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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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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Verdict Starting price

13th

7

(5)

14th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

15:42 Windsor

Liosa

9st 8lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Zoe Hawkins

Ripon winner in June (6f, good) and then ran well off this 4lb higher mark at Salisbury; seemed to run a bit flat last time but he has a big effort in him.

12/1

5th

5

(2)

21st Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:10 Ffos Las

Liosa

9st 6lb

J: Oliver Carmichael

T: Zoe Hawkins

Came good for current stable at third attempt, with fairly comfortable success at Ripon (6f, good) in June, and recovered from awkward start to take third off today's mark at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) last month; must be considered.

4/1

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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9th

13

(8)

17th Sep 2026

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0m 6f 16y

Class 6

16:50 Southwell (AW)

Blackjack

9st 4lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Alan Brown

Has conditions to suit and he has run well in two of his last three starts; should give his running but likely a few of today's field will have his measure.

14/1

3rd

6

(10)

1st Sep 2026

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0m 6f 20y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Blackjack

9st 6lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Alan Brown

Rarely runs at this track but has won six times over 6f on Tapeta at Newcastle/Southwell and belied 33-1 odds when close third over 7f here in July; could not get involved from off the pace at Southwell (6f) last month but a return to more positive tactics might show him in a better light.

12/1

14th

10

(5)

16th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

17:10 Southwell (AW)

Blackjack

9st 7lb

J: Alfie Redman

T: Alan Brown

Has won on turf but better on the AW and gave it a good go under a front-running ride last month at Wolverhampton (7f; just behind On Key); better known for his exploits at this trip; an exposed 9yo but not without hope.

14/1

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

8

(5)

15th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:00 Southwell (AW)

Timebar

9st 2lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

Inconsistent maiden who failed to build on his two runner-up efforts when below market expectations over 1m here two months ago; headgear (absent for last three starts) goes back on this evening.

10/1

7th

13

(9)

16th Aug 2026

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1m 0f 13y

Class 6

14:00 Southwell (AW)

Timebar

9st 3lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Roy Bowring

0-18 but second in three of his last four starts; made most on last two occasions, the latest over 7f on Newcastle Tapeta; there's a bit more for him to prove at this track and over 1m.

7/1

2nd

6

(9)

25th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Timebar

9st 9lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: Roy Bowring

0-17 but bettered his low-key seasonal debut when second in this grade at Nottingham (6f, soft) last month and will also be suited by today's trip and ground combination; a possible.

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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7th

14

(13)

17th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

16:23 Southwell (AW)

Secret Road

9st 1lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Scored three times, for two yards, in the early part of 2026; not in the same form since, latterly for another new stable; revival needed.

40/1

9th

9

(10)

2nd Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Secret Road

9st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Six of his eight wins have been on the AW, the most recent coming in first-time cheekpieces at Lingfield (1m) in March on his first start for Laura Mongan; down the field in two outings for this stable, however, and others have stronger claims; hood on and cheekpieces discarded.

25/1

8th

4

(8)

8th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

16:46 Catterick

Secret Road

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward

Not won on turf since his Irish days and tends to stick to the AW now; ordinary debut for his new yard recently, having been picked up for 2,000gns, and isn't obviously fancied.

33/1

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

Standard

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

Standard

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

Standard

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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11th

9

(10)

27th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

13:19 Ffos Las

Lochaber

9st 0lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Scott Dixon

Has won only a seller and that was over two years ago; very opposable on what he's shown in three runs after an absence.

50/1

13th

11

(5)

13th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

Lochaber

9st 0lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Scott Dixon

Registered sole win in a seller over two years ago; hasn't been shaping like a winner waiting to happen; 1lb out of the handicap.

33/1

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

Standard

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

Standard

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

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