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Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 7f (7f14y), Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-55, £3,140, 11 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Overcast
- Stalls
- 5f - Centre; Remainder - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Able Astra is our pick at Southwell, and the progressive profile is the reason to side with her over the top-rated Thestral, who is only six pounds better on our figures. At 56 she sits right in the mix in a modest Class 6 contest, and a horse still on the upgrade can close that small gap on the all-weather. Thestral is the obvious danger given his 62, while Sonbelievable (57) and Demetris Mouflon (56) are also firmly in the picture in a competitive 12-runner field. Able Astra gets the vote on her improving trend.
Runners
Marco Ghiani
Tony Carroll 2/34
Thestral is the top-rated runner on our figures at 62, and he has run over today's trip and going before, back quickly after 13 days off; the main risk is a form line of seventh and ninth in his last two, still winless in recent starts.
- Sire
- Dream Ahead (USA)
- Dam
- Vasilia (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Alan Dean
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Cropthorne, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 34 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 56
Tom Marquand
Joseph Parr 2/11
Sonbelievable arrives in his best form for a while after a third last time out just 11 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 57 ranks him second of 12, but he is yet to win in his last four starts, the main risk being a poor spell of eighth, ninth and seventh before that.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Believable (GB) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Luck Is For The Mediocre
- Foaled
- 20 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 54
Jonny Peate
Robert Cowell 2/11
Whazzimo is winless in her last four, with three ninths on the spin after a fifth four starts back, and she returns from 112 days off. She has run over today's trip and going and sits on an official mark of 51, but 132 lb from draw 3 is a lot to carry.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Whazzis (GB) by Desert Prince
- Owner
- Mrs M Ferguson
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 11 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 56
Callum Rodriguez
Clive Cox 2/13
Able Astra comes here in solid shape, third last time out just 11 days ago, and she has run over today's trip and on this going before. Yet to win in her last five, she's our pick on her overall profile, with 132 lb from stall 8 the one small question.
- Sire
- Acclamation (GB)
- Dam
- Able Grace (IRE) by No Nay Never
- Owner
- Ms Charmaine Li
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 13 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 66%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 58
Jason Watson
Rod Millman 0/7
Fresh from a second last time out, she has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 56 ranks her fourth of 12 in this field. The one concern is a 140-day absence, with 130 lb from draw 7 to carry.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Achianna (USA) by Gemologist
- Owner
- Harry Demetriou
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Kentisbeare, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 51
Charlie Tucker (7)
Damien Wingrove 0/0
Neat And Tidy is winless in her last six, with a fourth three starts back her best recent effort, though she has run over today's trip and going and returns after 28 days. Our rating of 51 sits above her official 47, but 128 lb from stall four is no help to a filly out of the frame in her last two.
- Sire
- New Approach (IRE)
- Dam
- Perfect Match (IRE) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Damien G Wingrove
- Foaled
- 20 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Highley, Shropshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 51, Speed 53
Nicola Currie
Henry Candy 2/9
Runner-up last time out after a seventh, sixth, fifth, fourth and seventh before that, she returns 21 days later having run over today's trip and going, though she's yet to win in her last six starts. Our rating ranks her fifth of 12, and she lines up from stall 11 off 127 lb.
- Sire
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)
- Dam
- Leia Organa (IRE) by Mastercraftsman
- Owner
- Coombs Candy Poland
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Kingston Warren, Oxon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 9 runs (22%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 54, Speed 49
George Wood
Rod Millman 0/7
Savvi Row is winless in his last five, with a fifth last time out the best of a modest bunch, and he's ranked last of twelve on our figures. He has run over today's trip and going and is fit after 14 days, but a 127 lb burden from stall 2 offers little encouragement.
- Sire
- Tasleet (GB)
- Dam
- Kindia (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Canisbay Bloodstock
- Foaled
- 22 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Kentisbeare, Devon
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 40, Speed 51
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll 0/11
Yesnia has run over today's trip and going, but she's winless in her last five, finishing eighth last time out and seventh two starts back, and returns after 137 days off. Our rating of 50 sits above her official 46, though 127 lb from stall 6 looks no easy task.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Strict Tempo (GB) by Norse Dancer
- Owner
- Yenilecas Syndicate
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Malton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 54
Jack Mitchell
Simon Whitaker 1/8
Winless in her last five and unplaced in her last two, Twilight Dawn returns after 61 days off, which makes her hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going and was third twice earlier in that run, while our ranking of ninth of 12 says plenty.
- Sire
- Twilight Son (GB)
- Dam
- Heartstring (GB) by Slade Power
- Owner
- Five Rise Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Scarcroft, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 23%
- Ratings
- Perf 50, Speed 52
Taryn Langley (5)
Adam Kirby 2/17
Mariselle is winless in her last six, with a seventh last time out and a ninth two starts back, so she is hard to fancy at 126 lb from stall nine. She has run over today's trip and going and is back quickly after 11 days, but our rating of 44 ranks her eleventh of twelve.
- Sire
- No Nay Never (USA)
- Dam
- Crying Shame (USA) by Street Cry
- Owner
- Adam Kirby
- Foaled
- 9 May 2023
- Stable
- Kirtling, Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 17 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 44, Speed 56
Billy Loughnane
Charlie Clover 1/7
Honey Dale is winless in her last five, with two fifths the best of it and an unplaced effort last time, and she returns after 101 days off. She has run over today's trip and going, but ranking tenth of twelve on our figures makes her hard to fancy from stall five.
- Sire
- Dawn Approach (IRE)
- Dam
- Shuttlecock (GB) by Dubawi
- Owner
- Odds On Syndicate
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 47, Speed 64
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.