Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div II) – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

18:45

Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div II)

Date 2025-02-28

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 27.34s (slow by 2.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Ithaca (GB) Rossa Ryan · James Tate	11/4F	Won
2nd	Secret Strength (IRE) Clifford Lee · Shaun Lycett	11/2	1.25
3rd	Mereside Madness (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · David & Nicola Barron	7/2	1
4th	Bomb Squad (IRE) Josephine Gordon · John Mackie	11/1	2
5th	Cliffcake (IRE) Lewis Edmunds · Roy Bowring	7/2	0.1
6th	Golden Pharaoh (IRE) Dale Swift · Scott Dixon	13/2	0.1
7th	Kristal Klear (IRE) Jason Hart · Stella Barclay	18/1	2

Runners (8)

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
3 (1)	King Of Ithaca Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:James Tate	J:Rossa Ryan T:James Tate	133	—	3812-3	72	86	81	39d	—	—	-8	15.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Record over 1312 over C&D; very close third at Kempton most recently; solid claims
2 (2)	Cliffcake Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	134	p	577-21	73	87	68	16d	—	—	-6	10.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Took well to first-time cheekpieces in 6f event here this month; effective over 7f
6 (3)	Mereside Madness Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	131	b	749-12	70	85	66	8d	—	—	-7	10	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Good second at Newcastle last week and is due to go up 1lb in future; respected
1 (6)	Golden Pharaoh Chestnut J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	J:Dale Swift T:Scott Dixon	135	—	450-85	74	83	57	6d	—	—	-5	10.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ex-French; 0-6 in Britain but ran encouragingly in higher grade over C&D last week
4 (8)	Secret Strength Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Shaun Lycett	J:Clifford Lee T:Shaun Lycett	132	—	0709-1	71	85	77	56d	—	—	+5	19.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Won at Lingfield eight weeks ago on stable debut; Southwell is an unknown
7 (7)	Kristal Klear Bay J:Jason Hart T:Stella Barclay	J:Jason Hart T:Stella Barclay	127	—	12124-	66	88	79	112d	—	—	+12	17.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Good spell last August-October featured two wins; disappointing on final outing
8 (5)	Bomb Squad Grey J:Josephine Gordon T:John Mackie	J:Josephine Gordon T:John Mackie	121	p	-12331	60	84	76	7d	—	—	+16	21	5.00/1	20/1 5%
All wins in Class 6, latest over C&D last week; no certainty to defy a 4lb penalty
NR (4)	Super Hit Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Darryll Holland	J:NON-RUNNER T:Darryll Holland	132	ht	871-67	71	86	-	38d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Held off this mark in both starts for new yard and needs to raise his game

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
King Of Ithaca	5/2	11/4	9/4	5/2	9/4
Cliffcake	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	9/2
Mereside Madness	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Golden Pharaoh	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Secret Strength	11/2	11/2	5/1	11/2	6/1
Kristal Klear	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Bomb Squad	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Super Hit	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bomb Squad

OR: 2.5 Form: 17.1 Odds: 1.4

20/1

2nd

Secret Strength

19.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Kristal Klear

17.4

OR: 4 Form: 12 Odds: 1.4

18/1

King Of Ithaca

15.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Cliffcake

10.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Golden Pharaoh

10.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Mereside Madness

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Super Hit

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Golden Pharaoh	74	83	57
Cliffcake	73	87	68
King Of Ithaca	72	86	81
Secret Strength	71	85	77
Super Hit	71	86	—
Mereside Madness	70	85	66
Kristal Klear	66	88	79
Bomb Squad	60	84	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Golden Pharaoh	6d ago	Quick return
Bomb Squad	7d ago	Quick return
Mereside Madness	8d ago	Quick return
Cliffcake	16d ago	Fit
Super Hit	38d ago	Fit
King Of Ithaca	39d ago	Fit
Secret Strength	56d ago	Fresh
Kristal Klear	112d ago	Long break