October 28 / 16.55 Southwell (AW)

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BetUK. It’s Where The UK Bets Handicap

  • Prize money: £3716.14
  • 0m 6f 16y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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BetUK. It’s Where The UK Bets Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 482212 D BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Turned over four times as favourite this year, including off his revised mark over C&D last time (pulled hard and was said to have hung right throughout) having won tidily at Kempton; this looks a bit stronger if anything, so he needs more.
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6th

3

(1)

23rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 6

16:57 Windsor

Liosa

9st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Zoe Hawkins

Trainer off the mark in the week with another who was formerly under the charge of Stuart Kittow; this three-time AW winner made it 0-10 on turf when some way off the front three on comeback (won first time out last season); needs a deal more.

12/1

4th

9

(3)

13th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:22 Leicester

Liosa

9st 1lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Zoe Hawkins

Winning reappearance on AW in 2025 and there's other evidence that shows he goes well fresh; however, he's 0-9 on turf and is hard to weigh up, having left Stuart Kittow since some so-so runs in the autumn.

10/1

9

(4)

23rd Oct 2025

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0m 6f 16y

Class 4

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Liosa

9st 8lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Stuart Kittow

Largely consistent record on AW features four wins, including one over C&D last October; placed twice at Kempton since returned to this sphere; solid claims.

8/1

Evs

  • Place: £1.10

Form: -42511 D

Last run: 3 days

W: 10st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Was found a weak soft-ground novice when off the mark last month and improved on that when winning easily at Wolverhampton on Friday; has every chance of defying the penalty in similar company.
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4th

1

(7)

27th Oct 2025

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0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

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9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Won twice last autumn and latest was over C&D; 0-10 since that last success but she's been placed twice over C&D and didn't get any luck when favourite here (fifth of nine) last Monday; could be a big factor if she gets the breaks this time and she's in the mix off a dangerous mark; blinkers removed.

11/4

4th

1

(7)

27th Oct 2025

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0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

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9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Won twice last autumn and latest was over C&D; 0-10 since that last success but she's been placed twice over C&D and didn't get any luck when favourite here (fifth of nine) last Monday; could be a big factor if she gets the breaks this time and she's in the mix off a dangerous mark; blinkers removed.

11/4

1

(1)

20th Oct 2025

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0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

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9st 12lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

C&D winner last October; 0-8 this year but there have been some good runs along the way, including over C&D in July; well beaten on turf last time but can do better now dropped into a Class 5 with blinkers tried.

3/1

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16/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 541689 CD

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Has three wins and three seconds to his name in 13 runs over C&D; none have come off a mark this high (currently 5lb above August's successful rating) though, and he's not still improving at the age of seven.
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5th

3

(5)

23rd Apr 2026

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0m 6f 16y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Blackjack

9st 6lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Alan Brown

Often front-runner; fourth of nine over C&D in January but he's struggled in three starts since; another headgear swap; others preferred.

20/1

7th

4

(2)

26th Mar 2026

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0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:07 Southwell (AW)

Blackjack

9st 8lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Alan Brown

Conditions to suit and this mark shouldn't be beyond him; he does need to bounce back from a couple of low-key runs in February though.

20/1

33/1

Form: 8850-7

Last run: 180 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Related to some decent winners but failed to get involved in a finish for Richard Hannon, latterly in the spring having been gelded (subsequently picked up for 7,500gns); the drop in trip may not be optimal on his Tapeta debut.
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8th

11

(1)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

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9st 0lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

15-race maiden but he was runner-up in a classified event here (6f, good) in his final run last season; returns after 341 days off but he should be fine back at this trip and he needs watching in market.

12/1

2nd

8

(11)

12th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 18y

Class 6

17:08 Nottingham

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9st 9lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Roy Bowring

14-race maiden; finished in front of Korroor at Leicester last week and would have finished closer still but for meeting trouble close home; he'll need to settle better back up in trip but he's not discounted.

