November 29 / 13.35 Southwell

13.35

Good To Soft

Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4683.56
  • 1m 7f 182y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

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5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 2U5464 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 12st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Safely held in two chases in September and now 0-6 over fences but ran fairly well when fourth over hurdles at Carlisle (2m1f, heavy) last month and ought to be better suited by today's less testing ground; on a good mark; impossible to discount.
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6th

5

8th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:40 Perth

Captain Ivan

11st 4lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

Good strike-rate over fences but beaten between 16l and 25l in his last three races and he's into the veteran stage now.

14/1

1

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 4

18:23 Market Rasen

Captain Ivan

12st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Ewan Whillans

5-19 over fences, the latest win at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April; not in same form at Cartmel or Stratford since and first-time blinkers replace cheekpieces; has it to do giving weight away to more progressive rivals.

8/1

1

17th Jun 2025

Good

2m 6f 125y

Class 4

16:30 Stratford

Captain Ivan

11st 13lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Ewan Whillans

5-18 over fences, the latest win at Haydock (2m4f, good) in April; not in same form at Cartmel (2m5f, good to soft) three weeks ago but the ground probably turned against him there and he's still on a workable mark.

9/2

7/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 24P-65

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
0-7 over hurdles; returned from wind op/break with respectable fifth at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) three weeks ago and might come on for the run; sports first-time cheekpieces and drops back in trip on today's chasing debut.
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2nd

2

29th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

17:15 Cartmel

Mexican Boy

12st 0lb

J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: J J O’Shea

Maiden; second in a Southwell handicap chase last November (2m; RPR 101) but fell on latest two attempts and has left Olly Murphy; new trainer (also runs The Creadan Rogue) has good record in these races; market a help.

6/1

5

13th Apr 2023

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Taunton

Mexican Boy

11st 4lb

J: Fergus Gregory

T: Olly Murphy

in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 7th, some headway before 13th, in touch with leaders 14th, soon shaken up

11/2

8

31st Mar 2023

Soft

3m 0f 45y

Class 5

16:25 Wetherby

Mexican Boy

11st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Runner-up at Southwell (2m, good) last November and his half-brother Mance Rayder has won at up to 3m4f; however, no threat when fifth over 2m the last twice and the suitability of this step up in trip is questionable.

12/1

8/1

Form: 3P9233

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Won off today's lowly mark at Market Rasen (2m1f, good) in summer 2021 and has twice run well over C&D on good ground this season; not very consistent, though, and may need the ground to dry out.
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3rd

7

3rd Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:20 Southwell

Uncle O

10st 5lb

J: Bradley Roberts

T: Clare Hobson

led, headed and raced in second after 3rd

10/1

6th

9

25th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:15 Warwick

Uncle O

10st 2lb

J: Bradley Roberts

T: Clare Hobson

prominent, outpaced 3 out

20/1

Form: 35912- CD

Last run: 252 days

W: 12st 0lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
No longer the force of old but seemingly aided by first-time tongue-tie when winning over C&D (good to soft) in March, and bumped into progressive rival when well-held second at Market Rasen a fortnight later; will be on the premises if in same form after 252-day break.
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7th

1

7th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

20:30 Hereford

Ardmayle

12st 0lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Ali Stronge

Two wins in 2023, at Southwell in February (2m, good) and over C&D in April (good to soft); not fared quite so well since although signs of a return to form when third over C&D last time (soft); on a good mark now and not out of it.

10/1

7th

1

7th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

20:30 Hereford

Ardmayle

12st 0lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Ali Stronge

Two wins in 2023, at Southwell in February (2m, good) and over C&D in April (good to soft); not fared quite so well since although signs of a return to form when third over C&D last time (soft); on a good mark now and not out of it.

10/1

3rd

1

27th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Ardmayle

12st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ali Stronge

Won this race last year and is now 2lb lower; however, this 12yo has plenty to prove having struggled on his three runs this season.

12/1

Form: 024F31 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Seemed to have regressed this year but looked back in very good nick when winning easily by 12l at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) a week ago; still very well handicapped on older form under 7lb penalty and won't much if the ground is much quicker here.
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5th

3

6th Dec 2024

Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

13:45 Sedgefield

Zuckerberg

11st 6lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Course winner in 2022 and 2023 at up to an extended 2m3f (soft); weighted to strike again at present, but goes 3f further than ever before today without shaping of late as in urgent need of a stayers' trip.

14/1

5th

3

6th Dec 2024

Soft

3m 2f 59y

Class 5

13:45 Sedgefield

Zuckerberg

11st 6lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Course winner in 2022 and 2023 at up to an extended 2m3f (soft); weighted to strike again at present, but goes 3f further than ever before today without shaping of late as in urgent need of a stayers' trip.

14/1

6th

3

5th Nov 2024

Good

2m 5f 28y

Class 5

15:20 Sedgefield

Zuckerberg

11st 9lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Won gamely from the front here (2m3f, soft) last November and is back on the same mark now, but looked badly out of sorts on the Flat/over fences when last seen in June/July.

16/1

Form: 6537-9 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 2lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Gained all three wins at Huntingdon, the latest in March 2021; well below best form last season and tailed off (over hurdles) when back in action last month; makes very limited appeal from 4lb out of the weights.
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4

1st Apr 2024

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 4

14:32 Fakenham

Torrent Des Mottes

10st 2lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: John Cornwall

13yo who needs to prove he retains ability, having shown little in two outings this season; on a three-year losing spell and yet to win away from Huntingdon; 24lb out of the weights; opposed.

20/1

4

1st Apr 2024

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 4

14:32 Fakenham

Torrent Des Mottes

10st 2lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: John Cornwall

13yo who needs to prove he retains ability, having shown little in two outings this season; on a three-year losing spell and yet to win away from Huntingdon; 24lb out of the weights; opposed.

20/1

7th

8

17th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

13:32 Huntingdon

Torrent Des Mottes

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: John Cornwall

Veteran whose last win was off 4lb higher in this race back in 2021 (good to soft); fair third at Hereford last April (2m, good to soft) but faces a stiff tack from 4lb out of the handicap on going softer than ideal.

66/1

Form: 434F-P

Last run: 11 days

W: 12st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in all four completed hurdle starts last season and is well handicapped on those exploits but was struggling from fairly early stage on recent seasonal/chase debut at Chepstow (2m, good to soft); difficult to enthuse over after that performance.
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8th

13

26th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:38 Exeter

Flamenco De Kerser

10st 2lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Richenda Ford

mounted in chute, visibility reduced by fog, midfield, badly hampered by faller 4th

40/1

11th

12

13th Nov 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:00 Kempton

Flamenco De Kerser

10st 2lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Richenda Ford

Pulled up on four of five appearances during very disappointing campaign last season, but some positives can be drawn from last month's reappearance run and he's very well handicapped now; not ruled out.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £11.80
Straight Forecast £12.52
Trifecta £57.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Zuckerberg

Daily Mail:

Ardmayle

RP Ratings:

Zuckerberg

POSTDATA:

Zuckerberg

The Times:

Zuckerberg

Telegraph:

Zuckerberg

The Guardian:

Zuckerberg

D Express:

Zuckerberg

Daily Mirror:

Zuckerberg

The Sun:

Zuckerberg

The Star:

Zuckerberg

Daily Record:

Zuckerberg