October 30 / 17.30 Southwell (AW)

17.30

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Read Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £3716.14
  • 1m 3f 23y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Read Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Rain

Form: 24-818

Last run: 87 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Dual turf winner (9.5f/10.5f) in Ireland and twice runner-up on the Dundalk Polytrack (1m/10.7f); makes her stable debut after three months off and market should guide.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

8

(10)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 2f 40y

16:40 Navan

Letiza

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Won off this mark at Down Royal (10.5f, good) for Henry De Bromhead in June 2025; well below best on last two starts for Adrian Nicholls and has moved yards again; likely best watched after absence unless the market speaks.

40/1

1

(5)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Letiza

10st 1lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Adrian Nicholls

Dual turf winner (9.5f/10.5f) in Ireland and twice runner-up on the Dundalk Polytrack (1m/10.7f); makes her stable debut after three months off and market should guide.

10/1

1

(5)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Letiza

10st 1lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Adrian Nicholls

Dual turf winner (9.5f/10.5f) in Ireland and twice runner-up on the Dundalk Polytrack (1m/10.7f); makes her stable debut after three months off and market should guide.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: /52423 BF

Last run: 49 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
0-7 but in the frame on six occasions and has been placed over 1m4f on Tapeta the last twice, going down by a head at Wolverhampton on the first occasion; dropping a furlong may be no bad thing and respected with cheekpieces now given a go.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Lightning Touch

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

0-7 but in the frame on six occasions and has been placed over 1m4f on Tapeta the last twice, going down by a head at Wolverhampton on the first occasion; dropping a furlong may be no bad thing and respected with cheekpieces now given a go.

11/4

2

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Lightning Touch

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

0-7 but in the frame on six occasions and has been placed over 1m4f on Tapeta the last twice, going down by a head at Wolverhampton on the first occasion; dropping a furlong may be no bad thing and respected with cheekpieces now given a go.

11/4

3

(6)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 4

18:25 Newcastle (AW)

Lightning Touch

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Beaten favourite in all three handicaps this summer but she ran well at Wolverhampton last month (1m4f), finding only a course specialist too strong (third won next time); 2lb higher but not fully exposed just yet.

5/2

Form: 464431 CD

Last run: 52 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Just 1-20 on turf but 4-17 on the AW including a win over C&D; raised just 2lb for last month's Lingfield success (1m4f, Polytrack) and likely to make her presence felt again.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(4)

11th Feb 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

19:40 Kempton (AW)

Aiming High

9st 10lb

J: Luke Morris

T: David Simcock

Wouldn't judge her too harshly on last two runs (met trouble on former occasion and then faced a stiff task from out of the weights latest); this more suitable and she's not discounted.

10/1

7th

9

(4)

17th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 2

13:15 Lingfield (AW)

Aiming High

8st 2lb

J: Jack Dace

T: David Simcock

1m4f turf win here last September; ended 2025 with three AW defeats though and she looks booked for a struggle from 5lb out of the handicap in this useful event.

25/1

3

(1)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Aiming High

10st 0lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: David Simcock

Just 1-20 on turf but 4-17 on the AW including a win over C&D; raised just 2lb for last month's Lingfield success (1m4f, Polytrack) and likely to make her presence felt again.

3/1

Form: 3326

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Placed in all three novices including two over 1m4f on Polytrack, but failed to beat a rival on handicap debut at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) nine days ago; return to AW may help, but she has something to prove after that latest effort.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4

(4)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Gold Penny

9st 10lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Placed in all three novices including two over 1m4f on Polytrack, but failed to beat a rival on handicap debut at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) nine days ago; return to AW may help, but she has something to prove after that latest effort.

5/1

4

(4)

30th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Gold Penny

9st 10lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Placed in all three novices including two over 1m4f on Polytrack, but failed to beat a rival on handicap debut at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) nine days ago; return to AW may help, but she has something to prove after that latest effort.

5/1

4

(5)

21st Oct 2025

Good

1m 3f 104y

Class 4

16:20 Yarmouth

Gold Penny

9st 0lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: John & Thady Gosden

Richly bred 3yo, out of dual German Group 1 winner who's bred some classy winners, including Farrh; has kept good company in three qualifying runs on turf and the AW (1m2f and 1m4f), showing promise each time, and has to be of great interest in her most realistic assignment so far.

3/1

Form: 0-354

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Uneven form in her four starts, but her fourth of 11 on handicap debut at Goodwood (1m2f, good; 50-1) 18 days ago was encouraging (winner has gone in again since); should stay the extra furlong and not dismissed.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

(2)

3rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:10 Chepstow

Jindri

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Off the mark at the sixth attempt when winning at Southwell (1m4f, AW) in November and left the impression her first start in seven months was needed when fifth at Kempton (1m4f, AW) three weeks ago; unexposed on turf and she's considered.

4/1

5th

3

(4)

10th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 4

20:10 Kempton (AW)

Jindri

9st 12lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

Low-mileage 4yo who got off the mark at the sixth attempt in 1m4f handicap at Southwell in November; off since so she needs to hit the ground running on her seasonal return.

7/1

Form: 717432

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Relatively exposed 3yo whose record over 9.5f at Wolverhampton reads 117132; ran creditably when fourth of eight over this C&D in July, but may find one or two too good.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

4

(5)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 4f 98y

Class 5

16:58 Newcastle (AW)

Romantic Spirit

9st 8lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: David Menuisier

Four-time AW winner at up to 1m3f but she's disappointed in both starts this year; has dipped below her last winning mark, however, so can't be confidently ruled out tackling this trip for the first time.

8/1

7th

2

(4)

1st Jun 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Romantic Spirit

10st 1lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: David Menuisier

Has won four of 12 races on the AW, three over C&D, and the latest at Southwell last October (1m3f) off this mark; should come on for her latest run in April when back from a break; can go well.

6/1

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Payout
Straight Forecast £44.09

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lightning Touch

POSTDATA:

Romantic Spirit

RP RATINGS:

Aiming High

Telegraph:

Gold Penny

The Times:

Jindri

D Express:

Romantic Spirit

The Star:

Romantic Spirit

NEWMARKET:

Lightning Touch

The Guardian:

Lightning Touch

Daily Mail:

Lightning Touch

Daily Mirror:

Lightning Touch

Daily Record:

Lightning Touch

The Sun:

Aiming High