Southwell

17:45

Runners: 13 Distance: 0m 6f 16y Handicap Going: Standard

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: A competitive race in which NOBLE VICTORY could take a step forward from his promising handicap debut. Don Pacifico is feared most.

Don Pacifico

Jockey: Harry Davies Trainer: S & E Crisford Age/Wt: 3/9-5 F: 31-30 OR: 84

1 tip

7/2

Comment: Promise in three AW novice runs, winning over C&D on the second occasion; one of a few hard-luck stories in the big 3yo sprint at Newcastle on Good Friday, seeing no daylight from 2f out; dropped 1lb and he remains capable of better.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/04/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	12 / 14	16/1	85
24/03/25	Lingfield / Unknown / F	5	3 / 8	7/2	-
19/12/24	Southwell / Unknown / F	5	1 / 9	8/13	-
18/11/24	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	5	3 / 10	11/1	-

Hammer The Hammer

Jockey: T Eaves Trainer: K A Ryan Age/Wt: 3/9-3 F: 42-21 OR: 82

3 tips

4/1

Comment: Promise in his first three starts and he didn't need to improve to justify long odds-on favouritism over 5f here last month; won easily on that occasion but this will be a very different test.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/03/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	4	1 / 6	1/5	80
21/02/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	4	2 / 8	1/1	-
22/07/24	Ayr / Unknown / F	4	2 / 4	9/4	-
11/07/24	Doncaster / Unknown / F	5	4 / 11	4/1	-

Wheels Of Fire

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: R Hannon Age/Wt: 3/9-3 F: 3315-6 OR: 82

11/2

Comment: Didn't need to improve to win a 5f novice event at Lingfield last summer; neither handicap run since points to him being the answer here but it's notable that he was sent off joint favourite at Kempton on this month's return to action.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/04/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	6 / 11	4/1	83
13/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	4	5 / 8	4/1	84
31/08/24	Lingfield / Unknown / F	5	1 / 7	1/3	84
17/08/24	Newmarket (July) / Unknown / F	4	3 / 11	9/2	-
30/07/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	2	3 / 14	11/2	-
29/06/24	Windsor / Unknown / F	5	4 / 9	12/1	-

Noble Victory

Jockey: Hector Crouch Trainer: J Tate Age/Wt: 3/9-1 F: 2134 OR: 80

3 tips

7/1

Comment: Steady progress on AW this year, winning at Chelmsford (6f) on second start; not beaten far into fourth on handicap debut at Kempton three weeks ago (Wheels Of Fire sixth) and that effort can be upgraded as he wasn't well positioned; capable of better granted a stronger pace to aim at; one to consider.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
07/04/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	4 / 11	5/1	80
04/03/25	Newcastle / Unknown / F	5	3 / 4	10/11	-
13/02/25	Chelmsford / Unknown / F	5	1 / 7	2/7	-
30/01/25	Southwell / Unknown / F	4	2 / 9	10/3	-

Invitorio

Jockey: S H James Trainer: K R Burke Age/Wt: 3/8-10 F: 731-4 OR: 75

17/2

Comment: Made all in a 6f novice (soft) at Redcar last autumn; ridden more patiently at Pontefract on this month's return to action and that close fourth (just in front of Scatter Penny) was promising; stable also runs Mr Fantastic.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
08/04/25	Pontefract / Handicap / F	3	4 / 9	9/1	75
18/10/24	Redcar / Unknown / F	5	1 / 9	6/4	-
01/10/24	Ayr / Unknown / F	5	3 / 3	8/1	-
19/09/24	Pontefract / Unknown / F	5	7 / 9	18/1	-

Mythical Composer

Jockey: Rossa Ryan Trainer: C G Cox Age/Wt: 3/9-7 F: 64173- OR: 86

1 tip

9/1

Comment: Won a 5.5f maiden at Bath by a wide margin last summer (firm ground); solid effort in a York nursery when last seen in September; improvement required for the switch to AW if he's to defy this mark.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
08/09/24	York / Handicap / F	3	3 / 8	6/1	86
20/07/24	Newbury / Unknown / F	2	7 / 19	9/1	83
24/06/24	Bath / Unknown / F	5	1 / 8	4/1	-
09/06/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	4	4 / 8	33/1	-
16/05/24	Salisbury / Unknown / F	4	6 / 6	6/1	-

Handcuffed

Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: A M Balding Age/Wt: 3/9-9 F: 17470- OR: 88

1 tip

10/1

Comment: Often highly tried after her winning debut at Newbury, unplaced in Group 3s on three occasions; those runs sandwich a good fourth in a nursery at York's Ebor meeting off this mark; stable in fine form and she should be fine on AW; one to consider.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
21/09/24	Ayr / Group 3 / F	1	11 / 13	22/1	89
13/09/24	Salisbury / Group 3 / F	1	7 / 8	20/1	89
21/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	4 / 17	6/1	88
27/07/24	Ascot / Group 3 / F	1	7 / 8	11/2	-
04/07/24	Newbury / Unknown / F	4	1 / 9	13/8	-

