Tipps

Forecast:

2.25 PASSIONAL; 2.50 QAARAAT; 5.00 SMOKEY; 6.00 USTATH; 10.00 SPIRIT POWER; 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

QAARAAT was touched off by a head over C&D last time but he wouldn't need to find much improvement in order to get back on the winning trail while 2lb well in. Another ahead of the assessor is Passional, who is due a future 6lb rise for winning an apprentice handicap at Chelmsford last week. Ustath, who is proven under these conditions and is back on the same mark he finished a neck second off over 6f here in December, completes the shortlist.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - SMOKEY	5-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led and disputed, headed approaching final furlong, ridden inside final 2f, weakened towards finish, 5th of 9, 2l behind Capla Spirit (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcap 0-70 (5) pol in Jan
2 - SPIRIT POWER	25-1 (9-2) Went right start, always towards rear, never on terms, last of 9, 14l behind Ballyare (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec
3 - QAARAAT	5-2fav (8-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, hd behind Duke Of Firenze (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs
4 - USTATH	7-2 (9-8) Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Sir Rodneyredblood (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs
5 - GLOBAL MELODY	12-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, hung right to stand side over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Daafr (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Jan
6 - PASSIONAL	9-2 (9-12) Midfield, switched right before 2f out when pushed, led inside final furlong, ridden clear, comfortably, won at Chelmsford City 5f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating It Must Be Faith (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran
7 - YOUKAN (IRE)	40-1 (8-6) Dwelt pushed along in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mulzim (9-11) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs
8 - DYNAMO WALT (IRE)	9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Lady Quickstep (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) in Jan

Tipps

Forecast:

3.00 DE BRUYNE HORSE; 4.00 THREE C'S (IRE); 5.50 THE RETRIEVER (IRE); 6.00 MICHELE STROGOFF; 7.50 HOLIDAY MAGIC (IRE); 10.00 CORNDAVON LAD (IRE); 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

THE RETRIEVER was denied by a short-head over C&D last time and is expected to shake off a 2lb rise and mount another bold bid. Penalised C&D winner De Bruyne Horse has strong place claims if building on his victory six days ago and is feared most, while there could also be a big run on the cards from Three C's, who finished only a neck behind the last-named when third on his most recent outing.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - LETS GO LUCKY	40-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 12l behind Arafi (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5)
2 - MICHELE STROGOFF	3-1 (9-2) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Hector's Here (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6)
3 - HOLIDAY MAGIC (IRE)	11-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Young John (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Nov
4 - DE BRUYNE HORSE	13-2 (9-6) Led, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely and hung right to lead again final strides, won at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs beating Bold Decision (9-5) by nk, 11 ran
5 - THREE C'S (IRE)	9-4fav (9-2) Slight bump start, pushed along chasing leaders out wide, outpaced and struggling halfway, rallied near side of group and hung left over 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish, just held, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind De Bruyne Horse (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs
6 - CORNDAVON LAD (IRE)	16-1 (9-1) Led early at steady pace, headed over 5f out, chased clear leader from over 4f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost third dying strides, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Great Colaci (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (0-65) (6) in Dec
7 - LAST DATE	9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but no match for front pair, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Velvet Vista (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol
8 - THE RETRIEVER (IRE)	7-2 (8-10) Led, pushed 2 lengths clear 3f out, came stand side 2f out, ridden and headed final strides, 2nd of 6, shd behind Three C's (9-2) at Southwell 7f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs
9 - DADDIES DIVA	11-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4l behind Spreadsheet (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec
10 - DEEDS NOT WORDS (IRE)	40-1 (8-2) Dwelt in touch towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Cheat (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan

Tipps

Forecast:

0.83 MEHMENTO (IRE); 2.75 NIGHT OF ROMANCE; 5.00 GRANGECLARE VIEW (IRE); 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

