Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Handicap

Southwell (AW)

4:15

Date 2025-10-24

Distance 4f214y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,972

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (1)	Comic Strip b J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Josephine Gordon T:Simon & Ed Crisford	127	—	454	72	81	53	20d	—	—	-14	13.9	9/4 31%
Drop in trip poses a question on nursery debut, but sire's record here is encouraging
1 (3)	Akirra b J:Callum Rodriguez T:Clive Cox	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Clive Cox	135	—	425	80	83	-	22d	—	—	-5	17.7	11/4 27%
Showed ability in two of three qualifying runs; open to improvement on nursery/AW debut
3 (2)	Moonlight Mirage b J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	133	—	4166	78	82	59	15d	—	—	+4	15.3	6/1 14%
Win came on Tapeta and may appreciate the return to this surface; holds claims
4 (6)	Angel Numbers gr J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Marco Ghiani T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	133	—	14525	78	82	-	41d	—	—	+4	15.8	13/2 13%
Turf winner; possibilities on her best form and her dam won on the AW
6 (9)	Concert gr J:Stevie Donohoe T:William Haggas	J:Stevie Donohoe T:William Haggas	130	tp	21403	75	84	-	28d	—	—	+5	16.6	10/1 9%
Makes her AW debut; 6f may have been preferable, but still respected; cheekpieces on
2 (4)	Come On Eibhlin b J:David Egan T:Dylan Cunha	J:David Egan T:Dylan Cunha	135	b	91000	80	83	-	20d	—	—	+4	12.9	11/1 8%
Faced stiff tasks since her win; not sure what to expect on nursery/AW debut; blinkers on
5 (8)	Dark Alley gr J:Edward Greatrex T:Warren Greatrex	J:Edward Greatrex T:Warren Greatrex	130	—	0216	75	83	-	70d	—	—	+11	17.7	14/1 7%
Return to this trip may help, but he makes his AW debut after ten weeks off
8 (7)	Rajak b J:P J McDonald T:Michael Bell	J:P J McDonald T:Michael Bell	120	v	115738	65	83	61	10d	—	—	+6	8.7	40/1 2%
Dual nursery winner on turf and has run well over C&D, but is already due another 3lb drop
9 (5)	What's On Second b J:Grace McEntee T:Stuart Williams	J:Grace McEntee T:Stuart Williams	117	t	789	62	83	-	31d	—	—	+1	3.8	50/1 2%
Well held in three starts on turf; watch the market on nursery/AW debut; tongue-tie on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Comic Strip	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Akirra	5/2	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4
Moonlight Mirage	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Angel Numbers	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	11/2
Concert	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	11/2
Come On Eibhlin	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Dark Alley	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Rajak	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
What's On Second	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Akirra

17.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

2nd

Dark Alley

17.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.9

14/1

3rd

Concert

16.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

10/1

Angel Numbers

15.8

OR: 7 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Moonlight Mirage

15.3

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Comic Strip

13.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Come On Eibhlin

12.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Rajak

8.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0.8

40/1

What's On Second

3.8

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Akirra Top Rated	80	83	—
Come On Eibhlin	80	83	—
Moonlight Mirage	78	82	59
Angel Numbers	78	82	—
Concert	75	84	—
Dark Alley	75	83	—
Comic Strip	72	81	53
Rajak	65	83	61
What's On Second	62	83	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rajak	10d ago	Quick return
Moonlight Mirage	15d ago	Fit
Comic Strip	20d ago	Fit
Come On Eibhlin	20d ago	Fit
Akirra	22d ago	Fit
Concert	28d ago	Fit
What's On Second	31d ago	Fit
Angel Numbers	41d ago	Fit
Dark Alley	70d ago	Fresh