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Southwell (AW)

15:25

Date 2026-01-22

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Weather Drizzle

Temp 8.1°C

Wind 13mph SE

Rain 71%

Winning Time 1m 28.46s (slow by 3.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Royal Jet (GB) William Carson · Tony Carroll	2/1F	Won
2nd	Laurens Dream (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	9/4	1.25
3rd	Captain Pickles (IRE) Stevie Donohoe · Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	3/1	1.75
4th	Tootsie (IRE) Grace McEntee · Phil McEntee	18/1	1
5th	Isla Bella (GB) Lewis Edmunds · Joey Ramsden	12/1	0.3
6th	World Of Darcy (IRE) Darragh Keenan · John Ryan	16/1	.75
7th	Barney's Bay (GB) James Sullivan · Derek Shaw	50/1	0.2
8th	Anificas Beauty (IRE) Jack Dace · Peter Winks	14/1	6

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
5 (6)	Laurens Dream Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	135	p	66-622	49	62	41	9d	—	—	-23	10.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Runner-up at this level on her last two starts; strong claims in this line up
6 (5)	Royal Jet Chestnut J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	J:William Carson T:Tony Carroll	135	h	3281-3	50	60	52	10d	—	—	-13	9.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Two good runs at Lingfield (1m) this winter; solid claims if getting it right at the start
3 (4)	Captain Pickles Bay J:Stevie Donohoe T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	J:Stevie Donohoe T:Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay	135	—	4065-3	47	62	52	9d	—	—	-12	9.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Exposed maiden but placed over C&D last week and he holds each-way claims once again
4 (8)	Isla Bella Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Joey Ramsden	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Joey Ramsden	135	—	/003-5	50	61	46	14d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Good 3rd over 5f on penultimate start; less good over 6f last time; chance if at her best
1 (2)	Anificas Beauty Bay J:Jack Dace(5) T:Peter Winks	J:Jack Dace(5) T:Peter Winks	135	—	088-86	45	55	29	9d	—	—	-4	1.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two wins in the first half of 2025; looked a hard ride when sixth over C&D last week
7 (3)	Tootsie Bay J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	J:Grace McEntee T:Phil McEntee	135	tp	78-043	47	55	53	7d	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
19-race maiden; fair third at Chelmsford last week but needs to raise her game a notch
8 (7)	World Of Darcy Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:John Ryan	J:Darragh Keenan T:John Ryan	135	b	902-06	47	55	46	10d	—	—	-3	1.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
In touch with leaders - weakened from 2f out(op 22/1)
2 (1)	Barney's Bay Bay J:James Sullivan T:Derek Shaw	J:James Sullivan T:Derek Shaw	135	v	440-97	42	49	40	12d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
100-1 and well held twice this month; too much to prove for comfort

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Laurens Dream	7/4	7/4	7/4
Royal Jet	11/4	11/4	11/4
Captain Pickles	10/3	3/1	3/1
Isla Bella	12/1	11/1	11/1
Anificas Beauty	14/1	12/1	14/1
Tootsie	16/1	16/1	16/1
World Of Darcy	20/1	18/1	18/1
Barney's Bay	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Laurens Dream

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Royal Jet

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 6.7

11/4

3rd

Captain Pickles

9.2

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Isla Bella

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Anificas Beauty

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Tootsie

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

World Of Darcy

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Barney's Bay

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Royal Jet	50	60	52
Isla Bella	50	61	46
Laurens Dream	49	62	41
Captain Pickles	47	62	52
Tootsie	47	55	53
World Of Darcy	47	55	46
Anificas Beauty	45	55	29
Barney's Bay	42	49	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tootsie	7d ago	Quick return
Laurens Dream	9d ago	Quick return
Captain Pickles	9d ago	Quick return
Anificas Beauty	9d ago	Quick return
Royal Jet	10d ago	Quick return
World Of Darcy	10d ago	Quick return
Barney's Bay	12d ago	Quick return
Isla Bella	14d ago	Fit