March 10 / 20.00 Southwell (AW)

20.00

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  • Prize money: £7851
  • 0m 7f 14y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.20
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 123231 CD

Last run: 2 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Three-time 7f winner who's proved consistent since the blinkers went on and won with a good bit in hand at Newcastle (1m) on Friday evening; would hold leading claims if turned out again in same form under Rossa Ryan, who has a good record for the yard.
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7th

8

(2)

30th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

18:25 Brighton

Big Narstie

9st 1lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

prominent

12/1

7th

8

(2)

30th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

18:25 Brighton

Big Narstie

9st 1lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

prominent

12/1

8th

4

(5)

31st Mar 2025

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1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Big Narstie

9st 9lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

prominent, short of room and lost ground soon after start, in rear after 1f

9/2

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9/2

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 30-852

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Been offering more at Newcastle lately but she stays 1m2f well and this is only the second time she's run at shy of 1m; she can miss the break and is usually dropped in too, and it remains to be seen whether she has the toe for this.
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8th

7

(2)

17th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Ripon

Balqaa

9st 7lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

All five wins have came on AW; usually ridden with hold-up tactics and will need plenty of luck in running to get her head in front here.

10/1

5th

5

(4)

17th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:35 Wolverhampton (AW)

Balqaa

9st 6lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

It was a classified race she won over C&D last month but this mark isn't beyond her and a slow start was no help at Southwell.

10/1

5th

4

(9)

28th Mar 2026

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1m 3f 23y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Balqaa

9st 6lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Regained the winning thread in Wolverhampton classified race (9.5f) last week and may remain competitive despite a 6lb rise in her mark; well treated on best handicap form at up to 1m2f.

9/2

7/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 6-1133 D

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Two wins in classified company in January and and has run to a similar level in defeat in a couple of handicaps since; holds claims but will need to improve on his seven previous Tapeta efforts (all at Wolverhampton).
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3

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 3

14:42 Stratford

Heerathetrack

11st 0lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Mark Usher

Modest 7f/1m handicapper on the Flat; pulled hard when tailed off on only previous run over hurdles in November 2023 (2m, good to soft); best watched for now.

40/1

4

(13)

22nd May 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:50 Chelmsford (AW)

Heerathetrack

9st 8lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Usher

7f and 1m course winner, the latter coming when 4lb lower in March; has been competitive from this mark in two of his three subsequent starts; each-way player.

10/1

12/1

Form: -35245

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Regressive maiden who's done most racing over 6f and worn various forms of headgear (goes without tonight); hard to keep giving him the benefit of the doubt.
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4th

5

(4)

7th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:45 Bath

Higher Law

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Kevin Frost

Longstanding, regressive maiden who can pull hard and is being given a rare try without headgear; has been turned over at 11-2 or shorter seven times already this year and will need to improve on recent efforts.

10/1

9th

16

(16)

18th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:02 Thirsk

Higher Law

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Kevin Frost

25-race maiden but regularly placed on AW this year; promise on turf at Doncaster last summer (6f, good); each-way shout once more.

12/1

9th

16

(16)

18th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:02 Thirsk

Higher Law

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Kevin Frost

raced near side

12/1

Form: 55-755 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Has done a lot of racing in recent times in sprints; is on a handy mark now, again under Oisin Murphy, and is one to consider at this lower level.
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11th

11

(8)

17th Jul 2024

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

16:00 Bath

Princess Naomi

9st 0lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Rod Millman

C&D win 15 months ago, but she's struggled to find her form this year and although her mark has bottomed out, she looks opposable tried in blinkers for the first time.

14/1

6th

7

(7)

15th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:30 Leicester

Princess Naomi

9st 9lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Rod Millman

Has plummeted down the handicap and has finished out of the frame in her last nine starts; this is however her best chance for a while and cannot be ruled out.

