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14:00 Southwell

Book Your Christmas Party Here Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 42.54s
  • Off Time: 14:00:33
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mr Excel (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    William's Way

    14/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow hoops

      Newnham (IRE)

      6 D
      10/3
      • Form 167745
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 72

      led after 2f, ridden, headed 3f out and soon weakened

      2(3)
      Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Yellow cap

      William's Way

      5
      14/1
      • Form 257479
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 68

      dwelt, held up in touch, improved on outside to lead 3f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - Fuchsia, Black star, hooped cap

      Stravara

      378
      13/2
      • Form 851-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 72

      held up in touch, pushed along and switched right 4f out, ridden 3f out, outpaced final 2f

      4(1)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow chevron, sleeves and star on cap

      Shape Up (IRE)

      36 b CDD
      3/1
      • Form 600407
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 66

      led 2f, remained prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out

      5(4)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Green epaulets, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

      Mr Excel (IRE)

      366
      5/1
      • Form 8931-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 71

      keen in touch, with leader 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on

      6(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Black sleeves, Red cap

      Spunger

      414
      3/1
      • Form 063311-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 66

      tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Spunger, Mr Excel and Stravara are the three to look at here, and although none of the three have been out this season, Harry Dunlop can maintain his excellent start to his training career as he saddles Spunger. Jamie Osborne's Mr Excel has not been seen since winning at Wolverhampton last November but he has shown his liking for an all weather surface-his other good run came previously at Lingfield, and if he is fit he can go well. Stravara showed improved form on his third start last season to get up on the line on heavy ground at Nottingham. He is improving, but his failure to re-appear before now suggests he may have had a problem or two. Spunger finished off last season with nursery wins at Musselburgh and Nottingham, and off only a five pound higher mark than his last win, he looks fairly treated. The yard's first runner won at Wolverhampton on Thursday, and Spunger can make it two out of two.

      Formwatch

      Newnham (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Bay Hawk (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp (5) pol.

      William's Way 16-1 (9-1) Keen, in touch, went 2nd 9f out to over 3f out, soon hampered and weakened, 9th of 10, 47l behind Inch Lodge (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

      Stravara 5-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, switched right, headway 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, joined leader on line, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Nov '05 deadheating with Economic (9-0), 13 ran.

      Shape Up (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 11, 11l behind Cleaver (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.

      Mr Excel (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Always in touch, led well over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn auc (7) pol in Nov '05 beating Party Belle (8-2) by 2l, 13 ran.

      Spunger 6-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept '05 beating Bold Cross (8-8) by a nk, 16 ran.