Southwell preview: Schottische weighted to strike

David Metcalf | November 3, 2015

Schottische can take advantage of a drop in the weights in the 1m handicap that opens today’s card at Southwell (12.40) now returned to her favoured fibresand surface.

The Alan Bailey trained mare has a good record at the track, winning once and finishing in the frame on two occasions from seven starts.

Schottische was last successful over course and distance back in January when showing a game attitude to hold on and beat Poppy Bond by 3/4 of a length off a mark of 57.

The five-year-old is now able to race off 2lb lower, and comes into the contest on the back of a solid third of 10 at Wolverhampton.

That run suggested that the daughter of Pastoral Pursuits was ready to strike, and the return to this venue is a big plus.

The booking of Robert Winston is also a positive one, and another plus is that Schottische hails from a yard that has a terrific strike rate of just over 23 per cent with his runners at the track in the past 12 months.

Amenable could placate punters

In the 1m handicap (13.10), course specialist Amenable looks weighted to take all the beating.

The Conor Dore trained gelding is a five time winner at the track, with the last of those successes coming over 7f back in January off a mark of 64.