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Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m (1m13y), Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-75, £3,716, 9 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Overcast
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Mo Anam Chara is our selection, and the case rests on a progressive profile and a fitness edge that make her the call over Toastmaster, who is only two pounds better on our figures. At 83 she sits right in the thick of it, and her improving trajectory should count for more than a narrow rating deficit in a Class 5 contest over eight furlongs on the Southwell Standard surface. Toastmaster is the chief danger as the top-rated runner on 85, while Starlight Sami and Galba, on 79 and 77, are the other dangers who could take advantage if the pace falls kindly. Mo Anam Chara gets the nod.
Runners
Andrew Mullen
Geoffrey Harker 0/3
Mo Anam Chara arrives with two wins in her last five starts, a winner two starts back and four starts back, plus a second three starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Fifth last time out is the main blemish, but 26 days' rest and a rating of 83 back our pick.
- Sire
- Circus Maximus (IRE)
- Dam
- Gwerrann (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- M Gilgeous C Seeney Partner
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Thirkleby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 17%
- Ratings
- Perf 83, Speed 74
Billy Loughnane
Michael Herrington 6/17
Toastmaster is a leading threat, having finished third two starts back and won four starts back, with three thirds in his last six outings, and he has run over today's trip and going before. His main risk is a ninth last time out and a 41-day absence, while our rating of 85 ranks him top of nine.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Wedding Wish (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Follow The Majer Partners S Herrington
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Willoughton, Lincs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 17 runs (35%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 78
Jonny Peate
Oli Rix 1/6
Mr Keble is winless in his last three, finishing fifth last time out and a fifth two starts back, though he is fresh enough after 13 days and has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 73 sits a pound below his official 74, and carrying 135 lb from stall three he looks a mid-pack type.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- The Black Princess (FR) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing Xxi
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 71%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 71
Tom Marquand
William Haggas 8/47
Yimmna is winless in her last four, though a third last time out and a second two starts back show she's competitive, and she has run over today's trip. But 134 lb from stall seven, a 47-day break and a bottom-two ranking on our figures (eighth of nine) make her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Siyouni (FR)
- Dam
- Right Hand (GB) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- The Thoroughbred Racing Corporation Ltd
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 47 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 67
Jack Mitchell
Kevin & Lauren Frost 0/21
Galba has been consistent, finishing fourth last time out, with a third two starts back and another third three starts back, and he has run over today's trip, but he is yet to win in his last six. Our rating of 77 sits above his official 71, though the main risk is a yard that is 0/21 in the last 14 days.
- Sire
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)
- Dam
- Mystic Jade (GB) by Raven's Pass
- Owner
- Mr B Parren & Mr K Frost
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Averham Park, Notts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 21 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 70
George Wood
James Tate 2/10
Fresh from a win last time out and back within seven days, Sterling Fortune has run over today's trip and going before, but she is unplaced two starts back, and 132 lb from draw 8 looks a lot; our rating ranks her fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Kameko (USA)
- Dam
- Sterling Sound (USA) by Street Cry
- Owner
- Fortune Racing
- Foaled
- 2 May 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 71
George Bass
Denis Coakley 0/2
Starlight Sami won four starts back and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 79 ranks him third of nine, so he's a live threat from stall 2. The risk is a poor recent run, with a ninth last time and a seventh before, and 67 days off.
- Sire
- Earthlight (IRE)
- Dam
- Samite (USA) by Distorted Humor
- Owner
- Mrs Christine F Young
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2023
- Stable
- West Ilsley, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 79, Speed 72
Hope Regan (7)
Mark Loughnane 2/13
Winless in his last three, Vincenzo Bellini has finished seventh last time out, a sixth two starts back and a fifth three starts back, and returns after 68 days off carrying 129 lb. He has run over today's trip, but our rating of 55 ranks him ninth of nine, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Shale (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Mrs C Loughnane
- Foaled
- 14 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Rock Farm, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 13 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 55, Speed 51
Jason Watson
Michael Appleby 8/23
New Bay Star is hard to fancy, beaten into seventh last time out and winless in his last six, with a second five starts back and a third six starts back now some way behind him. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and going, and his yard is in good form.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Stellar Path (FR) by Astronomer Royal
- Owner
- Mr Gavin Hamilton
- Foaled
- 17 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 23 runs (35%)
- Trainer running to form
- 51%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 71
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.