Mr Cool

Jockey: J Fanning Trainer: C Johnston Age/Wt: 3/8-12 F: 834-21 OR: 77

11/1

Comment: Prominent racer; wasn't winning out of turn when making all in a 6f handicap at Nottingham two weeks ago, his 12th attempt; 5lb higher mark, higher class of opposition and presence of other pace influences could all count against him this time.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
12/04/25	Nottingham / Handicap / F	5	1 / 7	3/1	72
11/03/25	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	5	2 / 8	7/5	72
09/11/24	Doncaster / Unknown / F	4	4 / 9	20/1	72
20/09/24	Ayr / Handicap / F	2	3 / 9	14/1	73
19/09/24	Ayr / Unknown / F	4	8 / 9	16/1	73
07/09/24	Thirsk / Unknown / F	4	4 / 17	12/1	74

Mr Fantastic

Jockey: Callum Rodriguez Trainer: K R Burke Age/Wt: 3/9-4 F: 2210- OR: 83

12/1

Comment: Showed promise on first three starts (on good to firm-soft) before winning a Newcastle novice (7f, AW) last September; down the field in York sales race last time but retains potential and reappears having been gelded; should have the pace to be fully effective at 6f.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/10/24	York / Unknown / F	2	12 / 14	10/1	84
24/09/24	Newcastle / Unknown / F	5	1 / 6	4/9	82
07/09/24	Ascot / Unknown / F	2	2 / 4	4/1	-
09/08/24	Haydock / Unknown / F	3	2 / 11	6/5	-
19/07/24	Hamilton / Unknown / F	4	3 / 7	11/10	-

Fan Mail

Jockey: Sean Kirrane Trainer: T D Easterby Age/Wt: 3/8-11 F: 4-2146 OR: 76

3 tips

12/1

Comment: Ready winner of a 6f maiden at Newcastle in February and also ran well in a C&D handicap one month later; not so good at Pontefract 19 days ago but returning to AW should be advantageous.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
08/04/25	Pontefract / Handicap / F	3	6 / 9	18/5	77
15/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	4 / 11	8/1	77
15/02/25	Newcastle / Unknown / F	5	1 / 11	3/1	75
01/02/25	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	4	2 / 10	10/3	75
28/12/24	Newcastle / Unknown / F	5	4 / 11	50/1	-
29/08/24	Carlisle / Unknown / F	3	8 / 10	200/1	-

Scatter Penny

Jockey: Joanna Mason Trainer: M & D Easterby Age/Wt: 3/8-10 F: 967-5 OR: 75

22/1

Comment: Won her first two starts as a 2yo (6f, good and good to firm) but unplaced in four handicap starts; stayed on nicely from an unpromising position at Pontefract 19 days ago, her first outing for five months; could well build on that.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
08/04/25	Pontefract / Handicap / F	3	5 / 9	18/1	76
07/11/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	7 / 7	12/1	79
20/09/24	Ayr / Handicap / F	4	6 / 9	7/2	81
21/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	9 / 17	8/1	85
19/07/24	Pontefract / Unknown / F	4	1 / 10	2/1	-
27/06/24	Nottingham / Unknown / F	5	1 / 16	22/1	-

Bonnies Boy

Jockey: O J Orr Trainer: R A Fahey Age/Wt: 3/8-13 F: 22254- OR: 78

28/1

Comment: 0-5 as 2yo but he was second in three of those starts; disappointed when a strong favourite on his sole nursery run at Ayr in September; gelded over the winter; Tapeta fine, but drawn wide and others have less to prove.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
14/10/24	Wolverhampton / Unknown / F	3	4 / 7	5/2	79
20/09/24	Ayr / Handicap / F	2	5 / 9	2/1	80
03/09/24	Newcastle / Unknown / F	5	2 / 7	11/8	-
16/08/24	Thirsk / Unknown / F	4	2 / 10	9/4	-
22/07/24	Beverley / Unknown / F	5	2 / 12	11/4	-

Naana's Diamond

Jockey: K T O'Neill Trainer: Alice Haynes Age/Wt: 3/9-3 F: 225-06 OR: 82

30/1

Comment: Runner-up in her two runs in Britain (5f fillies' events at Thirsk and Ascot) last spring; won a fillies' Listed event in Italy (6f, good) last June but well held in France and Dubai since; others look more appealing on her handicap debut.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
31/01/25	Meydan / Conditions / F	-	6 / 10	66/1	87
10/01/25	Meydan / Conditions / F	-	11 / 14	40/1	90
28/07/24	Deauville / Group 3 / F	-	5 / 5	15/1	-
10/05/24	Ascot / Unknown / F	2	2 / 6	4/1	-
20/04/24	Thirsk / Unknown / F	4	2 / 12	8/1	-

Rare Change

Jockey: Non Runner Trainer: R Hughes Age/Wt: 3/8-9 F: 33463- OR: 74

1 tip

Comment: Failed to win as a 2yo but there were some good runs, notably when finishing off strongly from a poor position at Kempton in October (cheekpieces first time); gelded since; can win races off this mark.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
23/10/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	5	3 / 12	9/2	74
13/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	4	6 / 8	5/1	75
16/08/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	4	4 / 12	11/4	75
02/08/24	Goodwood / Handicap / F	2	3 / 16	4/1	75
06/07/24	Haydock / Handicap / F	4	3 / 8	5/1	72
21/06/24	Goodwood / Unknown / F	4	4 / 9	20/1	-

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