6:30 Southwell Tips

A chance is taken on Beelzebub for David Loughnane who's been a rather frustrating horse as can be seen by the fact he's not won since Jan 2024 and has switched trainers a number of times but keeps threatening to get his head back in front. He's a 3 time AW winner and arguably his best 2 runs since last winning both came over today's CD when 2nd & 3rd. I thought there were positives to take from his 4th at Kempton when last seen, he came from well off the pace whereas the first 3 home raced 1-2-3. He's down to a career low mark of 58, 15lb below his last winning mark so he's handicapped to run well and has form here. Ross's Ryan is a positive jockey booking.

He is seen to best effect over 6f. A return to that should see an improved performance from him. He potentially looks one of the likelier ones to challenge the likes of Pinjarra, who will hopefully find the extra weight too much to win with now.

Course and distance winner Pinjarra is well drawn in stall 5 and has the benefit of top-course jockey Jason Hart on board.

Opal Storm has won three times on the turf, but this mare is yet to make the frame in five starts on the AW. She only made her AW debut last September when she finished a close-up fourth off a 4 lb higher mark. In her four runs since, she has had no luck in running; hence she hasn't built on that initial AW run. With a clear run today, she could outrun her big odds, as she did on AW debut when a 40-1 long shot.