he won't be in the mix once again.

Form: 216523-

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Hiya Maite²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: S R Bowring| OR: 77| BF| CD

6/4

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 2/1, respectable second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 26 days ago. Every inch a leading contender, despite this rise in class.

Form: 471312-

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Kim Wexler⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Billy Loughnane⁽⁵⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 70| CD

11/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (9/2) at this C&D 7 days ago by 1½ lengths from Murbih, readily. More needed under a penalty but couldn't rule out all the same.

Form: 4512-21

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Murbih⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 70| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Creditable 1½ lengths second of 8 to Kim Wexler in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 7 days ago. 1 lb 'wrong' at the weights and will do well to reverse the placings with that rival.

Form: 1036-12

Forecasts

Hiya Maite (6/4), Vespasian (4/1), Kim Wexler (11/2), Tolstoy (13/2), Strong Johnson (9/1), Murbih (11/1), May Sonic (18/1)

A chance is taken on STRONG JOHNSON, who makes his debut for the Paul Midgley yard on an attractive mark and this sharp 5f could be tailor-made for him. He boasts pretty solid sprint handicap form from his time in Ireland and looks the type that his new yard will excel with. Hiya Maite has made good strides back on the all-weather this winter and is not passed over lightly, while Vespasian and last week's C&D winner Kim Wexler also need considering in a competitive heat.