Paul Kealy fancies this handicapper to get off the mark stepped up in trip

Credit: Alan Crowhurst

No. 13

2.40 Downpatrick
1pt win at 9-2 generally

With a rating of 72 on the Flat, Severus Alexander really ought to prove better than 102 over hurdles and perhaps this step up in trip is what he wants.

He certainly got 1m4f well on the Flat for Joseph O'Brien (dam was a sister to a 1m6f Listed winner) and he shaped pretty nicely on his first run for Gavin Cromwell when fourth of 20 to a well-backed Charles Byrnes winner at the beginning of the month.

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Published on 22 March 2020inHorse racing tips

Last updated 09:33, 22 March 2020

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