9/2

4th

8

(7)

3rd Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

15:47 Leicester

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9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

Has some ability but first win is still proving elusive (13 races) and, having tried 1m on last two outings, he now goes shorter than 6f for the first time; many equipment changes this year, today's including the removal of the tongue-tie he's worn on last five outings.

8/1

Form: 356081 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Two wins and a short-head second to his name in five runs over C&D following his victory off 4lb lower three weeks ago (first-time tongue-tie; well backed after a few ordinary efforts); this is tougher upped from 0-60 company.
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9th

6

(2)

4th Jun 2026

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0m 7f 1y

Class 6

17:10 Lingfield (AW)

Secret Road

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Laura Mongan

Won at 6f and over C&D for James Owen at the start of the year, then over 1m here on yard debut in March, but his last three runs have been nothing like as good; has plenty to prove back at 7f.

25/1

10th

6

(12)

1st Jun 2026

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1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:07 Lingfield (AW)

Secret Road

9st 5lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Laura Mongan

Enjoyed a revival for James Owen and this yard earlier in the year, with three wins, including two round here; up in the weights now, though, and finished well behind a couple of these over C&D a month ago; needs more from somewhere.

20/1

12th

5

(12)

30th Apr 2026

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1m 0f 1y

Class 6

17:07 Lingfield (AW)

Secret Road

9st 6lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Laura Mongan

Looked in excellent nick on last month's stable debut, gaining clearcut C&D win in first-time cheekpieces; not quite in same form when fourth off new mark here three weeks later but still considered.

7/1

14/1

Form: 727560

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Ex-French gelding who doesn't always convince and has come more than a stone down the weights for this yard; ran fairly in one previous start on Tapeta but is some way down the pecking order.
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6th

3

(1)

28th Oct 2024

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0m 6f 16y

Class 5

16:55 Southwell (AW)

Tremblant

9st 12lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Amy Murphy

Ex-French gelding who doesn't always convince and has come more than a stone down the weights for this yard; ran fairly in one previous start on Tapeta but is some way down the pecking order.

14/1

6th

3

(1)

28th Oct 2024

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0m 6f 16y

Class 5

16:55 Southwell (AW)

Tremblant

9st 12lb

J: Frederick Larson

T: Amy Murphy

Ex-French gelding who doesn't always convince and has come more than a stone down the weights for this yard; ran fairly in one previous start on Tapeta but is some way down the pecking order.

14/1

10th

7

(4)

28th Sep 2024

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0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Tremblant

9st 9lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Amy Murphy

slowly away, in rear and outpaced, reminder early

10/1

66/1

Form: 294879

Last run: 7 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Sole win came in a 5f turf seller; has struggled in five starts on Tapeta, latterly when well held at 100-1 around Wolverhampton a week ago.
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6

(10)

6th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

17:45 Bath

Lochaber

9st 9lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Scott Dixon

Mainly disappointing since sole win at Beverley (5f; seller) last May and he was always behind in a Southwell classified (6f) 119 days ago.

50/1

Form: -08582 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Well suited by soft ground on turf and ran much her best race of the season under those conditions, back from two months off, ten days ago; finished clear of the rest that day but now has to build on it off a 2lb higher mark on her AW debut.
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7th

8

(3)

5th Mar 2026

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1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:33 Lingfield (AW)

Back Before Dark

8st 10lb

J: William Carson

T: Andy Irvine

A fair 6f winner at her best but she ended her time with Grant Tuer below par and came in last of eight for her new yard over C&D eight days ago; she's not easy to make a case for.

33/1

8th

1

(10)

25th Feb 2026

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1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:12 Lingfield (AW)

Back Before Dark

9st 9lb

J: Jude Fernandes

T: Andy Irvine

Inconsistent for former stable and hasn't added to her maiden win back in June 2023; unraced at further than 7f (tailed off in on attempt) but pedigree offers hope she will stay.

33/1

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Exacta £7.00
Straight Forecast £6.87
Tricast £31.77
Trifecta £35.90

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