November 11 / 15.40 Southwell

15.40

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Bet On-Course With S&D Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4683.56
  • 2m 4f 88y
  • Class 5
  • 14 runners
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Bet On-Course With S&D Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2/3P-2

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Flopped badly when favourite for chasing debut in summer 2021 but, following a long layoff, ran big race in defeat when second over C&D (good to firm) in September; still has low mileage; major player if able to build upon that recent effort.
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1st

3

27th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

17:30 Newton Abbot

Supreme Yeats

11st 8lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Veteran who returned to form when landing a gamble with his smooth success over C&D (good; cheekpieces added) three weeks ago; up 6lb but he beat a clear second last time and he's still unexposed at this sort of trip; big player.

2/1

1st

4

6th May 2026

Good To Soft

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

16:20 Newton Abbot

Supreme Yeats

11st 8lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Well handicapped on his Uttoxeter win (3m, good) last July but he's 0-9 since and has been out of sorts this year; has something to prove and he was pulled up in only go at this sort of trip; cheekpieces (last used in October) are reapplied.

10/1

8th

2

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Supreme Yeats

11st 13lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Dan Skelton

Arrives in no sort of form but he has been running over 2m and he's won over nearly 3m in the past; back up in trip and off a reduced mark, there's some cause for optimism.

10/1

12/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 2-9835

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Never really looked dangerous when fifth in first-time visor at Carlisle (2m4f, soft) three weeks ago and is now 0-7 for Jennie Candlish but today's switch back to good ground ought to suit and his current mark is workable; cheekpieces refitted today; could have a say.
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0

2

22nd Oct 2023

Good To Soft

3m 2f 202y

Class 5

15:15 Sedgefield

Tommydan

11st 12lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Both hurdle wins on good ground but showed he could get it done on soft when winning a five-runner handicap chase at Hexham (3m) 16 days ago; the third there has won since and a 4lb rise isn't excessive; one to consider.

9/4

5/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 5P3-P3 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Just 1-13 over hurdles and not always an easy one to predict but has become well handicapped and travelled well for a long way when third of 17 at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) last month; can't be ignored.
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5

26th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:50 Fontwell

Sermando

11st 6lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

Has mainly run well off higher marks since winning at Fakenham (2m4f, good) last summer and his record suggested he would have needed last month's run after 224 days off, but it would still have been preferable had he shown more.

12/1

5

26th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:50 Fontwell

Sermando

11st 6lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Alexandra Dunn

always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

12/1

5

21st Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

13:22 Wincanton

Sermando

11st 12lb

J: Sgt Nick Oliver

T: Alexandra Dunn

Has mostly run well since joining this yard, with his only blip two runs ago over fences; wasn't far away off this mark at Fontwell (2m3f, good) when last seen in September and hard to rule out.

13/2

Form: 4325-6 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 1lb

12 yo Mare

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Veteran mare who ended last season with some good efforts on good ground; might have needed the run when safely held last month, after a break, but younger rivals appeal more all the same.
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6th

8

21st Mar 2023

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:35 Wetherby

Kilganer Queen

10st 5lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

She's on a career-low mark and has posted a couple of fair efforts this season, but this 13yo has been a soundly beaten sixth back over hurdles the last twice and others are preferred.

14/1

6th

8

8th Feb 2023

Good

3m 1f 185y

Class 5

16:40 Southwell

Kilganer Queen

10st 11lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Adam West

held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out

25/1

6th

5

1st Jan 2023

Soft

3m 1f 71y

Class 5

13:15 Catterick

Kilganer Queen

10st 11lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Adam West

towards rear

10/1

OUR TIP

11/2

Form: -66PU1 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Won from the front off much reduced mark at Ffos Las (2m4f, good to soft) last month and ought to be even better suited by the forecast quicker ground here but has become far too inconsistent to rely on.
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5th

3

11th Nov 2022

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:40 Southwell

Shinobi

11st 11lb

J: David Bass

T: Kim Bailey

disputed lead, lost position but prominent after 4th, shaken up and pressed leader home turn, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

11/2

1st

3

23rd Oct 2022

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:15 Ffos Las

Shinobi

11st 12lb

J: David Bass

T: Kim Bailey

made virtually all, pushed along when mistake 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, good jump last, led again run-in, ridden out

12/1

3

19th Oct 2022

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

16:00 Fontwell

Shinobi

11st 12lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Kim Bailey

midfield, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 2nd

20/1

Form: P/P80-

Last run: 217 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Placed over hurdles and fences when trained in France but has struggled on all three British starts, most recently after racing too freely on stable debut in April; tongue-tie added today; has too much to prove.
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12th

8

25th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:35 Taunton

Force De Frap

11st 6lb

J: James Best

T: Emma-Jane Bishop

held up in rear, no impression from 4 out

20/1

6

26th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

16:35 Bangor-on-Dee

Force De Frap

11st 6lb

J: James Best

T: Emma-Jane Bishop

prominent, weakened after 2 out (usual 3 out), pulled up before last

25/1

5

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 12y

Class 4

14:40 Taunton

Force De Frap

11st 7lb

J: James Best

T: Emma-Jane Bishop

jumped left throughout, always behind, bad mistake 2nd, pulled up after 4 out

5/1

Form: P340F-

Last run: 267 days

W: 10st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
0-10 over hurdles but seemingly aided by wind op when making the frame twice (once over C&D) last winter; not seen since last-flight fall at Fontwell in February but returns on a tempting mark.
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7th

12

11th Nov 2022

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:40 Southwell

Cronk Y Knox

10st 4lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

towards rear, some headway after 8th, shaken up and keeping on when slightly hampered before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten

14/1

Form: 3P-F20

Last run: 15 days

W: 12st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Gave good account when second (albeit no match for short-odds winner) in Worcester novice (2m, good) last month but ought to have coped better with the soft ground when tailed off in 2m4f handicap there a fortnight ago; others have much stronger claims.
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3

20th Mar 2023

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:05 Southwell

These Happy Daze

11st 9lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Sophie Leech

Encouraging 12l second in Worcester novice hurdle (2m, good) last October; might have run into a place but fell heavily at Sedgefield on penultimate start; didn't jump well when pulled up latest; bit to prove.