12/1

8th

12

(11)

5th May 2024

Heavy

0m 6f 213y

Class 6

14:10 Salisbury

Princess Naomi

10st 6lb

J: Mr Patrick Millman

T: Rod Millman

Has dropped 7lb below her last winning mark and has the assistance of Patrick Millman, but has finished out of the frame in her last eight starts; has won on good to soft, unraced on anything softer.

10/1

Form: 5340-6

Last run: 51 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Wins have come at Yarmouth in the summer and her record on Tapeta is patchy at best; is some way down the pecking order back from a short break.
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11th

1

(1)

15th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Available Angel

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: John Mackie

raced in last

14/1

7th

1

(7)

3rd Mar 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Available Angel

9st 9lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: John Mackie

towards rear

6/1

9

(6)

17th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Available Angel

9st 0lb

J: Connor Planas

T: John Mackie

Both wins have been over 1m at Yarmouth and latest was in August 2022; reached the frame a few times since November but she's been well held over 7f in last two starts; new headgear is now tried but she's not run over this trip for a long time and others are are preferred.

25/1

Form: 0658-5 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Excuses with one thing and another since his Chelmsford win last autumn, often pulling too hard; there's again the danger he won't settle from a wide stall after eight weeks off but he's well treated if things fall right.
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10th

9

(9)

19th Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Kodi Noir

9st 3lb

J: Tom Queally

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Overcame trouble in running to win the corresponding race 12 months ago off an 8lb higher mark (then trained by Alice Haynes); patchy record for new stable but his best run for them came over C&D and Tom Queally's only ride for the stable in 2024 (before this evening) finished second; can go well.

10/1

9th

5

(6)

31st Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

18:25 Lingfield (AW)

Kodi Noir

9st 9lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

dwelt start, in rear

10/1

7th

10

(6)

22nd Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

15:45 Lingfield (AW)

Kodi Noir

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

Not beaten far into fourth of ten at Chelmsford (7f, Polytrack) in May, but he has been off three months since and has no great record fresh; opposed.

14/1

Form: 14-557

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
More consistent on Tapeta than other surfaces and remains on a winning mark; interesting to see how he goes in the market this time, dropping back from 1m.
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6th

12

(2)

10th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Struck Gold

9st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: John Butler

Won at Wolverhampton and over C&D last November but he's 0-11 since and has been well held in his last four runs; has plenty to prove and he needs to get back on track; headgear removed.

16/1

7th

14

(14)

12th Sep 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Struck Gold

8st 11lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: John Butler

Polytrack and Tapeta winner at around 1m; below par on both AW and turf on his last three starts; others preferred.

25/1

8th

6

(12)

19th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

19:40 Yarmouth

Struck Gold

9st 9lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: John Butler

Claims on his C&D second in June but that came on soft and he's generally been kept to the AW; has blown it at the start twice since and is given a second go in cheekpieces, instead of the usual blinkers, for a trainer who also runs Red Evelyn.

10/1

Form: 1608-5

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Inconsistent mare whose wins have come over 1m; not a bad effort over C&D last time, when making a lot of the running at a huge price back from a layoff, but she's far from certain to back it up.
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5th

10

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:52 Kempton

Simply Gorgeous

10st 8lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Neil King

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

7/1

10

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:52 Kempton

Simply Gorgeous

10st 8lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Neil King

Absent since ending 2024 with a disappointing run but made the frame in her first two handicaps, more notably when second at Lingfield (2m, good) in November; contender if back on song after her break.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £12.80
Straight Forecast £11.67
Tricast £25.69
Trifecta £32.50

Selections

Telegraph:

Balqaa

POSTDATA:

Big Narstie

SPOTLIGHT:

Princess Naomi

Daily Mirror:

Heerathetrack

NEWMARKET:

Kodi Noir

RP RATINGS:

Princess Naomi

The Star:

Balqaa

Daily Record:

Balqaa

The Sun:

Heerathetrack

The Times:

Big Narstie

D Express:

Big Narstie