19:30
Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 1m6f (1m6f21y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, £3,140, 12 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Fleur de Mer No. 3, stall 2
Billy Garritty · Martin Todhunter
✓ Top rated ✓ Course & distance winner ✓ Won last time out
Fleur de Mer heads the field on our figures at 67, three pounds ahead of Sevenkingsmustdie on 64, and that narrow edge is enough to make her the pick in a modest Class 6 over 14 furlongs at Southwell. The bunch behind is tightly packed, with Sycamore Gap and Bulldog Spirit both on 63 and Fram Castle level with them, so the danger list is a long one and this is far from a foregone conclusion. Sevenkingsmustdie looks the most likely threat, while Sycamore Gap and Bulldog Spirit are close enough to take advantage of any slip. Fleur de Mer gets the vote as the best-rated runner, with a slight margin of confidence.
Runners
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer 4/14
Sycamore Gap won last time out and again five starts back, and he's turned out quickly just seven days later, with experience of both today's trip and going; our rating of 63 ranks him third of twelve. The risk is a 139 lb burden after a ninth and an eighth in the middle of his recent form.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Tadpole (GB) by Sir Percy
- Owner
- Sycamore Gap Racing
- Foaled
- 7 May 2020
- Stable
- Birkby, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 14 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 56
Sean Kirrane
Alan Brown 0/4
Charlie Darling won twice, four and five starts back, but he has tailed off since, with an eighth two starts back and an unplaced run last time out. Fresh enough after 13 days and with experience of today's trip and going, he carries 138 lb off a mark of 60, and our rating of 60 puts him eighth of 12.
- Sire
- Ultra (IRE)
- Dam
- Femme Kyoto (FR) by Divine Light
- Owner
- Scott Mcmillan Alan Brown
- Foaled
- 18 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Yedingham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 65
Billy Garritty
Martin Todhunter 1/5
Fleur de Mer arrives fresh from a win last time out just 12 days ago, and she has run over today's trip and on this going before. Carrying 138 lb off an official mark of 60, she looks the one to beat, with our top rating of 67 backing that up, though a seventh two starts back shows she can have off days.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Hespera (GB) by Danehill
- Owner
- Mr Mrs G F Hall Racing
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Orton, Cumbria
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 65
Sean Levey
Alan King 0/13
Sevenkingsmustdie won last time out and was third two starts back, so he arrives in good heart after 30 days off, and he has run on today's going before. Carrying 137 lb off an official mark of 59, the main risk is that a rise for that win stretches him.
- Sire
- Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam
- Vandella (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Alan King
- Foaled
- 14 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 13 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 63
Gina Mangan
Tony Forbes 1/1
Edwardtheninth is hard to fancy after an eighth last time out, 21 days ago, and he sits 11th of 12 on our figures at 57, but he is a winner two starts back and four starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Vote Often (GB) by Beat Hollow
- Owner
- Tony Forbes
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Stramshall, Staffs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 1 runs (100%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 60
Daniel Muscutt
Tom Clover 2/10
Revelio has finished fourth last time out, and a fifth two starts back, so he is consistent but yet to win in his last six, with a second five runs ago his best effort. He has run on today's going and returns after 23 days, though 136 lb looks a burden off an official 58.
- Sire
- Frankel (GB)
- Dam
- Cloak Of Spirits (IRE) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Hambleton Racing Ltd Xlv
- Foaled
- 5 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 61
John Egan
Michael Wigham 0/5
Fram Castle has been consistent, a fourth last time out, and a second two starts back, with a win four starts back, and he's fit after just seven days off, having run over today's trip and going. However, 136 lb is a stiff burden off an official mark of 58, and our rating of 63 only ranks him fifth of twelve.
- Sire
- Decorated Knight (GB)
- Dam
- Star Of Bristol (USA) by Speightstown
- Owner
- Eimear Donnelly Michael Wigham
- Foaled
- 5 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 55
Dylan Hogan
Julia & Shelley Birkett 0/3
Smokey Malone has won three of his last six and was second last time out, but he's now had a fourth and a fifth since those wins, and a 141-day absence raises fitness questions. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 62 ranks him seventh of twelve under 136 lb.
- Sire
- Outstrip (GB)
- Dam
- Trixie Malone (GB) by Ishiguru
- Owner
- The Sultans Of Speed
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 57
George Downing
Toby Bulgin 0/1
Crystal Jet is winless in her last three, finishing unplaced last time out, then a sixth two starts back and an eighth three starts back, so she is hard to fancy. She has run over today's trip and going, but 136 lb and a ranking of tenth of twelve on our figures leave plenty to do.
- Sire
- Crystal Ocean (GB)
- Dam
- Jetfire (GB) by American Post
- Owner
- Mrs Nicola Bulgin
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Lambourn, Berkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 73
Harry Vigors (5)
Bernard Llewellyn 0/7
Bulldog Spirit has been consistent without a win, finishing fourth two starts back and third five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 63 sits well above his official 55, though 40 days off and a sixth last time out are the concern.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Banimpire (IRE) by Holy Roman Emperor
- Owner
- Clive Elliot Partner
- Foaled
- 19 May 2020
- Stable
- Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 63, Speed 68
Ryan Kavanagh (3)
Bernard Llewellyn 0/7
Beaune is winless in his last six, though he was second last time out and has been placed in a couple of the runs before that, so he is not without a run. Ranked ninth of twelve on our figures and carrying 132 lb, he is hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and going before after 23 days off.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Chateau La Fleur (IRE) by Frankel
- Owner
- Simon James Partner
- Foaled
- 20 May 2022
- Stable
- Fochriw, Mid Glamorgan
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 59, Speed 54
Rhys Elliott (5)
Jim Goldie 2/21
Winless in his last six, Togeather Forever has been beaten in every run, though back-to-back fourths show some consistency and he's fresh enough after 13 days. He has run over today's trip and going, but ranking 12th of 12 on our figures makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Magna Grecia (IRE)
- Dam
- Advertising Space (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- James Mearns Long
- Foaled
- 30 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Uplawmoor, Lanarkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 21 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 61
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.