April 02 / 19.18 Southwell (AW)

19.18

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  • 0m 7f 14y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly cloudy

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 22159- D BF

Last run: 178 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
He had been banging at the door prior to his win in a 7f nursery at Wolverhampton last August; two disappointing runs followed, after which he was gelded, and he returns from a six-month break with a point to prove.
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2nd

7

(9)

1st Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 3y

Class 4

20:42 Epsom

Sporting Light

9st 3lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Made it 3-3 on AW with convincing success over this trip at Southwell in May but a 10lb rise proved more than enough to find him out at York since, taking his turf record to 0-9.

12/1

10th

3

(18)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:50 York

Sporting Light

9st 9lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Made it 3-3 on AW with convincing success over this trip at Southwell two weeks ago; however, he's gone up 10lb and his turf form is at a much lower level.

6/1

1st

1

(10)

7th May 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Sporting Light

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard & Peter Fahey

Disappointing at Pontefract (6f, soft) on his final start last year but bounced back to form on his reappearance with a win over this C&D, making it 2-2 on the AW (gelded prior to that); not discounted off this 2lb higher mark.

4/1

5/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: 44-5

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Two encouraging efforts at Redcar (6f, good) last autumn; 5f proved inadequate on his reappearance five weeks ago but he stayed on quite nicely under a hand ride; looks a likely improver stepping up to 7f for his handicap debut.
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2nd

9

(1)

29th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

15:08 Ayr

Keep An Eye On It

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Won here (1m, good to soft) last month and kept on well for close second at Carlisle nine days later (1m, good to soft; unraced on softer); this lightly raced 3yo is open to further improvement now tackling 1m2f.

100/30

2nd

3

(11)

19th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 173y

Class 5

17:30 Carlisle

Keep An Eye On It

9st 13lb

J: David Nolan

T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood

Placed in his first two handicaps and he made no mistake back from a break at Ayr (1m, good to soft) nine days ago; the forecast rain won't hurt his chance and he still has time on his side; one to be interested in under a penalty.

3/1

7/1

Form: 09-4

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on soft ground in two starts for Danny Brooke last summer; marked improvement on his stable/AW debut three weeks ago when fourth of nine in a 7f maiden at Newcastle but they went slowly to halfway and he was well positioned; opening mark looks tough but he is at least unexposed.
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3rd

7

(12)

21st May 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

15:30 Haydock

Tekitoff

9st 5lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Mark Walford

Has made a positive start for his new yard, building on promising handicap debut third when winning over 7f at Doncaster (good to firm) 19 days ago; only 2lb higher but the subsequent exploits of horses from that race don't suggest it's particularly strong form.

9/1

1st

2

(7)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

19:32 Doncaster

Tekitoff

9st 9lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Mark Walford

Has made a positive start for his new yard, coming home strongly on his handicap debut when a close third of seven at Southwell (7f) last month; merits serious consideration off an unchanged mark.

5/2

3rd

6

(6)

2nd Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:18 Southwell (AW)

Tekitoff

9st 2lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Mark Walford

Tailed off on soft ground in two starts for Danny Brooke last summer; marked improvement on his stable/AW debut three weeks ago when fourth of nine in a 7f maiden at Newcastle but they went slowly to halfway and he was well positioned; opening mark looks tough but he is at least unexposed.

7/1

Form: 9434-

Last run: 156 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Ran to a fair level in her two AW starts as a 2yo, including when third over C&D in October; not obviously thrown in for this handicap debut but she is unexposed at 7f and should have more to offer.
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10th

20

(16)

28th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:55 Goodwood

Polka Blue

8st 3lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Charles Hills

Has won handicaps this year at 6f (good to firm) and 7f (AW); similar chance to Shallow on last month's Newmarket clash and the leaders never came back when third from off the pace at Chester latest (6f, good); each-way shout.

25/1

3rd

5

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 4

16:24 Chester

Polka Blue

9st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Charles Hills

Has found new reserves of late, gaining back-to-back wins over 6f (good to firm) and 7f (AW) before building up a head of steam to take a late third against the older fillies at Newmarket (6f) recently; might prefer a stiffer test than this sharp 6f but still hard to leave out.

11/2

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12/1

Form: 12107- D

Last run: 171 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
She finished second in her first four starts before making the breakthrough in a Doncaster maiden (7f, good) last July; added a 7f seller at Musselburgh one month later but she ended 2025 with two heavy defeats; this is just her second handicap run but she was beaten off a lower mark on her first.
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8th

4

(7)

29th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 4

15:38 Ayr

Homestrait

9st 10lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Brian Ellison

Won at Haydock (7f, heavy) early this month and has finished close up at Chester (7f, good to soft/heavy) on both starts since; solid chance.

4/1

3rd

10

(4)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

16:52 Chester

Homestrait

9st 4lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Brian Ellison

Doubled her tally for the season in 7f handicap at Haydock this month and backed it up with a very good neck second over C&D eight days ago; goes well on soft ground and a likely player.

7/1

2nd

5

(9)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

16:28 Chester

Homestrait

9st 9lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Brian Ellison

7f win at Carlisle (good to firm) in July; better form when readily seeing off nine rivals at Haydock (7f, heavy) on Saturday; contender under a 6lb penalty.

6/1

Form: 5686-6

Last run: 12 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Modest form in five runs over sprint trips; attracted some support at Newcastle on his handicap debut/reappearance 12 days ago but couldn't land a telling blow; improvement required for the step up in trip.
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16th

12

(2)

1st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

14:40 Thirsk

Everydaysasaturday

9st 3lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Unplaced all eight starts; got a bit closer to the target when fifth of 12 in a 5f handicap at Newcastle six weeks ago (blinkered first time); suspicion he'll do better at some stage but he is not the obvious answer this time.

16/1

5th

12

(6)

19th May 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:35 Newcastle (AW)

Everydaysasaturday

8st 13lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Still to get involved in a finish (5f-7f) and has missed the kick the last twice; will need to get away much better dropping from 7f in first-time headgear.

20/1

11th

11

(7)

7th May 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Everydaysasaturday

8st 10lb

J: Harry Smith

T: Declan Carroll

Six-race maiden; made no impression at Newcastle (6f, AW) on his handicap debut in March and failed to beat a rival home following a slow start over this C&D 35 days ago; dropped 2lb.

25/1

Form: 21 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £46.30
Straight Forecast £54.43
Trifecta £321.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Espanita

The Times:

Keep An Eye On It

D Express:

Polka Blue

RP RATINGS:

Espanita

POSTDATA:

Espanita

Telegraph:

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The Guardian:

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Daily Mail:

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Daily Mirror:

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The Sun:

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The Star:

Espanita

Daily Record:

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