17:00 Southwell

Saturday 6 January 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 39.6s

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Landlordtothestars¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁷⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 64| C

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. Good third of 12 in handicap over this C&D 15 days ago. Respected.

Form: 727713-

(3)

Top Button²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Jack Jones| OR: 64

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford (7f, 7/2) 26 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Hollie Doyle up for a trainer making a name for himself. Needs considering.

Form: 9/5344-

(2)

Concert Boy^v⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 63| BF

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 4/1 and visored first time, respectable third of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 48 days ago, caught further back than ideal.

Form: 539553-

(6)

Island Of Skye^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 61| D

9/1

Latest win at Kempton in November. Caught too far back when seventh of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) since.

Form: 332317-

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Cephalus¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 61| CD

4/5

Left his previous efforts for this yard well behind when landing a gamble at Lingfield (1m) just before Christmas. Raised 4 lb but continues to look well treated on old form.

Form: 086001-

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Island Native^p⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| BF

9/1

Maiden. 11/8, first run since leaving Heather Main when bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (1m) 49 days ago. Early days for shrewd new connections.

Form: 522325-

(7)

Odd Socks Havana^p,t²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 52| D

14/1

Won twice at Newcastle last winter. 6/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (1m) on Thursday. Likely to be thereabouts if coping with the quick turnaround.

Form: 22486-3

(1)

Fast Deal¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: M C Chapman| OR: 45

200/1

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Market Rasen (16.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Down in trip. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 9007/89-

Forecasts

Cephalus (4/5), Landlordtothestars (5/1), Top Button (7/1), Island Native (9/1), Island Of Skye (9/1), Odd Socks Havana (14/1), Concert Boy (20/1), Fast Deal (200/1)

CEPHALUS won off marks in the 70s during his time with Charlie Hills so a 4 lb rise for Lingfield doesn't look enough to stop him now he's back in form. Hollie Doyle takes over the reins on lightly-raced 6-y-o Top Button who is second choice ahead of Landlordtothestars.