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AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 6, 7f (7f15y), Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-55, £3,140, 13 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Distillate No. 8, stall 3
Sean Levey · Adrian McGuinness
✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Distillate gets the vote in this 13-runner Southwell 7f contest, and our rating of 59 leaves her just two pounds behind the top-rated Edmond Halley on 61. We still prefer her because her profile is progressive, she holds a fitness edge, and the clock backs up her form. Edmond Halley is the chief danger given his narrow rating advantage, with Ramon di Loria level with our pick on 59 and Mister Sky Blue two pounds back on 57 also needing to be respected. In a competitive Class 6 field with little to separate the principals, the progressive Distillate is the one to side with.
Runners
Ryan Sexton
Edward Bethell 3/19
Won last time out and was placed in four of his previous five, so Edmond Halley arrives in cracking form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Only five days since that success and 139 lb on his back is the main risk, with our rating of 61 ranking him top of 13.
- Sire
- Inns Of Court (IRE)
- Dam
- Haley Bop (IRE) by Dream Ahead
- Owner
- Gaelic Bloodstock
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 19 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 57
Greg Fairley
Ewan Whillans 1/10
Ramon di Loria brings solid placed form, with a second three starts back and thirds four and five runs ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 59 ranks him second of 13. The risk is a fading profile, with a sixth then an eighth last time out, though he's fit after 17 days off.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Pria Bona (IRE) by Blu Air Force
- Owner
- Ewan Whillans Racing Club
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Hawick, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 10 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 58
David Nolan
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 0/5
Winless in her last six, Jenni was eighth last time out and a fifth two starts back, though she has run over today's trip and going before and our rating of 56 ranks her fifth of 13. Her 45-day break and 134 lb from stall 12 leave questions to answer.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Inuk (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Tihr Syndicate
- Foaled
- 21 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 63
Alex Jary (3)
Joey Ramsden 0/6
Crystal Dagger is yet to win in her last six, with a fourth four starts back her best finish, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns after 28 days off. Carrying 134 lb from stall five, she looks a midfield type, rated 56 by us.
- Sire
- Kameko (USA)
- Dam
- Shimmering (IRE) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Hill Top Equestrian Centre Ltd
- Foaled
- 26 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Newark, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 63
Clifford Lee
Tony Carroll 1/35
Homme de Fer is consistent without cracking it, finishing fourth in his last two outings and third six starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Yet to win in his last six, he's burdened by 132 lb from stall 8, and the yard's 1/35 form is a worry.
- Sire
- Oasis Dream (GB)
- Dam
- Femme De Fer (GB) by Hamas
- Owner
- Wedgewood Estates
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 35 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 60
David Allan
Linda Perratt 0/7
Winless in her last six, Keep Me Stable did at least finish third last time out, 17 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going before. Still, a string of sevenths and a sixth, plus 131 lb from stall 1, makes her hard to fancy, ranked 10 of 13 on our figures.
- Sire
- Galileo Gold (GB)
- Dam
- Sketching (GB) by Nathaniel
- Owner
- The Hon Miss Heather Galbraith
- Foaled
- 3 Feb 2020
- Stable
- East Kilbride, S Lanarks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 56
Lewis Edmunds
Simon Whitaker 2/10
Miss Willows is winless in her last six, with an unplaced effort last time and a seventh two starts back, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns after just 13 days. Carrying 131 lb from stall six, she sits seventh of 13 on our rating of 55, a few pounds above her official 51.
- Sire
- Outstrip (GB)
- Dam
- Wotatomboy (GB) by Captain Rio
- Owner
- Simon Whitaker
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Scarcroft, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 54
Sean Levey
Adrian McGuinness 4/29
Distillate arrives in cracking nick, having won last time out and again two starts back, and she's only 10 days off the last run. She has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 59 backs the pick, though a pair of eighths earlier in the sequence temper things slightly.
- Sire
- Havana Grey (GB)
- Dam
- Dolly Colman (IRE) by Diamond Green
- Owner
- Devlin/o'hare/fleville/mcneill
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 65
Robert Havlin
Derek Shaw 0/6
Al Suil Eile is yet to win in his last five, with a fifth two starts back and a fourth three starts back his best efforts, and he was unplaced last time just five days ago. He has run over today's trip and going, but 130 lb from draw 7 is a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Alhebayeb (IRE)
- Dam
- Visual Element (USA) by Distant View
- Owner
- J Morris
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2016
- Stable
- Sproxton, Leics
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 6 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 53, Speed 53
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr 1/19
Brother Dave is hard to fancy after a ninth last time out and a sixth two starts back, with 184 days off the track and no win in his last six outings. In his favour, he has run over today's trip and going, and he was third three starts back, from draw 2.
- Sire
- Pastoral Pursuits (GB)
- Dam
- China Cherub (GB) by Inchinor
- Owner
- Mrs Angela Clark
- Foaled
- 21 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Stillington, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 54
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer 4/14
Winless in her last five, Sovereign Class was sixth last time out 38 days ago and unplaced in the two runs before, so she is hard to fancy. A third five starts back and experience of today's trip and going are the best points, while our rating of 50 ranks her twelfth of 13.
- Sire
- Ten Sovereigns (IRE)
- Dam
- Madam Baroque (GB) by Royal Applause
- Owner
- Grant Tuer
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 14 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 51
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie 2/21
Joshuas Dream is winless in his last five, finishing a ninth last time out and no better than eighth in that spell, and he returns after 66 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, but carrying 126 lb from draw 10, he is hard to fancy as our 13th-ranked runner of 13.
- Sire
- Expert Eye (GB)
- Dam
- Spinning Dreams (IRE) by Dream Ahead
- Owner
- Summerstorm Bloodstock Ltd
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 41, Speed 56
Laura Coughlan (3)
Gemma Tutty 2/12
Mister Sky Blue is admirably consistent, finishing fourth in each of his last four outings and third five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 57 against an official 45 makes him a leading threat, though he is yet to win in recent starts, and that is the main risk.
- Sire
- River Boyne (IRE)
- Dam
- Sacrament (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- R Mrs J E Huin
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Osmotherley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 12 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 56
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.