MEHMENTO was mightily impressive when winning on his debut over C&D last month and judged on that performance, it will take a good one to beat him. Grangeclare View has shaped with plenty of promise on his last couple of starts and has solid silver medal prospects, as does Night Of Romance, who ran too bad to be true on her latest outing over 1m at Newcastle.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - BEYOND INFINITY	66-1 (10-0) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Carrothers (9-2) at Southwell 1m nov stk (5) fbs
2 - HEATON CHAPEL (IRE)	150-1 (9-0) Outpaced after 2f, last of 7, 13l behind Mount Mayon (9-5) at Southwell 1m (5) fbs in Jan
3 - PRINCE ABU (IRE)	14-1 (10-0) Tracked leader until 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, last of 3, 2l behind Prince Ali (8-11) at Southwell 7f nov stk (5) fbs
4 - MEHMENTO (IRE)	11-4 (8-10) Close up, led after 2f, quickened clear over 2f out, drifted right but drew clear under pressure over 1f out, easily, won at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Jan beating Big Muddy (9-9) by 10l, 9 ran
5 - GRANGECLARE VIEW (IRE)	9-2 (9-2) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Red Evelyn (8-11) at Lingfield 1m nov auc stks (5) pol in Jan
6 - NIGHT OF ROMANCE	16-1 (9-8) Held up in midfield, headway on outside 3f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 12l behind Annandale (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) in Nov

Tipps

Forecast:

2.50 LORD OBERON; 4.00 ROCK SOUND (IRE); 5.00 GARTH ROCKETT; 6.00 EXCESSABLE; 6.50 MEDICINE JACK; 10.00 ZYLAN (IRE); 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

LORD OBERON has already won twice here this month and despite having to shoulder a 5lb penalty for the latest of those victories, which came over this trip, he is fancied to complete the hat-trick. Excessable has been running consistently well at this venue and will likely give another good account, while Rock Sound is respected equipped with a first-time tongue-tie on his first start since November.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - ZYLAN (IRE)	6-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 11l behind Delph Crescent (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs
2 - LORD OBERON	5-2fav (9-2) Chased leader, ridden to lead inside final 2f, soon edged right briefly, ran on well, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs beating Excessable (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran
3 - ROCK SOUND (IRE)	9-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Rock Boy Grey (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov
4 - GARTH ROCKETT	11-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Cappananty Con (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol
5 - KATHEEFA (USA)	25-1 (9-0) Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 3f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 8, 6l behind Tadleel (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4)
6 - ALSVINDER	13-2 (8-10) Dwelt in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 7, 2l behind Duke Of Firenze (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs
7 - MEDICINE JACK	7-1 (9-6) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 8, 1/2l behind Fendale (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcap 0-70 (5)
8 - EXCESSABLE	5-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Lord Oberon (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs

Tipps

Forecast:

4.00 CASTLE QUARTER (IRE); 4.50 GLORY OF PARIS (IRE); 6.00 DR JEKYLL (IRE); 8.00 CHEAT (IRE); INEXPLICABLE (IRE); RECTORY ROAD; 10.00 BOND ANGEL; 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

GLORY OF PARIS has shown a real liking for this surface in recent weeks and could go one better than his last-start second now dropped in class. Castle Quarter backed up his second here with another solid placed effort at Newcastle and he could be in the shake-up again, while the improving Inexplicable also merits a place on the shortlist on his handicap debut.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - RECTORY ROAD	2-1fav (9-0) Held up in 6th, headway between horses inside final 2f, edged left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Nine Elms (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f claim (6)
2 - DR JEKYLL (IRE)	10-3 (9-3) In touch in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Morlaix (9-5) at Southwell 1m Mdn hcap (6) fbs
3 - STARTER FOR TEN	16-1 (9-3) Held up in 5th, pushed along and headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Bobby Joe Leg (8-9) at Newcastle 7f hcap 0-70 (5) in Jan
4 - CHEAT (IRE)	4-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 10l behind Straitouttacompton (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcap 0-70 (5) fbs
5 - TILSITT (FR)	50-1 (8-6) Always behind, 9th of 10, 9l behind Baby Steps (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) in Jan
6 - BOND ANGEL	20-1 (8-10) Keen led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 1l behind Straitouttacompton (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcap 0-70 (5) fbs
7 - MAYKIR	17-2 (8-12) In touch, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Straitouttacompton (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcap 0-70 (5) fbs
8 - INEXPLICABLE (IRE)	10-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 3, 3 1/2l behind Craved (9-9) at Southwell 6f (5) fbs
9 - CASTLE QUARTER (IRE)	8-1 (9-5) Held up in midfield, smooth progress and challenged over 2f out, soon ridden for effort, lacked pace of front pair final 110 yards, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Broctune Red (8-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6)
10 - LE BAYOU (FR)	16-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened after 2f out, 13th of 14, 21l behind Jewel Maker (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (0-65) (6) in Dec
11 - GLORY OF PARIS (IRE)	7-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Straitouttacompton (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcap 0-70 (5) fbs
12 - FALSE ID	6-1 (9-1) Very slowly away, outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 6th of 11, 5l behind Susie Javea (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs

