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Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 4, 6f (6f17y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £4,972, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›French Affair heads our ratings at 88, three pounds ahead of Arduis Invicta, and that narrow edge is enough to make him the one to beat in this 11-runner Class 4 sprint at Southwell. The danger comes from Arduis Invicta, with Moving Force and Stanley Spencer also within five pounds and capable of making it a tight finish. Even so, French Affair has the best figure in the field over the six-furlong trip, and he gets the vote. Our selection is French Affair.
Runners
Daniel Muscutt
Mark Loughnane 1/12
Moving Force arrives in solid form, third last time out and third again two starts back, with a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 84 ranks him third of 11, but he is winless in his last six starts and carries 139 lb from stall 6.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Second Generation (GB) by Dawn Approach
- Owner
- Melissa Cooke And Laurence Bellman
- Foaled
- 2 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Rock Farm, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 27%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 78
Sean Dylan Bowen
Jennie Candlish 0/23
French Affair arrives in solid shape, third last time out and a winner four and five starts back, with just 17 days since his last run and experience of both today's trip and going. Our rating of 88 ranks him top of 11, with only the trainer's quiet spell a minor reservation.
- Sire
- Mehmas (IRE)
- Dam
- Clearly Crystal (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Pompey Ventures & JPS Ltd
- Foaled
- 2 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Basford, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 23 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 89, Speed 77
Jason Hart
Michael Herrington 4/15
Papa Cocktail won three starts back but has been unplaced in his last two, so form is patchy, though he has run over today's trip and going and returns after 17 days. Carrying 138 lb from draw 9, he's rated 81 by us, sixth of 11.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Anklet (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Ingram Racing
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Willoughton, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 15 runs (27%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 76
Jason Watson
Dan Horsford 0/2
Kiniro won last time out just 15 days ago, though that came after a ninth and a seventh in his previous two starts, so consistency is a question. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 82 ranks him fifth of 11 from draw 7.
- Sire
- Havana Gold (IRE)
- Dam
- Indignant (GB) by Gold Away
- Owner
- Osman Racing 01 Rhm Horses Ltd
- Foaled
- 8 May 2022
- Stable
- Marlborough, Wiltshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 76
Oisin McSweeney
Fionn McSharry 0/1
Stanley Spencer is fresh from a run 13 days ago and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 83 ranks him fourth of 11, well clear of his official 77; the risk is a winless recent run, with unplaced efforts in his last two starts.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Marsh Hawk (GB) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Ralph Hadley And Partner
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 75
William Pyle
Craig Lidster 1/14
Arduis Invicta has a winner three starts back and a third two starts back, and she's fresh from a quick 14-day turnaround, having run over today's trip and going before; our rating ranks her second of 11. The risk is an unplaced run last time out, plus 135 lb from draw 2.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- First Link (USA) by First Defence
- Owner
- Hopyard Farm Racing
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 14 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 79
William Carver
Jamie Osborne 0/11
Em Four was fifth last time out and has finished fifth or worse in four of his last five, so he's hard to fancy, ranked last of 11 on our figures at 74. In his favour, he won four starts back and has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Sixties Icon (GB)
- Dam
- Emten (IRE) by Bungle Inthejungle
- Owner
- J A Osborne
- Foaled
- 28 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 73
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett 4/45
Paradise Walk won five and six starts back but has since managed a fourth, an eighth and an unplaced effort before a fourth last time out, 26 days ago. She has run over today's trip and going, though carrying 134 lb from stall four, she sits eighth of 11 on our rating.
- Sire
- Starman (GB)
- Dam
- Lufricia (GB) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Valmont New Chelsea
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Kimpton, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 45 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 79
M. P. Sheehy
Adrian Keatley 2/10
Roberto Caro is winless in his last six, with a sixth last time out and a fourth two starts back the best of it, so he is hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 78 sits above his official 73, but that still only ranks him ninth of 11.
- Sire
- Inns Of Court (IRE)
- Dam
- Bett's Gift (GB) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Reindeer Racing Club
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Ryedale, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 78, Speed 77
Luke Morris
Tom Ward 0/11
Blue Orbit comes in on a second last time out after 15 days off, and has run over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last six starts and finished seventh and sixth in the two runs before that. Our rating of 79 puts him seventh of 11 from stall eight.
- Sire
- Starman (GB)
- Dam
- Melody Blue (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Thurloe Thoroughbreds Lix
- Foaled
- 7 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 74
Edward Greatrex
Warren Greatrex 2/7
Army Bugler is winless in his last five and was eighth last time out, so he is hard to fancy, though a second two starts back shows he can run well. He has run over today's trip, and our rating of 76 still ranks him tenth of eleven.
- Sire
- Soldier's Call (GB)
- Dam
- Elegant Drama (IRE) by Dandy Man
- Owner
- Rhonehurst Stables
- Foaled
- 26 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 7 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, 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.