BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div II) – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

18:45

BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div II)

Date 2026-01-23

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,972

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 5.4°C

Wind 11mph E

Rain 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
7 (3)	Feel The Need Bay J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	128	—	06400-	73	94	82	90d	—	—	-9	11.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Not without hope off this mark if the break has done him good; has form here
1 (4)	Eligible Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	135	—	9361-1	80	91	49	13d	—	—	+7	21.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Hurled up 11lb for recent wins but he has less to prove than many in here
3 (1)	King Of Ithaca Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:James Tate	J:Rossa Ryan T:James Tate	133	—	75631-	78	90	73	35d	—	—	+9	23.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Yet another C&D success when doing it comfortably just before Christmas; career-high mark
6 (6)	Tolstoy Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	132	p	0707-5	77	89	74	12d	—	—	-2	10.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Well treated and all things considered ran well at Chelmsford 12 days ago
5 (2)	Hitched Bay J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	J:Luke Morris T:David Simcock	132	h	2372-2	77	92	65	7d	—	—	+4	14.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has been running well off this sort of mark but this is a belated return to 7f
2 (7)	Al Muqdad Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	133	—	1835-6	78	92	80	17d	—	—	-1	10.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Has shown he's capable off this mark but has to rebound from two lesser efforts
8 (5)	Sensorium Grey J:Tom Marquand T:Dylan Cunha	J:Tom Marquand T:Dylan Cunha	126	t	1750-6	71	90	79	19d	—	—	-1	7.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Hasn't been that threatening since winning in a first-time tongue-tie at Chelmsford in Oct
4 (8)	Law Of Design Chestnut J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	J:Edward Greatrex T:Ian Williams	132	—	84390-	77	90	35	34d	—	—	+4	9.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won as a 2yo; made a quiet debut for this yard at Wolverhampton a month ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Feel The Need	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Eligible	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
King Of Ithaca	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Tolstoy	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
Hitched	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2
Al Muqdad	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	8/1
Sensorium	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	11/1
Law Of Design	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

King Of Ithaca

23.1

OR: 7 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Eligible

21.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Hitched

14.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Feel The Need

11.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Tolstoy

10.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Al Muqdad

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Law Of Design

9.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sensorium

7.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eligible	80	91	49
King Of Ithaca	78	90	73
Al Muqdad	78	92	80
Tolstoy	77	89	74
Hitched	77	92	65
Law Of Design	77	90	35
Feel The Need	73	94	82
Sensorium	71	90	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hitched	7d ago	Quick return
Tolstoy	12d ago	Quick return
Eligible	13d ago	Quick return
Al Muqdad	17d ago	Fit
Sensorium	19d ago	Fit
Law Of Design	34d ago	Fit
King Of Ithaca	35d ago	Fit
Feel The Need	90d ago	Fresh