Tipps

Forecast:

1.75 ARIA ROSE; 4.50 MR CARBONATOR; 5.50 STRAIGHT ASH (IRE); 6.00 LITTLE INDIA (FR); 10.00 GO ON GAL (IRE); 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

Little India has bumped into well-backed rivals the last twice and deserves a change of luck soon for Philip Kirby. Go On Gal finished second on stable debut for Mick Appleby here 11 days ago on her first start since December 2018 and could go close if avoiding the dreaded 'bounce', but it is hard to see past the four-timer seeking ARIA ROSE. The six-year-old carried her Polytrack form over to Fibresand when winning here earlier this month, and a 5lb penalty might not be enough to prevent further success.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - ARIA ROSE	11-8fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, soon clear, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 4f sll hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Go On Gal (8-7) by 5l, 10 ran
2 - STRAIGHT ASH (IRE)	8-1 (9-9) Dwelt soon tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Blowing Dixie (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs
3 - MR CARBONATOR	11-2 (8-11) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Mukha Magic (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs
4 - LITTLE INDIA (FR)	6-1 (8-9) Keen tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Caribeno (9-5) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs
5 - ELHAFEI (USA)	11-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Murhib (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol
6 - CHEAP JACK	16-1 (9-7) Led, pushed along and headed 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 8, well behind Blowing Dixie (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs
7 - WALLY'S WISDOM	22-1 (9-9) Held up off the pace in 6th, pushed along on inside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 7l behind Mi Laddo (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan
8 - SWEET ANGEL	10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 4l behind Susie Javea (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs
9 - GO ON GAL (IRE)	12-1 (8-7) Tracked leader until over 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear winner entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Aria Rose (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f sll hcp 0-60 (6) fbs

Tipps

Forecast:

1.63 TYGER BAY; 3.00 JEANS MAITE; 5.50 SHYMAY; 7.00 ARCHIMEDES (IRE); 10.00 AGUEROOO (IRE); 11.00 AND BETTER OTHERS.

Preview:

JEANS MAITE raced too freely when third at Wolverhampton last month over 6f and perhaps this drop in trip will prove ideal for Roy Bowring's charge. The five-year-old has placed on Fibresand in the past and could be suited by another front-running ride. Shymay outran 40/1 odds to finish third at Chelmsford in October and wears first-time blinkers on stable debut for Alice Haynes, while recent well-backed Kempton scorer Tyger Bay is also interesting off an unchanged mark of 50.

Horse comments:

Horse	Comment
1 - TYGER BAY	9-4fav (9-0) Slow to break, soon held up in mid-division travelling strongly, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 6f (6) pol beating Kit's Allanah (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran
2 - AGUEROOO (IRE)	25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, took keen hold, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind I'm Watching You (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) in Jan
3 - ARCHIMEDES (IRE)	17-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 8, 10l behind Wicklow Warrior (9-0) at Newcastle 6f (6)
4 - DUE A DIAMOND	50-1 (8-11) Always in rear, last of 8, 12l behind Blazing Hot (9-2) at Southwell 5f nov stk (5) fbs in Aug
5 - JEANS MAITE	10-3 (9-0) Raced keenly, led, went clear before halfway, came back to the field 2f out, ridden and reduced lead over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Dylan's Lad (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f (6) in Jan
6 - NAVAJO DAWN (IRE)	11-1 (9-0) Slowly away, soon behind, never on terms, last of 7, 22l behind True Hero (9-0) at Southwell 5f (6) fbs
7 - SECRET IDENTITY	33-1 (9-8) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never threatened, last of 10, 8l behind Arnoul Of Metz (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f (6) in Jan
8 - SHYMAY	40-1 (7-8) Keen on outside, disputed lead throughout, led 2f out, still every chance 1f out, held final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Dancing Rave (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f clm stks (5) pol in Oct
9 - TRULOVE	80-1 (8-13) Midfield on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 7l behind Thegreyvtrain (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Dec