January 29 / 15.35 Southwell

15.35

Good

Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4901.4
  • 2m 4f 88y
  • Class 4
  • 11 runners
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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

4/7 (Won)

  • Win: £1.73
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 3

Last run: 96 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£75,000 buy after winning in his third Irish point (narrowly); left that form miles behind when third behind respected opposition in a 2m3f maiden at Chepstow (good to soft; tongue tied) where he weakened out of it only late on; had wind op since; entered in the Ballymore and should be winning this.
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5th

4

29th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 78y

Class 3

13:05 Doncaster

Richhill

10st 11lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Point/hurdle winner who built upon his chase debut fifth when third of six at Newbury (2m, good to soft) four weeks ago in a race that is working out well; in top hands and could take another step forward today, provided conditions suit (unraced on soft/heavy).

6/1

3rd

5

1st Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 92y

Class 3

12:40 Newbury

Richhill

10st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Point/hurdle winner; weakened into well-held fifth at Kempton (2m4f, good) on chase/seasonal debut but may do better with that outing under his belt and dropped back in trip (worth another go at 2m).

10/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 8-3

Last run: 106 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten 17l in his Irish point and 25l in both a bumper and 2m4f novice hurdle at Market Rasen; a wind op may trigger some improvement but he returns from a break as the stable's apparent second string.
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9th

1

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:10 Worcester

Chilinlikeavillain

12st 0lb

J: Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt

T: Tracey Barfoot-Saunt

Won a point in January but was pulled up on all three rules starts this year, most recently when back in a handicap for stable debut three weeks ago; has too much to prove.

50/1

2

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:43 Newton Abbot

Chilinlikeavillain

11st 8lb

J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt

T: Tracey Barfoot-Saunt

Novice hurdle and point winner who ran respectably when close second of two in a point-to-point in May; however, his form has been patchy this year and he was pulled up in a hunter chase in April; others arrive with more pressing claims.

20/1

1

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 131y

Class 5

19:35 Chepstow

Chilinlikeavillain

11st 12lb

J: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt

T: Peter & Michael Bowen

Dug in well to hold on in a Cocklebarrow conditions point in January (3m, good) but has failed to complete thrice since; chance likely increases if conditions quicken, but others still convince more.

14/1

Form: P-30

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not far away in a good-ground French bumper but tailed off at 66-1 in a soft-ground maiden at Hereford; these conditions are perhaps more suitable for him but others appeal more.
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No Results Found

Form: PP

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for 135,000euros after easily winning an Irish point last April; 5-2 favourite when pulled up on hurdling debut but 33-1 when suffering the same fate last time; perhaps the wind surgery/tongue-tie will help.
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2nd

2

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

14:20 Ayr

Heads Or Harps

12st 0lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Ended last season with a 13l course win (2m, soft) and has finished second here on two of his four outings this term, more recently behind a progressive rival over C&D (soft) last month; likely to give a good account.

6/4

Form: 32-03

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promise in Irish bumpers (best run on good to yielding) and again when third on his hurdling debut at Haydock (1m7f, soft); improvement is needed to take this.
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3

13th Feb 2025

Soft

3m 0f 37y

Class 3

15:05 Sandown

Roccovango

12st 5lb

J: Miss Brodie Hampson

T: Olly Murphy

9yo who is lightly raced for his age and made it four wins from his last five starts, and 2-3 over fences, when scoring at Uttoxeter (3m, soft) in November; has a progressive profile and could play another leading role.

2/1

Form: 864

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in his first two runs over hurdles but ran much better to be fourth at Huntingdon (2m3f, good to soft) when within 5l of the winner who went in again this week; has each-way claims.
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4th

4

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

15:45 Taunton

A Definite Getaway

11st 6lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

A dual winner (at about 3m) last April but he's not been seen since coming in a well-held third of five in 3m2f handicap chase at Newton Abbot ten months ago; he needs to hit the ground running.

