18:30
Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 5, 6f (6f16y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, £3,716, 9 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Curious Rover looks the call in this Southwell sprint, with a progressive profile that makes him more appealing than the top-rated Stanley Spencer, who is only four pounds ahead on our figures. At 76 he sits level with Prince of Pillo and just a pound behind Straight Ahead, so the gap to the best of these is small and an improving type can bridge it. Stanley Spencer is the chief danger as the highest-rated runner, with Straight Ahead and Prince of Pillo also firmly in the picture in a tightly packed nine-runner field. We side with Curious Rover.
Runners
Oisin Orr
Fionn McSharry 0/1
Stanley Spencer has run over today's trip and going and is fresh enough after 14 days off, with a second six starts back his best recent finish; our rating makes him the top-ranked of nine. The risk is a winless run, unplaced in his last three 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
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 75
Tom Eaves
Craig Lidster 0/4
Two seconds four and five starts back show Straight Ahead has the ability, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 77 ranks him second of nine from draw three. The risk is form that has tailed off to an eighth and a ninth in his last two, after 30 days off.
- Sire
- Dream Ahead (USA)
- Dam
- Mahale (GB) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Peter Onslow
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 77, Speed 76
Luke Morris
John Butler 1/18
Logi Bear has finished ninth and seventh in his last two outings, though he won three starts back and was second four starts back, so the ability is there. He has run over today's trip and going, but 134 lb from draw 2 looks a stiff ask, and our rating of 75 ranks him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Moonlight Bay (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Northumbria Leisure Ltd
- Foaled
- 2 May 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 18 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 72
Jason Hart
Katie Scott 1/7
Fit after 20 days off, Curious Rover was a fifth last time out and has a win five starts back, while he has run over today's trip and on this going before. Our pick on overall profile, though he's slipped out of the places since that success, and he carries 132 lb from draw 1.
- Sire
- The Irish Rover (IRE)
- Dam
- Only Live Once (GB) by Charm Spirit
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Ltd And Partner
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 7 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 46%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 76
Conor Whiteley (5)
Gemma Tutty 1/9
Ormolulu is hard to fancy, winless in her last six and beaten in her last three, finishing a seventh last time out after back-to-back ninths. She has run over today's trip and going, and a second four starts back shows some ability, but 131 lb from stall nine is a big ask.
- Sire
- Havana Gold (IRE)
- Dam
- Camdora (IRE) by Arcano
- Owner
- The Mammoth Pack Ltd Partner
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Osmotherley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 75
Jack Garritty
Richard & Peter Fahey 4/37
Prince of Pillo steps up on a second last time out and returns after just 17 days, having run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 76 ranks him third of nine. The risk is a patchy record, with nothing better than eighth in the four runs before that.
- Sire
- Prince Of Lir (IRE)
- Dam
- Lucky Omen (IRE) by Majestic Missile
- Owner
- Middleham Park Racing V
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 37 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 77
Dale Swift
Brian Ellison 1/17
Fourth last time out and again two starts back, with a win four starts back, Maldevious has been consistent without quite landing a blow since, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 73 sits sixth of nine, while 38 days off and 127 lb from stall eight leave her more of a midfield prospect.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Piacere (IRE) by New Approach
- Owner
- Returnedwithahorse
- Foaled
- 11 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 73, Speed 69
Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)
Julie Camacho 1/17
Winless in his last five, Infinity Blue was a fourth last time out but has since had 84 days off, and a seventh two starts back does little to inspire. He has run over today's trip and going and the 124 lb is workable, yet our figures rank him eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- Our Joy (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Miss Julie Camacho
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 67, Speed 71
John Egan
Michael Wigham 1/3
Double Eagle is winless in his last five, with a sixth last time out following consecutive ninths and just one third four starts back, so he is hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going and is fit after 19 days, but our figures rank him ninth of nine.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Golden Line (IRE) by Golden Horn
- Owner
- Jerry Stevens Michael Wigham
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 70
- Wind surgery
- w 2
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.