October 09 / 16.00 Southwell (AW)

16.00

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

  • Prize money: £6696
  • 1m 4f 14y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Mostly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 104301

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Consistency hasn't been his forte but he has won twice this year, more recently when making all to record a comfortable success in a 1m2f handicap at Nottingham 11 days ago; has a 5lb rise to contend with today but he stays this longer trip and remains unexposed in cheekpieces.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(3)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Windsor

Night Bear

9st 9lb

J: Neil Callan

T: Tony Carroll

Four-time turf winner who last scored at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm; has won at this trip) two years ago; went close on two occasions at 1m3f (visored) during latest AW campaign but his latest effort when last of ten at Southwell (1m4f; raced freely) wasn't an ideal springboard for this switch back to grass; blinkers (has won in them before) go back on.

8/1

10th

10

(9)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

16:05 Southwell (AW)

Night Bear

9st 2lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Just 1-30 on the AW, but the win came over C&D and he was only beaten a head by Jack Andrea here (1m3f) last month; 5lb pull makes him a player even though his losing run is mounting up.

11/2

2nd

2

(9)

28th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

20:00 Southwell (AW)

Night Bear

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Only 1-29 on AW but gained the win at Southwell (in 2022) and is currently in a consistent vein of form, mainly here and most recently at Chelmsford; frame possibilities.

13/2

6/4

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 4-2322 BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Comes here after seconds in handicaps at Doncaster (1m4f, good) and Lingfield (1m2f, AW), coming from well back on latter occasion; this track may suit better, as may the return to a longer distance; still has time to do better.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

1st Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 28y

Class 4

15:00 Sedgefield

Wholeofthemoon

11st 1lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

held up in rear

14/1

8th

5

(10)

14th Sep 2024

Heavy

1m 4f 63y

Class 4

17:55 Chester

Wholeofthemoon

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

steadied start, switched left soon after start, held up in last, struggling 5f out, soon detached, tailed off from 4f out

16/1

15th

12

(9)

10th May 2024

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 2

16:15 Chester

Wholeofthemoon

8st 13lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Donald McCain

Below form sole start here, when upped to 2m last September on latest Flat outing (yard debut); 80-1 win on handicap hurdle debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft) in December, followed by two respectable efforts but he was soundly beaten on latest start; others are a bit more persuasive.

18/1

Form: 224526

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
12-race maiden but he has regularly threatened in middle-distance handicaps (including his one AW run when second over 1m6f on Polytrack); not at his best at Chester a fortnight ago but this is less demanding.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5

(1)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:55 Chepstow

Pub Crawl

9st 7lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: David Pipe

Ought to be a shoo-in for a 1m4f race off his current mark but he hasn't run on turf for nearly two years and he made it 0-27 overall when pulled up over hurdles recently; tongue-tie/blinkers abandoned.

12/1

11th

5

(1)

30th May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:55 Chepstow

Pub Crawl

9st 7lb

J: Ethan Jones

T: David Pipe

Ought to be a shoo-in for a 1m4f race off his current mark but he hasn't run on turf for nearly two years and he made it 0-27 overall when pulled up over hurdles recently; tongue-tie/blinkers abandoned.

12/1

8

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:35 Worcester

Pub Crawl

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

1lb lower than when second of six at Sedgefield (2m1f, good to soft) last October, but well held on last month's return over the same C&D (good) and is now 0-26 under rules; others more convincing.

8/1

9/2

Form: 84514 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Kept on well to land a 1m4f maiden handicap at Beverley in August; disappointing there six weeks ago but may have had an excuse (jockey reported that he had another horse run onto his heels approaching the bend leaving the back straight); still low mileage and Harry Davies' claim is a gift.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

12th

7

(8)

22nd Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 133y

Class 6

19:00 Lingfield

Golden Keeper

9st 9lb

J: Harry Burns

T: Ben Lund

reluctant to load, slowly into stride, always behind, never going well

33/1

13th

12

(7)

19th Apr 2024

Good To Soft

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

16:10 Bath

Golden Keeper

9st 4lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Ben Lund

slowly into stride, outpaced and detached throughout, tailed off

50/1

20/1

Form: 4-4829

Last run: 218 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Ex-French 4yo; finished second over C&D in February but he has been off the track since a poor run over 2m here one month later; down in the weights but vulnerable to the 3yos.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

5

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:40 Stratford

Gerrots

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Deborah Faulkner

Modest Flat winner; has failed to beat a rival in two starts since switched to hurdles; opposed.

100/1

10th

5

9th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

16:40 Stratford

Gerrots

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Deborah Faulkner

Modest Flat winner; has failed to beat a rival in two starts since switched to hurdles; opposed.

100/1

12th

5

26th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 11y

Class 4

18:40 Chepstow

Gerrots

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Deborah Faulkner

Just 1-25 on Flat, the win gained off a basement mark on AW; failed to beat a rival at Hereford on the switch to hurdles.

100/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1-3254

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
1m winner on Polytrack as a 2yo; four sound efforts in handicaps this year (1m1f-1m4f) without making the progress that may have been expected; still has time to do better and she needs taking seriously.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 3

15:07 Kempton

Arclight

11st 10lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Has a record of 4-8 over fences and ran well on most recent attempt in this sphere (poor effort over hurdles since); on a career-high mark but she's the only course winner in this field and 2-3 at Kempton to boot.

7/2

2nd

3

15th Sep 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 2

14:00 Worcester

Arclight

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Reverted to fences with a hard-fought success at Stratford (2m1f, good) and perhaps found good to firm too lively when tailed off back there 28 days ago; can be hard to predict but she's capable of a big run.

6/1

1

18th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 2

15:57 Stratford

Arclight

12st 0lb

J: James Bowen

T: Nicky Henderson

Not really firing on all cylinders over hurdles this spring but reverted to fences with a hard-fought success here (2m1f, good; front pair clear) last month and has obvious claims if in similar form again today.

11/4

Non-runners

Arclight

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Payout
Exacta £10.20
Straight Forecast £11.42
Trifecta £16.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Wholeofthemoon

NEWMARKET:

Pub Crawl

Daily Express:

Golden Keeper

The Sun:

Arclight

Daily Mail:

Night Bear

Telegraph:

Pub Crawl

RP Ratings:

Wholeofthemoon

TOPSPEED:

Wholeofthemoon

POSTDATA:

Wholeofthemoon

LAMBOURN:

Wholeofthemoon

The Times:

Wholeofthemoon

Daily Mirror:

Wholeofthemoon

The Star:

Wholeofthemoon

Daily Record:

Wholeofthemoon