November 16 / 15.38 Southwell (AW)

15.38

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  • Prize money: £3726
  • 1m 4f 14y
  • Class 6
  • 14 runners
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Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Showers

1st
5 (8)
Lednikov

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 713302 D

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Behind early this year in all his three runs on AW (Wolverhampton); that raises a question but he made all at Musselburgh in April and was runner-up at Hamilton last time, both over this trip; the latter was in first-time visor, which is retained; contender if he takes to the track/surface.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(2)

11th May 2026

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lednikov

9st 0lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Ivan Furtado

Six-time Southwell winner, latterly by a wide margin in an apprentice handicap in March (handicapper punished him for that); finished held twice since and his record round here is nothing like as good.

16/1

6th

7

(8)

28th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

16:05 Southwell (AW)

Lednikov

9st 4lb

J: David Nolan

T: Ivan Furtado

Often a front-runner and has won here six times, the latest (1m6f) in March; finished well behind a couple of these over C&D last time, though, so has a bit to find.

20/1

7th

2

(9)

5th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

17:20 Southwell (AW)

Lednikov

9st 8lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

All six AW wins have come here (four of them under Elle-May Croot), the latest by more than 7l over 1m6f last month; has been hit with an 8lb rise, but could enjoy the run of the race if reverting to his usual front-running tactics.

3/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 231405 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 8st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Competitive over 1m3f/1m4f on Tapeta early this year and she took a step back in the right direction on latest start, her second run since a five-month break; just 1lb above her March winning mark.
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3rd

5

(6)

11th Aug 2023

Good To Soft

1m 4f 8y

Class 6

17:10 Thirsk

Amourie

9st 7lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Ray Craggs

Runner-up twice over this trip on Tapeta in spring but returned from break with disappointing run on that surface a fortnight ago and her only previous turf win was gained off a basement mark; others preferred.

20/1

8th

4

(5)

29th Jul 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Amourie

9st 8lb

J: Graham Lee

T: Ray Craggs

in touch with leaders

13/2

7th

6

(8)

18th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Amourie

9st 3lb

J: Mark Winn

T: Ray Craggs

midfield, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out

11/4

40/1

  • Place: £9.00

Form: 326400 C

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 13lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Three 1m6f/2m wins last winter, two at this track; off five months before his two runs last month, in which he failed to beat a rival, so seems best watched for the time being.
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7th

3

28th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 4

18:00 Market Rasen

Prince Abu

11st 4lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: L J Morgan

Lightly raced since his two very underwhelming hurdle runs for Derek Shaw in summer 2024 and returned from 318-day absence with 19l defeat off basement Flat mark last month; swaps hood for refitted cheekpieces; tongue-tie a first.

50/1

9th

9

(7)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

17:17 Southwell (AW)

Prince Abu

10st 8lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: L J Morgan

Triple course winner (1m6f/2m) but his last success was in December 2022 and he didn't pose a threat in just two runs last year; returns after 318 days off and he has some work to do back in trip; hood reapplied.

12/1

Form: 440403

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
His only win in 26 starts came when making all in a four-runner novice at Lingfield (1m2f, AW) in March; well down the weights and third at Yarmouth on latest start was his closest finish for a while; he's also not run on AW since July and his form in this sphere gives him a better chance; ran okay with a visor in June, now tries blinkers; case can be made.
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8th

1

(4)

21st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bakersboy

9st 11lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Alice Haynes

Infrequent winner who lacks consistency; has been running well of late, though, and is 1lb lower than when going in over C&D for Christian Howarth in June, so will rightly have his supporters.

6/1

4th

1

(5)

3rd Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Bakersboy

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

prominent, dropped to midfield after 3f

8/1

6th

5

(11)

23rd Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Bakersboy

9st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Won over C&D in June but he's been disappointing since and was laboured back here (9.4f) last time; now back on last winning mark but he has questions to answer and is drawn out wide; tongue-tie worn last time is removed.

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 527521

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
37 starts for eight seconds and two wins, the latest of which was at Doncaster on latest outing; the big question is this surface, as he's had just two runs on AW (Tapeta in 2019 and Fibresand in 2021) and was beaten more than 40l in both.
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4th

13

(11)

22nd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 42y

Class 5

16:05 Haydock

Red Derek

8st 6lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Lisa Williamson

10yo who's 2-55, with last win in 2022; well handicapped on some 1m6f form last term and probably needed recent run, but whether he can be competitive at this trip nowadays remains to be seen.

25/1

4th

4

(3)

9th May 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:10 Nottingham

Red Derek

8st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Lisa Williamson

Only 2-54 and a long time has passed since that second success; well handicapped on some form over 1m6f last season but he was up and down last year and he doesn't have a great record when fresh; others preferred.

