17:30
Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m3f (1m3f24y), Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, £3,716, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Optician No. 3, stall 4
Jason Hart · Michael Herrington
✓ Top rated ✓ Trainer in form (4/15, 14 days)
Optician heads our ratings on 82, four pounds better than the next best, and that edge is enough to make him our selection in a wide-open Class 5 contest over 11 furlongs at Southwell. The danger comes from a trio locked together on 78, namely Mao Shang Wong, Everyoneknowsadave and Sigliosa, any of whom could take advantage if Optician fails to repeat his best. With eleven runners and little to choose among the chasing pack, this is far from a confident call, but Optician has the strongest figures on the page. Optician is the pick.
Runners
George Wood
Jessica Macey 0/9
Everyoneknowsadave has a solid profile, having won five starts back and finished second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 78 ranks him third of 11, but a sixth last time out and an eighth before that are the worry.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Clubora (USA) by Medaglia d'Oro
- Owner
- Tony Hession
- Foaled
- 3 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Doncaster, S Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 75
Cieren Fallon
David O'Meara 4/49
Mao Shang Wong arrives in good heart after a third last time out and a second two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 78 ranks him second of 11, but he is yet to win in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- Moment Of Silence (IRE) by Slade Power
- Owner
- J C G Chua
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 49 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 74
Jason Hart
Michael Herrington 4/15
Optician is our top-rated runner and arrives fresh from a run 12 days ago, having finished second two starts back and third three starts back, with experience of today's trip and going. He is yet to win in recent starts, but our rating of 82 gives him a narrow edge in this field.
- Sire
- Expert Eye (GB)
- Dam
- Starlit Sands (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Michael Herrington Racing Club
- Foaled
- 2 May 2020
- Stable
- Willoughton, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 74
Jason Watson
Dan Horsford 0/2
Sigliosa arrives fit after 15 days, with a fourth last time out and a third two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 78 sits above his official 73, though he is winless in his last five starts, which is the main risk.
- Sire
- Ulysses (IRE)
- Dam
- Staccato (IRE) by Raven's Pass
- Owner
- Rhm Horses Ltd
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 68
Finley Marsh
Charles Hills 2/10
Fourth last time out and a third two starts back, after back-to-back wins four and five starts back, so she arrives in solid shape just 12 days after her last run. She has run over today's trip and going, but 133 lb from draw 7 and a sixth-of-eleven ranking in our ratings suggest a midfield finish.
- Sire
- Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)
- Dam
- Sea Mona (USA) by Tiz Wonderful
- Owner
- Old Gold Racing Tim Cottier Partner
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 67
David Egan
James Fanshawe 0/15
Celestias Comet showed up well when second last time out, three weeks ago, and has run over today's trip and going, though a seventh two starts back and a mixed record around her one win in six leave her short of standout. Our rating of 77 puts her fifth of 11, carrying 132 lb from stall 9.
- Sire
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)
- Dam
- Tobairin (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Mr Mrs Dowling And Mrs Marney
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 76
Dougie Costello
Marcus Tregoning 1/7
Twilight Moon was fourth last time out and has finished third, fifth and sixth twice in her other recent starts bar a win six starts back, so she's hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going and gets 131 lb from stall 11, but a 49-day break and a ninth-ranked rating of 73 keep her on the fringes.
- Sire
- Adaay (IRE)
- Dam
- Shifting Moon (GB) by Kheleyf
- Owner
- Mrs M E Wates
- Foaled
- 20 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Whitsbury, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 69
Rose Dawes (3)
Jack Channon 1/12
Pomme Pomme has run over today's trip and going, and a third four starts back shows some ability, but she's yet to win in her last six and was eighth last time out. Drawn two and rated 73 by us, she looks a midfield sort.
- Sire
- Coulsty (IRE)
- Dam
- Apple Anni (IRE) by Fast Company
- Owner
- Insignia Racing I
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2022
- Stable
- West Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 70
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho 1/21
Rodoya is hard to fancy: she is winless in her last five, finishing eighth in three of them, and her yard is out of form at 1/20 over the last 14 days. On the plus side, she has run over today's trip and going, and a fifth last time out came 21 days ago.
- Sire
- Persian King (IRE)
- Dam
- Royana (FR) by Sea The Stars
- Owner
- Niall O'keeffe & Julie Camacho
- Foaled
- 11 May 2022
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 77
Daniel Muscutt
Kevin & Lauren Frost 0/18
Bint Al Daar is winless in her last six, with a fourth two starts back her best recent effort, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns after 29 days. Our rating of 75 is above her official 67, but she carries 127 lb from stall 8.
- Sire
- Muhaarar (GB)
- Dam
- Sharqeyih (GB) by Shamardal
- Owner
- G R Smith
- Foaled
- 29 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Averham Park, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 18 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 32%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 85
Paddy Bradley
Patrick Morris 1/4
Golspie was fourth last time out and a winner two starts back, with thirds three, four and six runs ago, so he's rarely far away, and he has run over today's trip and going. Even so, our rating of 73 ranks him tenth of 11, and a modest speed figure of 68 makes him hard to fancy from stall 3.
- Sire
- Ribchester (IRE)
- Dam
- Surrey Storm (GB) by Montjeu
- Owner
- Morris And Allan
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Prescott, Merseyside
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 68
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.