Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

16:55

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

Date 2025-12-19

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,716

Winning Time 1m 27.56s (slow by 2.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Ithaca (GB) Rob Hornby · James Tate	100/30	Won
2nd	Chola Empire (GB) Luke Morris · David Simcock	11/1	2.5
3rd	Mumayaz (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · James Owen	9/4F	1
4th	Federal Envoy (IRE) Cara Tuke · Iain Jardine	7/2	1
5th	Maximising (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Kevin Philippart De Foy	13/2	.5
6th	Far Ahead (IRE) Ethan Tindall · Richard Fahey	17/2	11
7th	Looks Fantastic (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Michael Appleby	18/1	9

Runners (7)

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 (5)	Mumayaz Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	J:Pat Cosgrave T:James Owen	134	tv	764316	73	85	76	4d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	21.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
6f win here last month; never dangerous at Wolverhampton on Monday but ran okay; contender
1 (7)	Federal Envoy Brown J:Cara Tuke(7) T:Iain Jardine	J:Cara Tuke(7) T:Iain Jardine	135	—	604780	74	88	70	28d	—	—	-8	11.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
All three wins over C&D and on a good mark; this is easier than last time; should go well
4 (3)	King Of Ithaca Bay J:Rob Hornby T:James Tate	J:Rob Hornby T:James Tate	133	—	547563	72	89	74	28d	—	—	-6	14.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Last three wins have come over C&D; good third in a stronger race last time; contender
3 (2)	Maximising Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	134	—	883	73	83	49	156d	—	—	0	12.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Improved 3rd at Yarmouth in July (7f, good); needs more now handicapping but it's possible
5 (4)	Chola Empire Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	133	—	078179	72	87	78	28d	—	—	+4	12.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Multiple C&D winner; below par here last time though and others look stronger
6 (6)	Far Ahead Bay J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	133	—	3-1906	72	87	-	126d	—	—	+2	9.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Struggled in stronger handicaps since his novice win; drops in class; not fully exposed
7 (1)	Looks Fantastic Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Michael Appleby	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Michael Appleby	125	—	483950	64	81	52	62d	—	—	+1	5.8	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Eight-race maiden; not at best in either run for new yard; others appeal more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mumayaz	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Federal Envoy	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
King Of Ithaca	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Maximising	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Chola Empire	8/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Far Ahead	9/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Looks Fantastic	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mumayaz

21.5

OR: 5.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

King Of Ithaca

14.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Chola Empire

12.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Maximising

12.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Federal Envoy

11.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Far Ahead

9.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Looks Fantastic

5.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Federal Envoy	74	88	70
Mumayaz	73	85	76
Maximising	73	83	49
King Of Ithaca	72	89	74
Chola Empire	72	87	78
Far Ahead	72	87	—
Looks Fantastic	64	81	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mumayaz	4d ago	Quick return
Federal Envoy	28d ago	Fit
King Of Ithaca	28d ago	Fit
Chola Empire	28d ago	Fit
Looks Fantastic	62d ago	Fresh
Far Ahead	126d ago	Long break
Maximising	156d ago	Long break