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Southwell (AW)

17:30

Date 2025-10-30

Distance 1m3f23y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 2m 25.84s (slow by 6.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Romantic Spirit (FR) Sean Levey · David Menuisier	9/2	Won
2nd	Aiming High (GB) Georgia Dobie · David Simcock	10/1	.75
3rd	Jindri (IRE) Harry Davies · Jane Chapple-Hyam	4/1	.75
4th	Gold Penny (GB) Robert Havlin · John & Thady Gosden	3/1	6
5th	Lightning Touch (GB) Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	15/8F	.5
6th	Letiza (IRE) Harrison Shaw · Adrian Nicholls	22/1	0.1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (2)	Lightning Touch Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	140	p	/52423	73	80	66	49d	—	—	-6	22.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
0-7 but in the frame on six occasions; dropping a furlong no bad thing; cheekpieces on
4 (4)	Gold Penny Bay J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden	136	—	3326	74	72	40	9d	—	—	-3	18.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Placed in all three novices, bur failed to beat a rival on handicap debut; enough to prove
5 (3)	Jindri Bay J:Harry Davies T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	J:Harry Davies T:Jane Chapple-Hyam	135	—	0-354	73	73	67	18d	—	—	-5	10.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Uneven form in her four starts, but a good fourth on handicap debut; not dismissed
6 (6)	Romantic Spirit Bay J:Sean Levey T:David Menuisier	J:Sean Levey T:David Menuisier	130	—	717432	68	78	49	38d	—	—	+4	17.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Ran creditably when fourth over C&D in July, but looks best over 9.5f at Wolverhampton
3 (1)	Aiming High Chestnut J:Georgia Dobie T:David Simcock	J:Georgia Dobie T:David Simcock	140	h	464431	73	81	63	52d	—	—	+11	20.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
C&D winner; 2lb higher than for latest Lingfield success; likely to make her presence felt
1 (5)	Letiza Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Harrison Shaw T:Adrian Nicholls	141	—	24-818	74	77	-	87d	—	—	+2	7.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Dual turf winner in Ireland; makes her stable debut after three months off; watch market

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lightning Touch	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4	15/8
Gold Penny	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Jindri	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Romantic Spirit	11/2	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Aiming High	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Letiza	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lightning Touch

22.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 8 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Aiming High

20.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 12.1 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Gold Penny

18.1

OR: 6 Form: 5.9 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Romantic Spirit

17.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Jindri

10.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Letiza

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gold Penny	74	72	40
Letiza	74	77	—
Lightning Touch	73	80	66
Jindri	73	73	67
Aiming High	73	81	63
Romantic Spirit	68	78	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gold Penny	9d ago	Quick return
Jindri	18d ago	Fit
Romantic Spirit	38d ago	Fit
Lightning Touch	49d ago	Fresh
Aiming High	52d ago	Fresh
Letiza	87d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Southwell (AW) over 1m3f23y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Based on 6 draws with historical results at this course and distance.