10/1

7

(6)

4th Nov 2025

Good To Soft

1m 5f 218y

Class 5

14:25 Redcar

Red Derek

8st 9lb

J: Rhys Elliott

T: Lisa Williamson

Only 2-53 and a long time has passed since that second success; however, he had been knocking on the door until a near 10l defeat at Doncaster; couldn't be ruled out.

10/1

Form: 1-5213

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Last three runs were 1m2f on Newcastle Tapeta and he's been highly competitive, winning on second occasion; unraced beyond that on Flat (soundly beaten over hurdles) and is not sure to stay but he must be considered.
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6th

4

23rd Feb 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

14:40 Lingfield (AW)

Hildenley

9st 9lb

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Big question mark over current form, having finished last in both runs for new yard this year; best watched unless there's a market move.

10/1

11th

3

(4)

26th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:20 Lingfield (AW)

Hildenley

9st 8lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Dual Flat winner for Tim Easterby including on Tapeta (1m2f) but having been off for a year he finished a well-beaten last of 12 on stable/Polytrack debut recently; this trip is more suitable but questions remain.

11/1

12th

10

(10)

10th Jan 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Hildenley

9st 2lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Turf (8.5f, soft) and Tapeta (1m2f) winner when with Tim Easterby; nicely treated based on his Newcastle third and fifth of 12 months ago (12.5f, Tapeta); hasn't raced since and now returns, having changed hands for 7,000gns last February; back down in trip; check the market for clues.

16/1

Form: 786

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten at triple-figure odds in all his ten races, the last three when switched to racing under Flat rules (latest was C&D maiden); flimsy form but this is his Flat handicap debut.
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7th

3

(7)

20th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

13:50 Southwell (AW)

Half Nelson

9st 8lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Grace Harris

Holds weak claims on bumper, hurdles and Flat form; looks a decidedly modest maiden and is opposed.

40/1

8th

6

(1)

5th Dec 2022

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

19:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Half Nelson

9st 7lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Grace Harris

Down the field here (1m6f) last week, taking overall record (bumpers/hurdles/Flat) to 0-12; yet to finish in the first five; improvement needed.

25/1

10th

5

(5)

28th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 5f 219y

Class 6

17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Half Nelson

9st 10lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Grace Harris

held up in last

33/1

3/1

Form: 602332 BF

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
No win since August 2021 in his Irish days but he's been placed in AW handicaps in all his four starts for new yard and was beaten a nose at Wolverhampton on latest (the winner got first run); off the same mark nine days later, he should go very well again.
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3rd

2

(1)

30th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Nottingham

Sicario

9st 6lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Michael Appleby

Two wins over shorter on Tapeta in February; less good on her next three starts but he returned to form when second at Leicester yesterday; tongue-tie now added; can't ignore in a weak race.

5/2

2nd

4

(9)

29th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

14:30 Leicester

Sicario

9st 6lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Michael Appleby

Won two in a row on Tapeta (1m4f/1m3f) in February but he's been well held in last three runs including when switched back to turf at Catterick (1m4f, good) two weeks ago; has quite a bit to prove again and his last Flat turf win was in 2020.

12/1

8th

4

(11)

15th May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

16:50 Catterick

Sicario

9st 7lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Michael Appleby

Exposed 8yo who has been kept to AW by current trainer, winning twice (1m3f/1m4f); despite high mileage, he's not had many races on softish ground.

10/1

Form: 899366 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Won twice on Tapeta at Wolverhampton (1m4f) early in the year and ran respectably over C&D on latest outing; not the most consistent but he's well capable of being thereabouts.
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6th

7

(8)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Windsor

Hooves Like Jagger

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

in rear, pushed along over 3f out

25/1

6th

7

(8)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Windsor

Hooves Like Jagger

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

in rear, pushed along over 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and some headway inside final furlong

25/1

12th

13

(4)

6th May 2024

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Windsor

Hooves Like Jagger

9st 3lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Tony Carroll

Last won in February 2022 and has been absent for 387 days; well treated on form early that year but there is more for him to prove these days on turf, including as sole run on softer than good was a heavy defeat.

25/1

14/1

Form: 5777

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Debut looks his best form after four starts; gelded and went handicapping in headgear on latest but managed only seventh of 12 in that Lingfield race (1m2f, AW; 14-1); switches from blinkers to cheekpieces and his dam was a 1m4f winner.
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10th

9

(4)

16th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

15:38 Southwell (AW)

Mzahem

9st 5lb

J: Stefano Cherchi

T: Tom Clover

Debut looks his best form after four starts; gelded and went handicapping in headgear on latest but managed only seventh of 12 in that Lingfield race (1m2f, AW; 14-1); switches from blinkers to cheekpieces and his dam was a 1m4f winner.

