Southwell (AW) 3:17 Result

Form figures 714411 show a horse in career-best form, with two recent wins and consistent placings, clearly progressive and now with a bit more experience under its belt. Top-weight considerations aside, carrying 127lbs is very manageable given the strong recent form trajectory. Rob Hornby is a sharp booking for a yard that will fancy this. The addition of headgear (p) seems to have sparked improvement, and with just a 57 OR he's competitive against similarly-rated rivals but with the momentum clearly in his favour. Key market rivals like Bajan Bandit (685232) and Relevant Range (862614) have been freshened up with recent placed efforts but lack the same winning thread. Rusheen Boy also has useful recent form (183155) but his epaulette of wins is a bit further back. Aim For The Bull's rapid recent upward trajectory (1-1-4-1-1) stands out as the strongest form of anyone in the field, and a lightly-raced 4yo gelding stepping up in confidence looks the type to keep progressing. The 63-day layoff is a slight query but with a yard in form and a strong recent scoring sequence, he looks the one to beat on剧 pure form and market undervaluation relative to that recent scoring sequence.