2:20 Southwell Tips

Ribston Pippin is the official critics' favorite to win after his dominant finish to the year at this same track. He has a Top Speed (TS) of 47 and a Racing Post Rating (RPR) of 68. These are among the most consistent figures for a horse that has proven to be perfectly suited to the Southwell surface. He performs best as a prominent/mid-division stalker. His previous victory in December showed that he has a powerful burst of speed in the final 200 meters, ideal for the Southwell straight. Darragh Keenan (J) and Lemos De Souza (T). The De Souza stable has a positive track record when bringing rested horses to this circuit.

Mr Fustic is visored for the first time here and it may well be a canny move by the trainer. Has been running well in any case and if the headgear ekes out a tad more he may do very well. Decent draw.

Daughter of Muhaarar & Furqaan ( Dam's sire Dark Angel ) who is still looking for her first success after 15 attempts however her turn to strike is extremely near and she does have what is takes to win races and seeing her connections have found a perfect looking race to suit this individual she must be taken seriously here and despite still looking for that first success she has run with credit on plenty of occasions having also filled the runner up spot a total of four times so far currently operating on a mark of 53 which is well within her capabilities A W Carroll's inmate looks poised to strike and shed the maiden status here jockey K Scott takes the ride and can give Volendam a promising ride here at Southwell must enter calculations . Respected .

Trais Flours may be 12 years old, but is still running true, so the age shouldn't deter an each-way bet. He returns to his last winning mark and regularly reacts to Newcastle's Tapeta, so there's no reason why he couldn't get involved here. This looks like a slight weakening in opposition, so he's not one to rule out with any degree of certainty.

Mark Usher's Conquest of Power returned to form when finishing a close third at Wolverhampton 19 days ago. The six-year-old stays a mile and gets in here three lbs below his last winning mark. He looks capable of winning this.

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Lightly raced, Dinah Myte makes her comeback appearance after a break of 145 days. These young horses can be quick to get fit. The drop back to a mile looks ideal, and she gets an eye-catching jockey booking today. She was on an upward curve last season. Ribston Pippin is also an interesting seasonal returner.