BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div I) – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

17:30

BetUK. Its Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div I)

Date 2024-01-09

Distance 1m4f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 2m 38.66s (slow by 6.06s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Skye Breeze (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	2/1F	Won
2nd	Assail (IRE) Callum Shepherd · David Simcock	3/1	.5
3rd	Polar Princess (GB) Billy Loughnane · Philip Kirby	18/1	3.5
4th	Page Three (USA) David Probert · Andrew Balding	13/2	2.5
5th	Sagauteur (FR) Alistair Rawlinson · Rebecca Menzies	11/1	0.2
6th	Restorer (GB) Clifford Lee · Ian Williams	20/1	2.75
7th	Bearaway (IRE) Dale Swift · Seb Spencer	33/1	.75
8th	Polemon (GB) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	22/1	9
9th	Royal Dream (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ed Dunlop	7/2	5
10th	Bubblecraft (IRE) Adam Farragher · Michael Wigham	125/1	33

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Skye Breeze Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	135	tp	/1254-	72	86	-	80d	—	—	-6	18.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Dual 1m4f Tapeta winner last winter but seen only once since last March
4 (1)	Assail Chestnut J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	J:Callum Shepherd T:David Simcock	135	—	61-	75	81	66	49d	—	—	+3	22	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Unexposed 4yo who won 9.4f Wolverhampton maiden in November; up in trip for handicap debut
7 (8)	Royal Dream Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ed Dunlop	131	t	36725-	71	86	67	34d	—	—	-3	14.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ended last year with two good Polytrack runs and is also suited by Tapeta; a player
3 (11)	Sagauteur Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Rebecca Menzies	135	t	09271-	72	82	61	32d	—	—	+11	20.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won slowly run Newcastle race last month; 4lb rise might leave this 8yo vulnerable
8 (7)	Page Three Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	130	p	47026-	67	85	80	34d	—	—	-1	11.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
0-10 but went close in first-time cheekpieces in November; high on the list here
2 (2)	Polemon Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	136	tp	4220-	73	83	16	22d	—	—	+8	13.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ran poorly last month, after a break; has a point to prove on handicap debut; headgear on
11 (10)	Polar Princess Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Philip Kirby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Philip Kirby	122	—	48973-	62	82	72	19d	—	—	+2	7.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Seven-race maiden; ran well when placed here (1m3f) last month but others preferred
9 (3)	Restorer Grey J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	129	—	12379-	66	83	77	19d	—	—	+6	10.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Veteran with poor strike-rate in recent years; ended 2023 with two down-the-field runs
6 (6)	Bearaway Bay J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	J:Dale Swift T:Seb Spencer	133	—	/5458-	70	80	-	309d	—	—	+2	6.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
0-9 on AW and absent since two below-par runs last February/March
10 (9)	Bubblecraft Grey J:Adam Farragher T:Michael Wigham	J:Adam Farragher T:Michael Wigham	127	—	38319-	67	77	40	26d	—	—	+13	13.7	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Won on soft turf in France last summer but has made poor start to British career
NR (5)	Matewan Bay J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Jim & Suzi Best	137	p	28625/	74	-	-	—	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Not seen since a heavy defeat over hurdles in 2021; now back with the Best stable

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Skye Breeze	3/1	11/4	9/4
Assail	7/2	7/2	7/2
Royal Dream	4/1	7/2	7/2
Sagauteur	7/1	13/2	13/2
Page Three	13/2	13/2	13/2
Polemon	18/1	16/1	16/1
Polar Princess	18/1	14/1	14/1
Restorer	20/1	20/1	18/1
Bearaway	20/1	22/1	20/1
Bubblecraft	80/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Assail

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Sagauteur

20.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

3rd

Skye Breeze

18.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Royal Dream

14.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 5

4/1

Bubblecraft

13.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Polemon

13.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 6 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Page Three

11.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Matewan

10.5

OR: 6 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Restorer

10.1

OR: 4 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Polar Princess

7.6

OR: 3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Bearaway

6.2

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Assail	75	81	66
Matewan	74	—	—
Polemon	73	83	16
Skye Breeze	72	86	—
Sagauteur	72	82	61
Royal Dream	71	86	67
Bearaway	70	80	—
Page Three	67	85	80
Bubblecraft	67	77	40
Restorer	66	83	77
Polar Princess	62	82	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Polar Princess	19d ago	Fit
Restorer	19d ago	Fit
Polemon	22d ago	Fit
Bubblecraft	26d ago	Fit
Sagauteur	32d ago	Fit
Royal Dream	34d ago	Fit
Page Three	34d ago	Fit
Assail	49d ago	Fresh
Skye Breeze	80d ago	Fresh
Bearaway	309d ago	Long break
Matewan	—	—