14/1

7th

6

(5)

24th Oct 2022

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

16:43 Newcastle (AW)

Mzahem

9st 5lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: Tom Clover

took keen hold, prominent, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, beaten final 110yds

12/1

10/1

Form: 314564

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm) in June in her second handicap; no further progress but latest effort (1m2f, soft) gives some encouragement for this third attempt at 1m4f; needs to improve her AW form but most of that was at start of her career.
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11th

10

(12)

16th Nov 2022

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

15:38 Southwell (AW)

Miss Clementine

9st 4lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Ed Dunlop

Off the mark at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm) in June in her second handicap; no further progress but latest effort (1m2f, soft) gives some encouragement for this third attempt at 1m4f; needs to improve her AW form but most of that was at start of her career.

10/1

4th

4

(11)

26th Oct 2022

Heavy

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

17:05 Nottingham

Miss Clementine

11st 3lb

J: Mr Fletcher Yarham

T: Ed Dunlop

midfield, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and went fourth over 1f out, stayed on

12/1

5

(1)

10th Oct 2022

Good To Soft

1m 2f 23y

Class 6

15:00 Yarmouth

Miss Clementine

9st 9lb

J: Andrea Atzeni

T: Ed Dunlop

Came good at Beverley (1m2f, good to firm) in June, her second handicap, but hasn't kicked on from that performance and was safely held when returned to Beverley last month; needs to up her game.

12/1

7/1

Form: 023214 D BF

Last run: 149 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
He's proved himself thoroughly at the other Tapeta tracks (has not tried it here) and is pretty consistent, but off since June, which is the only layoff he's had of any size.
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9th

10

(7)

7th Mar 2024

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Ghostly

9st 0lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Stella Barclay

Not the most consistent but has won seven times, including when getting the race in the stewards' room in an amateur riders' event over C&D in November; twice held at Wolverhampton since and may just need this after three months off.

20/1

6th

9

(1)

5th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ghostly

9st 5lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Stella Barclay

midfield

33/1

100/1

Form: 967479

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
13-race maiden whose best run was in a bumper last July; this year's switch to Flat and Flat handicaps has not yielded anything persuasive and she showed nothing when making her AW debut here on penultimate start.
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0

12

6th Aug 2023

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

16:52 Market Rasen

Isla Diamonds

10st 2lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Mike Sowersby

Longstanding maiden under both codes and being out of the weights is no help.

50/1

8th

13

(1)

24th Jun 2023

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 6

14:47 Redcar

Isla Diamonds

8st 11lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Mike Sowersby

held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression from 3f out

50/1

6th

8

(2)

12th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 2f 5y

Class 6

20:00 Pontefract

Isla Diamonds

8st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Mike Sowersby

Not disgraced by her standards at Redcar two weeks ago but is far from certain to build on that effort; now 0-18 and has a patchy record.

25/1

Form: 098

Last run: 226 days

W: 8st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
250-1 and twice 300-1 for his heavy defeats in three novice events (1m, 1m3f and 1m2f) this February-April; no worthwhile form but bred to be suited by 1m4f and this handicap debut offers more of a chance.
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7

28th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Lingfield

Planxty

11st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Diana Grissell

Offered precious little on the Flat for John Gallagher (0-5); pulled up after trying to refuse on hurdles and stable debut at Fontwell (2m5f; 250-1) in June; impossible to consider.

250/1

7

28th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Lingfield

Planxty

11st 0lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Diana Grissell

Offered precious little on the Flat for John Gallagher (0-5); pulled up after trying to refuse on hurdles and stable debut at Fontwell (2m5f; 250-1) in June; impossible to consider.

250/1

5

12th Jun 2024

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

14:13 Fontwell

Planxty

11st 2lb

J: Marc Goldstein

T: Diana Grissell

in touch with leaders, dropped to rear 7th, soon lost touch, tried to refuse and pulled up quickly 8th

100/1

Non-runners

Planxty

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £53.40
Straight Forecast £42.27
Tricast £963.07
Trifecta £1488.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sicario

The Times:

Mzahem

Daily Mail:

Lednikov

NEWMARKET:

Miss Clementine

D Express:

Bakersboy

Daily Mirror:

Ghostly

POSTDATA:

Hooves Like Jagger

Telegraph:

Red Derek

RP Ratings:

Sicario

The Guardian:

Sicario

The Sun:

Sicario

The Star:

Sicario

Daily Record:

Sicario