Read Meg Nicholl's Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

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Date 2026-01-03

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,397

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 28.00s (slow by 3.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dartrey (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett	1/3F	Won
2nd	Dagger Strike (IRE) William Cox · Archie Watson	7/2	1.5
3rd	Archangel Josepi (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	16/1	7
4th	Somebody (IRE) George Wood · Richard Spencer	18/1	0.3
5th	Emilia Casanova (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	25/1	0.3

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
6 (5)	Dartrey Chestnut J:Edward Greatrex T:Ralph Beckett	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ralph Beckett	127	—	800-1	62	78	69	2d	—	—	-28	33	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Raced in second - against near rail when led 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on(op 4/11 tchd 30/100)
1 (1)	Dagger Strike Chestnut J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	J:William Cox T:Archie Watson	141	—	6581-	76	78	65	5d	—	—	+3	22.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Easy win on nursery debut on Monday and he's a big player again under a penalty
2 (3)	Somebody Bay J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	J:George Wood T:Richard Spencer	132	tb	69223-	67	75	48	21d	—	—	+9	14.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Runner-up five times but he wasn't at best at Newcastle latest and is now 0-11
5 (6)	Archangel Josepi Brown J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	127	p	46424-	62	74	67	15d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+3	7.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
0-7 but his second at Newcastle (1m) last month puts him in the picture; possibilities
3 (2)	Emilia Casanova Chestnut J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	129	—	633-	64	73	25	15d	—	—	+5	9.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Promising third in C&D novice last month and she's open to more progress on handicap debut
NR (4)	Sailor Batt Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Lewis Edmunds T:David & Nicola Barron	127	—	49236-	62	75	-	78d	—	—	—	7.6	—	—
Six-race maiden who has been up and down so far and has something to prove on AW debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dartrey	4/11	2/5	4/11	4/11	2/5
Dagger Strike	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Somebody	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Archangel Josepi	18/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Emilia Casanova	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Sailor Batt	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Dartrey

OR: 3 Form: 10 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Dagger Strike

22.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Somebody

14.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 9 Odds: 1.5

16/1

Emilia Casanova

9.8

OR: 3.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Archangel Josepi

7.9

OR: 3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Sailor Batt

7.6

OR: 3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dagger Strike	76	78	65
Somebody	67	75	48
Emilia Casanova	64	73	25
Dartrey	62	78	69
Archangel Josepi	62	74	67
Sailor Batt	62	75	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dartrey	2d ago	Quick return
Dagger Strike	5d ago	Quick return
Archangel Josepi	15d ago	Fit
Emilia Casanova	15d ago	Fit
Somebody	21d ago	Fit
Sailor Batt	78d ago	Fresh