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Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 1m (1m14y), Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, £4,711, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Portman Blue No. 1, stall 8
Sean Levey · Joseph Parr
✓ Top rated ✓ Won last time out ✓ Trainer in form (3/9, 14 days)
Portman Blue heads our figures at Southwell, narrowly ahead of Avatar Jet by a single pound, and that slight edge makes him the one to side with in a competitive 13-runner Class 6 over a mile on the all-weather. Avatar Jet and Relevant Range are separated from him by only a pound or two, so they are the principal dangers, while Soames Forsyte, a few pounds adrift, also has a chance if the pace sets up for him. With little to choose between the leading trio, the call rests on Portman Blue's fractional superiority on our figures, and he is the selection.
Runners
Sean Levey
Joseph Parr 3/9
Portman Blue arrives in good heart after winning last time out just 12 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner at 69 is the one to beat, though a run of sixth and seventh finishes before that win is the one reservation.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Oh Happy Days (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Team Lodge Racing
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 9 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 60
Elle-May Croot (5)
Ivan Furtado 4/27
Relevant Range is fresh from a run 15 days ago and has experience of today's trip and going, while a winner five starts back shows he can deliver. Our rating of 67 sits well above his official 60, though a fifth last time and a ninth before that are the concern.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Leala (IRE) by Montjeu
- Owner
- Crazy Racing Ltd
- Foaled
- 24 May 2019
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 27 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 62
Finley Marsh
Phil McEntee 0/3
Aspull was unplaced on his last two starts but was third three starts back, and he is back quickly after just five days; he has run over today's trip and going, yet he remains winless in his last six and carries 135 lb from stall 1, with our rating of 60 putting him seventh of 13.
- Sire
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Dam
- Hilldale (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Red 23 Racing
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 60
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll 0/11
Avatar Jet has run over today's trip and on this going, and our rating of 68 ranks him second of 13, which makes him a leading threat off 135 lb from stall five. The concern is a winless run in his last six, with a seventh last time out, though he returns after a fresh 21 days.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Ava Star (IRE) by Amadeus Wolf
- Owner
- Santry Racing Ii
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Malton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 65
Dylan Hogan
Michael Herrington 4/14
Soames Forsyte arrives in better heart after a third last time out, 23 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 64 ranks him fourth of 13 and sits above his official 58. The risk is a modest sequence behind that run, with a seventh and a ninth in the previous three starts, and he remains winless in his last six.
- Sire
- Siyouni (FR)
- Dam
- Fleur Forsyte (GB) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Michael Herrington Racing Club
- Foaled
- 26 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Willoughton, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 14 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 61
Luke Morris
Marco Botti 4/21
El Fox arrives a last-time-out winner after a third two starts back, and she's turned out quickly just seven days on, having run over today's trip and going before. A weight of 132 lb from stall three and a mid-pack ranking of fifth of 13 temper the enthusiasm.
- Sire
- Time Test (GB)
- Dam
- American Endeavour (USA) by Distorted Humor
- Owner
- Cmon Reds Racing
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 21 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 59
Aim For The Bull p C D
26 days, Non-runner
4yo, 9-5, OR 56 441107
J: Callum Shepherd · T: Mike Murphy
Callum Shepherd
Mike Murphy 1/9
Aim For The Bull has slipped to a seventh last time out and unplaced the run before, a long way from back-to-back wins three and four starts back, so he is hard to fancy now. He has run over today's trip and going, and 26 days off is fine, but 131 lb from draw 12 asks plenty.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Ultimate Aim (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Ms Denise Tibbett
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Westoning, Bedfords
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 53
Shane Gray
Daragh Bourke 1/6
Fresh from a win last time out and a third two starts back, Adelaide Bay has run over today's trip and on this going, but he carries 131 lb from stall four off an official mark of 56. Our rating of 60 ranks him eighth of 13, so a balanced chance at best.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Vitamin (IRE) by Camelot
- Owner
- Mrs Janet Lowther
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Waterbeck, Dumfries & G'way
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 62
Cam Hardie
Simon Whitaker 1/9
Fifth last time out, and a third two starts back, shows The New Bay Pearl is consistent without a win in her last six, though she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 61 sits sixth of 13, and 129 lb from draw 14 after 38 days off keeps her a midfield type.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Platinum Pearl (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- Messrs Clayton, Sparks & Whitaker
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Scarcroft, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 62
Zoe Lewis (7)
Thomas Faulkner 0/4
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Seven Even (FR) by Turtle Bowl
- Owner
- Carl Emma Pyne
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Devauden, Monmouths
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr 0/24
Barleybrown has finished second in three of his last six, with a fourth last time out, and has run over today's trip and going before, but he's yet to win in that spell and the yard is 0/24 over the last fortnight. Our rating of 58 leaves him ninth of 13 from draw 7.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Shozita (GB) by Showcasing
- Owner
- Sean Barley
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 24 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 60
Rhys Clutterbuck
Jack Jones 2/8
Lili Marleen is hard to fancy, winless in her last six with a ninth last time out and an eighth two starts back, and she is ranked 13th of 13 on our figures. She has run over today's trip and going, and 26 days off is no issue, but that is about all she has going for her from stall 2.
- Sire
- Masar (IRE)
- Dam
- La La Land (GER) by Outstrip
- Owner
- Jack Jones
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 66
Sean Dylan Bowen
Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay 1/5
Cloch Nua is winless in his last five, with four sixths and a third three starts back, so he rarely threatens, and 128 lb from stall nine is no help. He has run over today's trip and going, though, and is fresh after 32 days off, but ranked 11 of 13 on our figures he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Exceed And Excel (AUS)
- Dam
- Lady Alienor (IRE) by Elusive Quality
- Owner
- Tony Culhane Racing Club
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Garstang, Lancs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 54
Secret Road p C D
15 days
8yo, 9-1, OR 52 009089
J: Billy Garritty · T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward
Billy Garritty
Samantha & Jacqueline Coward 0/3
Secret Road is winless in his last six, with a ninth last time out, an eighth two starts back and a ninth four starts back, so he is hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going and is fresh enough after 15 days, but our figures rank him 12th of 13.
- Sire
- Gutaifan (IRE)
- Dam
- Secret Path (IRE) by Approve
- Owner
- Miss Annabelle Sowray
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 54
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.