16/1

5

10th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 7f 7y

Class 4

16:00 Bangor-on-Dee

These Happy Daze

11st 6lb

J: A P Heskin

T: Sophie Leech

held up in last, sprawled on landing 4th, shaken up when not fluent 7th, soon ridden and got behind

16/1

8

13th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

12:50 Sedgefield

These Happy Daze

11st 10lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Sophie Leech

Placed over hurdles in France in 2021 and chased home a good horse at Worcester (2m, good) in October but his two handicap runs in the autumn were very disappointing and he comes here with a fair bit to prove.

12/1

33/1

Form: 040-08 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Has modest 2-31 strike-rate over hurdles, the latter win gained in summer 2021; out of form this autumn and competes from 3lb out of the weights today; difficult to enthuse over.
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14

3rd Oct 2023

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:45 Southwell

Ulysses

10st 2lb

J: Daire Davis

T: Derek Shaw

towards rear, outpaced 6th, brief headway 9th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

50/1

11th

12

24th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

15:10 Plumpton

Ulysses

10st 2lb

J: James Davies

T: Derek Shaw

Record of 2-47, though both wins did at least come over hurdles; quiet under both codes this year and he's well out of the weights.

66/1

11th

13

(6)

24th Aug 2023

Standard

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

20:05 Chelmsford (AW)

Ulysses

9st 0lb

J: Jonathan Fisher

T: Derek Shaw

Both of his wins were over hurdles, along with vast majority of his races; no significant impact on the Flat in recent years.

50/1

Form: 22-127 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdle winner who often leads; ran well when second to a next-time-out winner at Worcester (2m4f, good) in August but needs to bounce back from a poor effort over that C&D last month.
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2

11th Nov 2022

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:40 Southwell

Jaunty Soria

12st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Neil Mulholland

disputed lead, lost position and prominent after 4th, going okay but pulled up quickly before 3 out (jockey said mare felt amiss)

8/1

7th

2

6th Oct 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:51 Worcester

Jaunty Soria

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Neil Mulholland

led, mistake 3rd, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off

4/1

2nd

3

31st Aug 2022

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Worcester

Jaunty Soria

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Neil Mulholland

led, ridden after 3 out, headed last, kept on

4/1

Form: 5807-5 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Very well handicapped on some of his form for Gavin Cromwell but yet to be placed in six runs for John Norton; not beaten far over 2m last month, after a break, and today's move back up in trip ought to suit but he still needs to up his game.
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9th

13

11th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

19:05 Uttoxeter

Dakota Beat

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: John Norton

Soundly beaten on all three outings since returning from a layoff this spring and 4lb out of the weights here; difficult to enthuse over.

33/1

7th

10

23rd Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 5

15:20 Cartmel

Dakota Beat

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: John Norton

Soundly beaten on both outings since returning from a layoff this spring (2m4f/2m7f) and 2lb out of the weights here; difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

8

20th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

17:58 Hexham

Dakota Beat

10st 2lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: John Norton

These conditions suit but he has been well beaten on his three runs since returning from a 230-day break and is hard to fancy.

25/1

Form: 332037 C

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 13lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Placed another six times on good/good to firm since his 3m course win in May and was reportedly unsuited by the good to soft ground when tailed off at Bangor recently; doesn't appear to have much margin for error off his current mark and today's drop back in trip may not be ideal.
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13

11th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

12:35 Hereford

Robeam

10st 2lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Michael Mullineaux

Dual hurdle winner in 2022; placed twice on the AW this autumn but his last two Flat runs were disappointing and this chasing debut will be his 82nd career start; 3lb out of the weights; too risky.

66/1

Form: /06/11 D

Last run: 54 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Back from long absence with wins at Worcester and Plumpton (both 2m4f, good) this season; remains very lightly raced for her age and could easily have more to offer; respected.
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6th

8

10th Sep 2023

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

14:00 Fontwell

Boomtime Banker

11st 3lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: D J Jeffreys

Returned from long layoff with 2m4f handicap wins at Worcester and Plumpton last year (both on good ground) but, following another break, has been soundly beaten on both outings this year; needs to turn things around.

6/1

5th

7

20th Jul 2023

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

20:25 Worcester

Boomtime Banker

10st 9lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: D J Jeffreys

Back from a long absence when winning over C&D a year ago; followed up at Plumpton two months later but seen only once since, when tailed off at Southwell in May; could leave that behind, especially if backed.

10/1

9th

8

24th May 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

20:50 Southwell

Boomtime Banker

10st 10lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: D J Jeffreys

prominent, led after 1st, disputed lead 3rd, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened quickly

11/4

Form: 0P-P97 D

Last run: 145 days

W: 10st 2lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 74

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Exacta £22.90
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Tricast £65.80
Trifecta £104.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Supreme Yeats

RP Ratings:

Sermando

Daily Mirror:

Boomtime Banker

TOPSPEED:

Kilganer Queen

POSTDATA:

Supreme Yeats

Daily Mail:

Supreme Yeats

D Express:

Supreme Yeats

The Sun:

Supreme Yeats

Daily Record:

Supreme Yeats

The Star:

Boomtime Banker

The Times:

Sermando

Telegraph:

Sermando

The Guardian:

Sermando