15:07 Southwell

Monday 3 March 2025

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Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 6m 46.15s

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Kayf Hernando²²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S Lee⁽⁷⁾| T: J L Brotherton| OR: 119| CD

9/1

Fairly useful handicap chaser at best for Dan Skelton. Failed to make a significant impact in hunters last spring but arrives on the back of a couple of recent point wins.

Form: 744-151

Willewonga²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Huw Edwards⁽⁵⁾| T: J J O'Shea| OR: 132| D

4/1

Won a Cartmel maiden last hunter last May and, fit from points, made a promising return to this sphere when second at Bangor (3m, heavy) 24 days ago. Respected.

Form: 112U42

Jimmy The Digger²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Archiell Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: H D Daly| OR: 113

14/1

Not the most consistent but his Cheltenham handicap second under Archie Jones in October shows he's still a fair operator on his day. Unseated early on last month's Ludlow hunter debut.

Form: 5P-727U

Linelee King⁴⁶⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr James King| T: O Murphy| OR: 121| D

7/1

Pretty useful bumper/hurdle/chase winner. Off since finishing fourth over hurdles at Warwick in November 2023 but leading stable would have no difficulty readying one.

Form: 2513P/4-

Master Templar^p,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss Gina Andrews| T: Mrs G Andrews| OR: 114| D

7/2

Excellent point record and shaped well when second in a Cheltenham hunter last May. Not so good when fourth at Stratford later that month but has been in winning form in the pointing field again this winter. Player.

Form: 21-2411

Percussion^p,t²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Daniel Cherriman⁽⁷⁾| T: L Morgan| OR: 122| BF| CD

2/1

On a lengthy losing run but he's still fairly useful and last month's Ludlow hunter chase debut third suggests he can win in this sphere.

Form: 2-42753

Steady The Ship¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rowley| OR: 99| C| D

14/1

Finished well beaten on pointing return and similar story in the Grand Military and Royal Artillery at Sandown in recent months.

Form: PP-3764

Non-Runners

Drop Flight²⁵

Weight: 12-2| Age: 10

T: S Loxton J: Mr Ben Sutton

Minella Trump²⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: D McCain Jnr J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

Forecasts

Percussion (2/1), Master Templar (7/2), Willewonga (4/1), Minella Trump (5/1), Linelee King (7/1), Kayf Hernando (9/1), Jimmy The Digger (14/1), Steady The Ship (14/1), Drop Flight (33/1)

PERCUSSION was close up behind a couple of useful types when third on his Ludlow hunter debut last month and might prove the answer to what looks quite an open race. Willewonga, Master Templar, Minella Trump and the returning Linelee King are others with good claims.