There’s some competitive all-weather action at Southwell on Thursday evening and BetMGM sponsor the majority of the card. Our in-house tipster Steve Chambers takes a look at those BetMGM-sponsored races and picks out his best bet for each contest.
5.30pm Southwell – BetMGM: It’s Showtime Fillies’ Handicap
A hugely impressive winner at Newcastle earlier in the week, BIPLANE will make a swift return to the track and the in-form mare looks capable of defying a 4lbs penalty and can claim victory in the 5:30pm contest. The seven-year-old is a former winner at the track, so shall have no problems with the surface and providing Monday’s victory hasn’t taken too much out of her then she should be able to down the likes of Bazball and The Real McKay, who look the main dangers.
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6:00pm Southwell – Win 1M With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Restricted Novice Stakes
Showing promise on debut when second at Kempton last October, Tom Ward’s TRANSPARENT made a notable step forward on his first run as a three-year-old last month when winning a novice stakes contest at Kempton with aplomb. Now, looking to make it two wins from three career starts the Mehmas colt looks to have another fine chance to get his head in front in a mediocre novice stakes at 6:00pm. He’s upped in trip to one mile for this event, but that should pose no problem, and in receipt of weight from some four-year-old rivals he looks capable of simply outclassing his rivals.
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6.30pm Southwell – Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap
I Can’t Believe and Northern Cracksman appear to be the ones to beat in the 6:30pm contest with them coming into the race in decent form, but there could be some each-way value at the top of the handicap in the shape of AL SUIL EILE. A dual winner at Southwell this time last year, the nine-year-old has been struggling to find his best form of late, but a return to this venue could bring on vast improvement. He’s now 2lbs lower in the handicap than his last winning mark, so if he can recapture any old form then he’s more than capable of making the frame at the very least.
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7.00pm Southwell – Win 1M With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap
Jennie Candlish’s Frankies Dream is bidding for a hat-trick of wins in the 7:00pm contest and the flourishing three-year-old is sure to run a big race in this 4f 214y dash. However, with another 6lbs penalty to carry the Belardo gelding could be worth taking on with UNTIL DAWN, who broke her maiden tag at the fifth time of asking last time out at Newcastle. She beat Frankies Dream that day comfortably, so while that old adversary has since improved the Invincible Army filly should be capable of franking the form and doing the double over the Candlish runner.
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8.00pm Southwell – Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)
Mick Appleby’s Stella Hogan has been in excellent form of late notching up a win and a second place from her last two starts and she’s the one to beat in the penultimate race of the evening at 8:00pm. However, BILLY MCGARRY is showing signs of recapturing some form and the six-year-old Night Of Thunder gelding can return to winning ways and down Appleby’s charge. A former course winner, Billy McGarry was second at the track two starts ago and only 2lbs higher than that mark here he looks capable of scoring off a figure of 57.
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8.30pm Southwell – Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)
Ivan Furtado’s STOIC SYD has been off the track since the end of July, where he finished fourth at Yarmouth, but he can return with a win in the final race on Southwell’s evening card. A dual all-weather winner last year, which included a victory at Southwell, the five-year-old has dropped back to his last winning mark of 50, so has to be respected. He will be taking on some race-fit rivals here, but if he can produce somewhere near his best then he looks more than capable of taking the prize.
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