Southwell

18:15

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

Form
EW Places: 1/4 ODDS - 3 PLACES

Verdict: Badri, Northern Spirit and DRAMA look the three to focus on. The selection still has more to offer on synthetic surfaces.

Rohaan

Jockey: Rossa Ryan Trainer: P D Evans Age/Wt: 7/8-12 F: 427288 OR: 84

3 tips

7/2

Comment: Finished in front of a couple of today's rivals when second over C&D last month but he's not featured in either run since; Rossa Ryan tries his luck this evening but more minor money perhaps his best hope.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/04/25	Newbury / Handicap / F	3	8 / 11	9/2	86
29/03/25	Kempton / Handicap / F	3	8 / 12	11/2	87
14/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	2 / 11	13/2	86
28/02/25	Lingfield / Handicap / F	2	7 / 9	11/1	87
21/02/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	2 / 9	3/1	87
30/01/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	3	4 / 9	4/1	88

Westmorian

Jockey: Oliver Stammers Trainer: Grant Tuer Age/Wt: 6/9-4 F: 8-2111 OR: 90

1 tip

5/1

Comment: He has returned from nine months off in rude health, second at Newcastle last month before winning twice over C&D and completing his hat-trick at Lingfield on Good Friday; now 20lb higher than for the first win and he'll need to reach new heights to make it a four-timer.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/04/25	Lingfield / Handicap / F	3	1 / 10	9/2	84
19/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	1 / 7	9/4	76
11/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	5	1 / 10	9/4	70
04/03/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	5	2 / 8	13/2	70
05/06/24	Ripon / Handicap / F	4	8 / 9	17/2	72
10/05/24	Ripon / Handicap / F	4	7 / 13	11/1	74

Dutch Kingdom

Jockey: Liam Wright Trainer: Darryll Holland Age/Wt: 5/9-6 F: 12-1 OR: 92

2 tips

6/1

Comment: Better than ever when dropped to 6f in the autumn, winning at Chelmsford in good style and then pipped close home over C&D; as good as ever when winning a 7f handicap here on his return from a four-month break last week; 2lb higher mark to deal with but may yet do better at 6f.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
21/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	3	1 / 7	14/1	90
12/11/24	Southwell / Handicap / F	3	2 / 13	9/1	88
17/10/24	Chelmsford / Handicap / F	4	1 / 11	12/1	82
27/09/24	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	5	5 / 9	7/4	80
19/09/24	Chelmsford / Handicap / F	5	1 / 13	8/1	75
14/08/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	6 / 12	10/1	76

Drama

Jockey: Tom Marquand Trainer: J Ferguson Age/Wt: 4/9-0 F: 2518-9 OR: 86

3 tips

13/2

Comment: Beat notable opponents when winning twice at Kempton last year; defeats on turf since aren't the races to judge him on and he still has a bigger effort in him on AW; usual cheekpieces replaced by new blinkers today.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
11/04/25	Newbury / Handicap / F	3	9 / 11	10/1	87
18/10/24	Haydock / Handicap / F	3	8 / 8	12/1	87
07/09/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	2	1 / 12	7/1	83
16/07/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	5 / 9	3/1	83
27/06/24	Newmarket (July) / Handicap / F	4	2 / 6	3/1	81
12/06/24	Kempton / Handicap / F	4	1 / 10	18/1	78

Badri

Jockey: R Kingscote Trainer: M Herrington Age/Wt: 8/9-4 F: 7-1260 OR: 90

7/1

Comment: C&D winner in January and ran to a similar level over 5f at Newcastle next time; heavily backed and was making inroads when badly hampered over C&D last month; Newcastle run on Good Friday easy enough to excuse; of serious interest back down in class under these conditions but his yard aren't in quite the same form as they were.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/04/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	13 / 14	22/1	91
14/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	6 / 11	5/2	91
20/02/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	3	2 / 10	4/1	90
30/01/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	3	1 / 9	11/2	84
22/10/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	3	7 / 14	5/1	85
05/10/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	7 / 12	6/1	87

Northern Spirit

Jockey: L Morris Trainer: B Ellison Age/Wt: 5/8-10 F: 9554-1 OR: 82

2 tips

8/1

Comment: C&D winner; ended 2024 in good form and he made an impressive seasonal debut when powering home at Beverley 11 days ago (5f, good); up 4lb but may not have reached his ceiling just yet.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
16/04/25	Beverley / Handicap / F	3	1 / 9	9/2	78
12/12/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	4	4 / 10	17/2	79
22/11/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	4	5 / 8	3/1	80
09/11/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	5 / 15	20/1	81
12/10/24	York / Handicap / F	2	9 / 21	16/1	82
08/09/24	York / Handicap / F	4	1 / 18	17/2	77

Bergerac

Jockey: T Eaves Trainer: K A Ryan Age/Wt: 7/9-4 F: 6635-7 OR: 90

11/1

Comment: Classy operator on his day and he is only 2lb higher than when winning last year's Gosforth Park Cup (5f, Tapeta); equally effective at 6f, as when doing best of the low numbers in the Ayr Silver Cup; not at his best at Newcastle last month but perhaps sharper today.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
20/03/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	7 / 7	7/2	91
22/11/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	5 / 10	15/8	92
21/09/24	Ayr / Handicap / F	2	3 / 22	17/2	91
14/09/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	6 / 22	20/1	90
21/08/24	York / Handicap / F	2	6 / 22	28/1	91
27/07/24	York / Handicap / F	2	5 / 14	14/1	92