8/1

Form: P

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-held fourth in Irish points and he was a big price when pulled up on his hurdling debut at Hereford (soft); cheekpieces tried here but he's hard to recommend.
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7

4th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 164y

Class 5

13:28 Plumpton

Ballinoulart

10st 2lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: David Dennis

in touch with leaders, not fluent 10th, soon lost ground

4/1

7

4th Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 164y

Class 5

13:28 Plumpton

Ballinoulart

10st 2lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: David Dennis

in touch with leaders, not fluent 10th, soon lost ground

4/1

Form: 80

Last run: 67 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dead-heated for first in a British maiden point (3m, good) in April; has not shown much at all under rules (bumper/hurdle).
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9

25th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

14:37 Uttoxeter

Deadly Missile

10st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Rosemary Gasson

Winning pointer who was making it 17th-time lucky under rules when beating Zoffalee over C&D (good) nine days ago; 1lb wrong there so 6lb higher under his penalty, but even so with conditions likely to be similar he has to make the shortlist.

8/1

11

16th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

14:38 Uttoxeter

Deadly Missile

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Rosemary Gasson

On a good mark and the signs were more encouraging when fourth over 2m7f at Worcester three weeks ago (behind McGregors Charge); seems to be running into form after an absence.

12/1

14

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:33 Worcester

Deadly Missile

10st 2lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Rosemary Gasson

Sole win remains a dead-heat in a Welsh maiden point in 2022, but second in this race in 2023 and there was some encouragement to take from this month's Warwick fourth on his second outing following a sizeable layoff.

25/1

Form: 248

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a point and finished second in a small-field bumper for previous stable; beaten a long way in two hurdle races for this one and makes limited appeal for now; has had wind surgery.
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10

20th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell

Mystic Man

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Ryan Potter

Won four chases for others stables in 2023, three of them over 2m4f on good ground here; out of form over hurdles and fences for Ryan Potter since the autumn but has dropped to a low mark and is well worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

12/1

6th

10

20th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:50 Southwell

Mystic Man

10st 9lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Ryan Potter

Won four chases for others stables in 2023, three of them over 2m4f on good ground here; out of form over hurdles and fences for Ryan Potter since the autumn but has dropped to a low mark and is well worth keeping an eye on in the betting.

12/1

5th

6

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

16:42 Hereford

Mystic Man

11st 1lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Ryan Potter

Won four times over fences in 2023; has tumbled down the weights and he's one to watch in the betting, but he's hard to fancy on recent evidence.

14/1

Form: 666

Last run: 109 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner last February but finished completely tailed off in his three runs over hurdles; has masses to find with the best of these.
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7

15th Jun 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

17:27 Hexham

Artic Breeze

10st 12lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Lucinda Russell

Irish point winner (soft ground); placed on good to soft in both a 2m novice hurdle and a 3m novices' handicap chase at Market Rasen; well beaten and pulled up in two further starts; still early days and not written off from a workable mark.

16/1

6

21st May 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:28 Hexham

Artic Breeze

11st 0lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Eight-race rules maiden who needs to jump much better than when down the field at Ayr in February last time out; however, prior to that he was a fairly encouraging second on his chase and stable debut at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and he's not ruled out.

8/1

6

21st May 2024

Good

3m 0f 41y

Class 5

19:28 Hexham

Artic Breeze

11st 0lb

J: Alan Doyle

T: Lucinda Russell

Eight-race rules maiden who needs to jump much better than when down the field at Ayr in February last time out; however, prior to that he was a fairly encouraging second on his chase and stable debut at Market Rasen on Boxing Day and he's not ruled out.

8/1

Form: 73-9

Last run: 93 days

W: 11st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Close up in a Chepstow bumper but 50-1 when tailed off in a maiden for mares at Uttoxeter.
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7th

8

17th May 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Worcester

Black Sam Vicki

10st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Close third in a Chepstow bumper last March but she's struggled at big prices in three hurdle runs since; takes a big drop back in trip but she needs considerable improvement.

16/1

9th

3

9th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

17:25 Ludlow

Black Sam Vicki

11st 4lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Third in a Chepstow bumper but she has offered little in two runs in this sphere, pulled up in Southwell maiden (2m4f) in January; others appeal more.

66/1

11

29th Jan 2023

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:35 Southwell

Black Sam Vicki

11st 3lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Alastair Ralph

Close up in a Chepstow bumper but 50-1 when tailed off in a maiden for mares at Uttoxeter.

100/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £13.70
Straight Forecast £18.13
Trifecta £88.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Richhill

POSTDATA:

A Definite Getaway

The Star:

Roccovango

WEST COUNTRY:

A Definite Getaway

Telegraph:

A Definite Getaway

RP Ratings:

Richhill

The Times:

Richhill

D Express:

Richhill

Daily Mirror:

Richhill

The Sun:

Richhill

Daily Record:

Richhill