Timeform Daily: Tuesday, Southwell 15:30

Timeform look at a handicap at Southwell

Timeform look at the field in a competitive five-furlong handicap at Southwell...

Fairy Wing was a fairly useful 3-time winner in Ireland last year, and belatedly back to form for current yard when narrowly landing a 6f handicap here on Saturday. Untried over 5f, and more needed to defy a penalty.

Lesley's Choice rattled off a hat-trick last spring, and though out of sorts for some time now, dangerous to dismiss from much reduced mark, especially as he can boast a C&D record of 1221162. Blinkers back on.

Marshall Art got off the mark in weak selling handicap here (6f) last month, and has made minimal impact off higher marks in 3 starts since, including when tried in a hood last time. Passed over again.

Spic 'n' Span is an out-and-out 5f performer who has won 6 times over C&D. Hard to catch right these days, following a couple of solid efforts with a rather tame showing over this trip at Wolverhampton last time.

Rambo Will usually gives his running without winning, and bit better than bare result under an aggressive ride at Kempton last time. In frame both starts here, and should be on the premises again.

Steel City Boy snapped a lengthy losing sequence in a 6f handicap at Wolverhampton in January. Typically up and down since, but fared best of those to race close up in a C&D event last time. Bit more required now.

Chateau Lola is hard to catch right but everything came together at Wolverhampton (5f) last month. Just respectable efforts on both starts since, and while yard remains in form, she looks vulnerable again.

Thorpe Bay struggled after winning fibresand claimer 13 months ago, but back to form when runner-up both starts here for current yard, and weighted to gain revenge for a narrow defeat by Fairy Wing on Saturday.

Ryedale Dancer got back on the scoreboard at Wolverhampton in October. Struggled to recapture that form since, although not disgraced when fourth of 10 behind Fairy Wing here at the weekend. Needs to build on that.

Bond Blade ran well to find frame in pair of 6f handicaps here for Geoff Oldroyd early last year, and better signs when staying on to grab third in a C&D event last time, albeit helped by a strongly-run race.

Timeform 1-2-3:
1. Lesley's Choice
2. Thorpe Bay
3. Rambo Will

Timeform View: The booking of Graham Lee and refitting of blinkers are both signals of intent, and Lesley's Choice looks poised to bounce back to form back over this C&D. Thorpe Bay was narrowly denied by Fairy Wing at the weekend, and should turn the tables on revised terms, while Rambo Will shouldn't be far away.

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