August 31 / 14.07 Southwell (AW)

14.07

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Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Handicap

  • Prize money: £3768.48
  • 1m 6f 21y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Book The Bistro In Seasons Restaurant Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.60
  • Place: £3.50

Form: 394513

Last run: 64 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 51

Form & Verdict
Good few short-priced defeats for two previous yards to go with his sole win, which came off 2lb lower at Newcastle in May (picked up last month for just £2,000); never been the most consistent.
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1st

3

(7)

31st Aug 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

14:07 Southwell (AW)

Edwardtheninth

9st 9lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Tony Forbes

Good few short-priced defeats for two previous yards to go with his sole win, which came off 2lb lower at Newcastle in May (picked up last month for just £2,000); never been the most consistent.

8/1

3rd

5

(8)

28th Jun 2026

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2m 0f 120y

Class 6

15:47 Wolverhampton (AW)

Edwardtheninth

9st 0lb

J: Kyle McHugh

T: Ruth Jefferson

Made it 13th-time lucky at Newcastle (2m, Tapeta) 18 days ago, but that race was run at a farcically slow gallop; just 2lb higher, but not hard to have serious reservations.

6/4

Form: 818022 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Back with his old yard following a spell in France and has run a couple of solid races in defeat for them off a career-low mark, albeit he's enjoyed the run of things each time; boasts a patchy record round here but enters calculations.
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1

(1)

15th Sep 2026

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1m 5f 219y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Le Rouge Chinois

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Michael Appleby

Three-time AW winner, including twice abroad; placed in all three starts since rejoining Mick Appleby and should go well again with no questions over his stamina.

4/1

3rd

1

(1)

31st Aug 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

14:07 Southwell (AW)

Le Rouge Chinois

10st 0lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Michael Appleby

Back with his old yard following a spell in France and has run a couple of solid races in defeat for them off a career-low mark, albeit he's enjoyed the run of things each time; boasts a patchy record round here but enters calculations.

5/2

2nd

2

(2)

17th Aug 2026

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1m 7f 169y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Le Rouge Chinois

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Michael Appleby

Rejoined Mick Appleby before reappearing with a good second at Yarmouth (1m6f, good) 12 days ago; has a patchy profile but he's on the same mark as last time and his last win was over nearly 2m in France (AW) in March; respected with Oisin Murphy booked.

2/1

OUR TIP

Form: /60/8/

Last run: 1284 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Absent since a string of defeats at short prices over hurdles and fences in the first half of last year (undergone wind surgery); not run on the Flat since 2022 and is entitled to need this; watch the market.
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3rd

10

4th Oct 2026

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 5

16:20 Uttoxeter

Tropical Talent

10st 3lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Clear second at Sedgefield (2m) with Flat reappearance under his belt; however, this is a better race for the grade and his strike-rate remains poor; recorded sole win over two years ago.

13/2

2nd

8

9th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 77y

Class 5

15:30 Sedgefield

Tropical Talent

10st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

A number of defeats at short prices over hurdles and fences in the first half of 2025; reappeared after a wind operation last week when he didn't get the clearest of runs on the AW; could have a part to play.

5/2

4th

2

(2)

31st Aug 2026

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1m 6f 21y

Class 6

14:07 Southwell (AW)

Tropical Talent

9st 13lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Absent since a string of defeats at short prices over hurdles and fences in the first half of last year (undergone wind surgery); not run on the Flat since 2022 and is entitled to need this; watch the market.

20/1

6/1

Form: 555743 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Easy C&D win for regular partner Elle-May Croot in March came off 1lb higher; typically inconsistent since but has claims on his latest turf effort as he chases a seventh course win.
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7th

2

(2)

28th Sep 2026

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1m 5f 219y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lednikov

9st 7lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Six-time Southwell winner, latterly for regular partner Elle-May Croot over this trip in the spring; never been the most consistent (that hasn't changed with age) and can pull hard but he always needs factoring in at this level.

7/1

5th

4

(4)

31st Aug 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

14:07 Southwell (AW)

Lednikov

9st 8lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Easy C&D win for regular partner Elle-May Croot in March came off 1lb higher; typically inconsistent since but has claims on his latest turf effort as he chases a seventh course win.

6/1

3rd

4

(6)

15th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 115y

Class 6

17:20 Doncaster

Lednikov

9st 7lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Often a front-runner and the last six of his seven wins were on Southwell AW, with the latest in March; Elle-May Croot knows him especially well and he's back 1lb below his last winning mark but the return to Southwell (from turf) for latest outing did not spark an upturn; best watched at present.

14/1

Form: 856613

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: -77312 BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
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No Results Found

Form: 706

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £28.70
Straight Forecast £25.89
Trifecta £69.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sound Gloria

POSTDATA:

Le Rouge Chinois

The Sun:

Blue Tulip

The Guardian:

Lednikov

RP RATINGS:

Sound Gloria

NEWMARKET:

Sound Gloria

The Times:

Sound Gloria

Telegraph:

Sound Gloria

Daily Mail:

Sound Gloria

Daily Mirror:

Sound Gloria

D Express:

Le Rouge Chinois

The Star:

Le Rouge Chinois

Daily Record:

Le Rouge Chinois