November 15 / 12.23 Southwell

12.23

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Win £1M With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4700.09
  • 3m 0f 60y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Win £1M With BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 3-P653 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Successively lower RPRs on each chase start this term don't tell the whole story, as a galloping 3m on what had turned to soft ground at Worcester latest may have been a bit much for him, and that 0-105 looked better stocked than this theoretically higher-grade race; can revive.
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4

27th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 4

15:05 Southwell

Stringtoyourbow

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Christian Williams

took keen hold, led, fell heavily 2nd

5/2

7/1

  • Place: £4.50

Form: 1U2-P5 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Six-time staying hurdle/chase winner on all going bar good to firm; still higher than for either C&D success of last winter, and well below his best on both starts since a summer break; overlooked.
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5th

8

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 7f 136y

Class 4

15:47 Chepstow

Ali Star Bert

11st 9lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Shaun Harris

Ended 2025 with two wins at Southwell (3m, soft/good to soft), looking in particularly good nick on latter occasion; struggled from just out of the weights in last week's Surrey National at Lingfield but enters calculations in this easier race.

14/1

15

19th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 4f 178y

Class 3

13:50 Lingfield

Ali Star Bert

10st 2lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Shaun Harris

Ended 2025 with two wins at Southwell (3m, soft/good to soft); contests this much stronger race from 3lb out of the weights but he looked in particularly good nick on his latest outing and this trip should be fine.

16/1

4th

9

11th Sep 2025

Good

3m 0f 10y

Class 4

17:35 Uttoxeter

Ali Star Bert

11st 5lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Shaun Harris

The last of six chase wins was at Southwell (3m2f, good to soft) in March; very mixed since then and wouldn't be the percentage call.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2442-P

Last run: 35 days

W: 12st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Can't determine present attainment level from last month's Chepstow return (big error at halfway); capable, but his Uttoxeter second the race before constituted his 12th under rules and a win is still awaited.
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2nd

6

16th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:30 Bangor-on-Dee

Good Work

11st 3lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

1-37 and still surprisingly error-prone despite so much chasing experience, leaving his mark on several fences en route to a 8l C&D fourth latest (good); frame finish probable but hard to predict better even off this career-low mark whilst the mistakes remain; cheekpieces return.

7/1

4th

5

31st Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

16:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Good Work

11st 9lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Extremely hard to win with, having won only one of his 34 races over fences and runner-up on 13 of those occasions; even if he jumps better than last time (beaten 18l), he'll probably find a way to come up short; a rare run without any form of headgear.

8/1

3rd

1

6th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 5

16:53 Ayr

Good Work

12st 0lb

J: Ben Smith

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Unreliable sort; jumped sketchily when a well-held fourth of seven in 3m Sedgefield handicap chase 16 days ago so others are much preferred.

9/2

Form: 2-112P C

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Two chase starts here in the summer netted him a 2m5f win and C&D near-miss; can lack fluency, as again extremely evident on last month's return, but likely still on a workable mark if able to shrug that run off.
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4

23rd Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 5

15:20 Cartmel

Big Bee Hive

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Scored off much reduced mark when back over hurdles at Southwell (3m, good) in June but all three subsequent runs were disappointing and he now has questions to answer again; new headgear tried.

14/1

5

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:17 Worcester

Big Bee Hive

11st 6lb

J: Miss Rebecca Hitchen

T: Sam England

Won off much reduced mark when back over hurdles at Southwell (3m, good) last month and is still well handicapped on older form, but was soundly beaten on his last two outings and now has questions to answer again.

10/1

4

20th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

14:40 Market Rasen

Big Bee Hive

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan England

T: Sam England

Exploited some help from the handicapper when back over hurdles at Southwell (3m, good) this month and is still on a workable mark after going back up 5lb but needs to rebound quickly from disappointing run on Saturday.

7/1

Form: 225474

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Back on track with last month's Huntingdon fourth (3m, good), but once again couldn't tease out her resources for long enough and the change of headgear looks worth a go; player if that works with mark never lower.
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5th

6

15th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

12:23 Southwell

Hamartia

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Back on track with last month's Huntingdon fourth (3m, good), but once again couldn't tease out her resources for long enough and the change of headgear looks worth a go; player if that works with mark never lower.

9/2

5th

6

15th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

12:23 Southwell

Hamartia

11st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Neil Mulholland

Back on track with last month's Huntingdon fourth (3m, good), but once again couldn't tease out her resources for long enough and the change of headgear looks worth a go; player if that works with mark never lower.

9/2

4th

2

8th Oct 2024

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:35 Huntingdon

Hamartia

11st 11lb

J: James Bowen

T: Neil Mulholland

Twice runner-up over fences in May, including over C&D, but she turned in a below-par seventh back hurdling at Worcester (2m7f) last month; she needs to bounce back.

8/1

Form: P4-453

Last run: 28 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Continues to operate some way below the level of early 2023's peak Doncaster hurdles form, placing but still beaten 23l on last month's return to chasing (3m); down another 2lb but not as persuasive as most.
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3rd

3

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Lepashe

11st 1lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Sam Allwood

prominent on outer, jumped slightly right 3rd, in touch with leaders 5th

4/1

3rd

3

14th Dec 2024

Good

2m 7f 91y

Class 5

14:32 Newcastle

Lepashe

11st 1lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Sam Allwood

prominent on outer, jumped slightly right 3rd, in touch with leaders 5th

4/1

6th

7

15th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 4

12:23 Southwell

Lepashe

10st 5lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Sam Allwood

Continues to operate some way below the level of early 2023's peak Doncaster hurdles form, placing but still beaten 23l on last month's return to chasing (3m); down another 2lb but not as persuasive as most.

7/1

11/2

Form: 1214-6 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
He'd needed his first run back on the previous three seasons, so last month's 55l Uttoxeter defeat may well be stepped up on markedly; it does need to be, however, given he's still above a winning mark and has never run to an RPR above 94 going left-handed; no ground issues.
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3rd

9

27th Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 45y

Class 4

14:50 Wetherby

Mixedwave

11st 0lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Pam Sly

Takes on possible improvers in this field; otherwise a solid candidate who has five chase wins on his CV, the most recent off current mark in this race 12 months ago; last two efforts show he's back in form; respected.

5/1

3rd

2

11th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:55 Huntingdon

Mixedwave

11st 9lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: Pam Sly

Scored for the fifth time over fences when taking a Wetherby handicap (3m, good) just under a year ago; made a solid return in November and he was back down to that last winning mark when bumping into an improver at Southwell (about 3m1f, soft) three weeks ago; contender.

9/2

2nd

3

18th Feb 2026

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

14:20 Southwell

Mixedwave

11st 9lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Pam Sly

Scored for the fifth time over fences when taking a Wetherby handicap (3m, good) in March; back down to that mark but his last two efforts have been uninspiring; needs a revival but that's not out of the question.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £25.90
Straight Forecast £25.61
Trifecta £101.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Stringtoyourbow

RP RATINGS:

Hamartia

TOPSPEED:

Mixedwave

The Times:

Ali Star Bert

Daily Record:

Lepashe

Telegraph:

Big Bee Hive

POSTDATA:

Hamartia

Daily Mail:

Hamartia

The Guardian:

Stringtoyourbow

D Express:

Stringtoyourbow

The Star:

Stringtoyourbow

The Sun:

Mixedwave

Daily Mirror:

Ali Star Bert