March 16 / 18.40 Southwell (AW)

18.40

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  • Prize money: £10152
  • 0m 6f 16y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £2.63
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 31- D

Last run: 153 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Good start to his career when third of 12 at Haydock in August (6f, good); readily accounted for 14 rivals at Redcar when last seen in October and he's still capable of better; penalised but one to take seriously.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

11th

15

(28)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:20 Ascot

Yorkshire

9st 4lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Edward Bethell

Effective on turf but still has a better strike-rate on AW and ended his rather truncated 2025 campaign with defeats (admittedly not entirely disgraced) in major handicaps over this C&D, finishing sixth then ninth; needs to raise his game on reappearance.

16/1

9

(14)

26th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Ascot

Yorkshire

9st 4lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Couple of sound efforts back on turf since his productive spell on AW; has something to find with Akkadian Thunder on Royal Ascot running last time but that effort suggests he could be set for further prize-money, which again goes down to sixth place.

14/1

6th

16

(31)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Yorkshire

9st 5lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Can lead; progressive on AW since dead-heating for most recent turf win, at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) last May; ran a solid race when a close fourth of ten back on turf at Haydock (7f, good) in April, but several of these should prove better treated.

50/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 31- D

Last run: 131 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a good start to his career when third of ten at Windsor in October (5f, soft); justified favouritism at Doncaster the following month, needing all of the 6f trip to assert his superiority (heavy ground); capable of better but he might not want this to become tactical.
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5th

4

(15)

3rd Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Newcastle (AW)

Ferrous

9st 10lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Jack Channon

Handicap mark not impossible judged on his C&D win last May off 3lb lower; running okay in defeat this winter and it would be no surprise to see him in the thick of the action.

12/1

6th

2

(4)

7th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 1

15:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ferrous

9st 5lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Jack Channon

Good record on AW; as good as ever this year, finishing fourth (behind Cool Hoof Luke) in a Listed race at Lingfield five weeks ago and then second in a handicap back at Lingfield last week; stamina for 7f has to be taken on trust (one turf attempt saw him finish tailed off) but he hasn't got much to find on form.

9/2

2nd

1

(4)

27th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 2

15:12 Lingfield (AW)

Ferrous

9st 12lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Jack Channon

He was returning from a 147-day break when readily accounting for eight rivals in the corresponding event 12 months ago; 10lb higher this time around but he has earned his lofty rating; close fourth in a Listed event here four weeks ago; contender.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Nicely bred and he made a pleasing start to his career when second of 12 at Kempton four weeks ago (6f; nearly 3l in front of High Ovation); green off the bridle on that occasion and he's open to plenty of improvement; solid claims.
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1st

9

(1)

29th Jul 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:25 Newmarket (July)

Sharp Power

8st 10lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Richard Hughes

prominent, pressed leader 5f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, kept on

6/1

1st

1

(10)

11th Jul 2023

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

16:15 Wolverhampton (AW)

Sharp Power

9st 9lb

J: William Buick

T: Richard Hughes

prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led final 110yds, kept on

2/1

1st

3

(3)

2nd Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

14:20 Windsor

Sharp Power

9st 10lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Richard Hughes

Consistent rather than progressive maiden; strong favourite for a Lingfield handicap ten days ago (7f) but he pulled far too hard early and could only manage second; returns to sprinting and still has time to do better.

2/1

Form: 42 BF

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished behind Sharp Power at Kempton four weeks ago (6f); took a step forward when second of six at Wolverhampton last week (odds-on favourite but beaten by a promising winner); should be bang there once more.
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3rd

5

(1)

26th Apr 2023

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:20 Catterick

High Ovation

9st 4lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

ducked right start, in touch with leaders

5/2

4th

3

(3)

16th Mar 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 3

18:40 Southwell (AW)

High Ovation

9st 3lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: William Haggas

prominent

7/2

4th

7

(2)

15th Feb 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Kempton (AW)

High Ovation

9st 1lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: William Haggas

in touch with leaders on inner

5/1

10/1

Form: 4-3

Last run: 13 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on her Pontefract debut last summer (5f, good to firm; sent off the 6-4 second favourite); better effort when third of ten at Newcastle a fortnight ago (tongue-tied, retained); has more to come but such progress is required.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

(6)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

19:15 Salisbury

Cinque Verde

9st 2lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

The winner of ten of her 39 starts, notably when scampering clear of ten rivals in a Class 3 fillies' handicap at Newmarket three weeks ago; this represents a much stiffer assignment.

33/1

1st

2

(4)

1st May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:15 Newmarket

Cinque Verde

9st 12lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Three wins last year and campaign concluded with good fourth of 11 over this C&D (good); down the field on reappearance at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) in March but may have needed the run and is not ruled out.

14/1

8th

2

(1)

7th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 3

14:05 Wolverhampton (AW)

Cinque Verde

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Tony Carroll

Seven wins from 18 AW runs, three of them here; wouldn't look to have much in hand of this mark but she goes well fresh and the booking of Oisin Murphy is a notable one.

10/1

Form: 6

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
80-1 and never threatened in a 6f novice at Wolverhampton 17 days ago; huge step forward required.
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11th

11

(3)

26th Jul 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:05 Bath

Dame Laura Knight

9st 1lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Ian Williams

Sister to Thrave, who is among today's opponents; best AW effort (close third behind subsequent winners) came over 1m; has appeared to find 7f and 1m2f unsuitable since switched to turf; interesting returned to what may prove her optimum distance.

7/1

6th

9

(5)

15th Jul 2023

Good

1m 1f 201y

Class 6

19:45 Salisbury

Dame Laura Knight

9st 1lb

J: George Downing

T: Ian Williams

Made the frame in two AW handicaps this spring (1m/8.6f) but was safely held in basement-grade classified on last month's turf debut (7f, good to firm; first-time cheekpieces); clearly needs to do much better over new trip here.

10/1

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
13,000gns foal, 25,000gns yearling; dam a modest maiden, half-sister to Listed-placed 7f winner Bayroot; has a useful standard to aim at on debut and likely best watched.
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7th

5

(7)

16th Mar 2023

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 3

18:40 Southwell (AW)

Zepplin

9st 3lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Scott

slowly into stride, in rear, soon ran green

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £6.60
Straight Forecast £8.58
Trifecta £16.70

Selections

POSTDATA:

High Ovation

SPOTLIGHT:

Sharp Power

RP Ratings:

Yorkshire

Telegraph:

Yorkshire

D Express:

Yorkshire

LAMBOURN:

Sharp Power

The Times:

Sharp Power

Daily Mail:

Sharp Power

The Star:

Sharp Power

NEWMARKET:

High Ovation

The Guardian:

High Ovation

Daily Mirror:

High Ovation

The Sun:

High Ovation

Daily Record:

High Ovation