5:47 Southwell Tips

Ballygeary joined this yard in July last year and in seven starts has run mainly in hotter events than today's. The two runs in which he showed his best form were over today's sort of trip. He had wind surgery in December and came back in March from 77 days off with a good run at Doncaster. After that he was again pushed up in class and in trip, at Wetherby over 3m, where he struggled to live with the higher-rated horses and the 3m trip. The 9yo is now 7 lb lower than when joining this stable and today is the least competitive race he has had for the yard since joining. There are plenty of signs he will be asked for a big effort today, and if responding well he has previously shown enough ability to win a race of this nature, making him good each-way value at 18/1.