Sophia's Starlight

Jockey: S H James Trainer: Grant Tuer Age/Wt: 5/9-11 F: 114-8 OR: 97

12/1

Comment: Front-runner who ended 2024 in fine form, winning Class 2 handicaps at Newmarket and Pontefract (both 6f, soft) before a good fourth at Doncaster in November (Listed); shaped encouragingly at Doncaster on her return four weeks ago, weakening when hampered inside the final furlong; has won on Tapeta but she needs to produce a big personal best on AW to win.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
29/03/25	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	8 / 9	20/1	97
09/11/24	Doncaster / Listed / F	1	4 / 11	14/1	98
21/10/24	Pontefract / Handicap / F	2	1 / 6	18/5	93
26/09/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	2	1 / 5	13/2	91
07/07/24	Chelmsford / Listed / F	1	7 / 8	16/1	93
29/06/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	11 / 14	20/1	95

Prince Of Pillo

Jockey: O J Orr Trainer: R A Fahey Age/Wt: 5/9-2 F: -1956 OR: 88

14/1

Comment: Ready winner of a 6f handicap at Lingfield in February; beaten three times since and he was no match for Westmorian at Lingfield nine days ago, even allowing for the fact that being on the rail probably wasn't ideal; others look stronger.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
18/04/25	Lingfield / Handicap / F	3	6 / 10	12/1	90
20/03/25	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	5 / 7	8/1	92
28/02/25	Lingfield / Handicap / F	2	9 / 9	10/1	92
02/02/25	Lingfield / Handicap / F	4	1 / 6	9/1	86
16/04/24	Newmarket / Handicap / F	3	8 / 14	11/1	89
19/08/23	Doncaster / Handicap / F	3	7 / 10	15/2	92

Many A Star

Jockey: Saffie Osborne Trainer: J A Osborne Age/Wt: 8/9-0 F: 311757 OR: 86

14/1

Comment: Three wins this winter, two of them over C&D, but he is still 2lb higher than for the last of them and this grade looks too taxing.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
24/03/25	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	4	7 / 9	11/2	87
14/03/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	2	5 / 11	16/1	87
21/02/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	7 / 9	4/1	87
07/02/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	1 / 7	5/1	84
24/01/25	Southwell / Handicap / F	4	1 / 12	6/1	81
18/01/25	Lingfield / Handicap / F	4	3 / 8	10/3	81

Valentine Catcher

Jockey: Sean Kirrane Trainer: T D Easterby Age/Wt: 4/8-9 F: 2/15-0 OR: 81

14/1

Comment: Lightly raced 4yo; won off this mark on his seasonal return last summer; notably strong in the market ahead of his return to action at Ripon ten days ago but failed to fire; too soon to write him off.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
17/04/25	Ripon / Handicap / F	4	10 / 13	10/3	82
29/08/24	Carlisle / Handicap / F	4	5 / 8	4/1	83
13/08/24	Nottingham / Handicap / F	4	1 / 8	14/1	81
09/12/23	Newcastle / Unknown / F	5	2 / 11	10/3	80
03/11/23	Newmarket / Unknown / F	4	4 / 10	13/2	-
20/10/23	Redcar / Unknown / F	5	1 / 11	14/1	-

Bosh

Jockey: S M Levey Trainer: M Dods Age/Wt: 6/9-6 F: 276-0 OR: 92

1 tip

16/1

Comment: Useful sprinter for Richard Hannon, including on AW; wouldn't judge him too harshly on last month's stable/seasonal debut; looks the type to win races for his new stable and Sean Levey has been successful on him in the past; market confidence would be encouraging; widest stall.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
30/03/25	Doncaster / Handicap / F	3	14 / 19	33/1	93
07/09/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	6 / 7	12/1	94
01/08/24	Wolverhampton / Handicap / F	2	7 / 12	10/1	95
29/06/24	Chester / Handicap / F	3	2 / 10	10/1	93
12/05/24	Newcastle / Handicap / F	2	8 / 14	8/1	94
19/04/24	Newbury / Handicap / F	3	3 / 16	14/1	93

The Bell Conductor

Jockey: Mark Winn Trainer: I Furtado Age/Wt: 8/9-10 F: 59107- OR: 96

28/1

Comment: Good record at this track for former stables; best known as a trailblazer over 5f but he came from off the pace to win a 6f handicap at Chester last summer, his first win at the trip; he'll need to be at that level back after six months off if he is to make a winning start for new trainer.

Date	Course/Race Class/Type	Class	Result	SP	OR
26/10/24	Doncaster / Handicap / F	2	7 / 15	22/1	97
12/10/24	York / Handicap / F	2	11 / 21	40/1	97
31/08/24	Chester / Handicap / F	3	1 / 10	18/1	95
22/06/24	Ascot / Handicap / F	2	9 / 25	100/1	97
01/06/24	Epsom / Handicap / F	2	5 / 14	28/1	97
27/04/24	Ripon / Handicap / F	2	4 / 9	10/1	97

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