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

Southwell (AW)

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

Date 2026-02-05

Distance 1m13y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,659

Winning Time 1m 41.55s (slow by 3.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Aisling Oscar (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Adrian Paul Keatley	3/1F	Won
2nd	Studious (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Mark Loughnane	9/2	.75
3rd	Shaw Park (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Scott Dixon	28/1	.75
4th	Forest Caper (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	17/2	0.2
5th	Marry The Night (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	4/1	1
6th	Camino Del Ray (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Julie Camacho	28/1	1
7th	Eve's Boy (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Michael Dods	6/1	1.25
8th	Soames Forsyte (GB) Dylan Hogan · Michael Herrington	12/1	.5
9th	Evocative Spark (IRE) Callum Hutchinson · John David Riches	50/1	2.25
10th	Finn Ironside (GB) Elle-May Croot · Ivan Furtado	33/1	1.5
11th	Bajan Bandit (GB) Paddy Bradley · Patrick Morris	13/2	2.25

Runners (11)

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
4 (2)	Aisling Oscar Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	133	—	11-111	71	85	74	14d	—	—	-13	13.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
11 (6)	Marry The Night Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	124	p	2215-1	62	84	70	13d	—	—	+1	18	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Back up from Class 6 today but has won two of his last three over C&D
1 (4)	Studious Grey J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Loughnane	J:Jack Mitchell T:Mark Loughnane	135	—	3714-3	73	85	70	34d	—	—	0	12.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Twice in the frame since ready win at Newcastle in November; probably in the mix again
5 (7)	Bajan Bandit Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Patrick Morris	J:Paddy Bradley T:Patrick Morris	133	—	22-533	71	87	59	14d	—	—	-3	8.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
C&D winner in early 2025; returns here after string of good efforts at Newcastle
6 (3)	Eve's Boy Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Michael Dods	132	p	535-77	70	89	77	23d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-3	8.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Yet to add to his 2yo win but was denied clear run last time and is on a good mark now
7 (10)	Forest Caper Bay J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	132	h	305-34	70	84	68	13d	—	—	-3	8.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Close third over C&D off this mark last month but he's 0-16 and has become frustrating
8 (9)	Soames Forsyte Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:Michael Herrington	J:Dylan Hogan T:Michael Herrington	130	p	907-81	68	86	68	19d	—	—	0	6.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Bounced back to form to cause 28-1 surprise over C&D last month; 2lb rise looks manageable
3 (1)	Shaw Park Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	133	—	2132-8	71	83	57	6d	—	—	+2	6.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Returned from five-month break with low-key 7f run here on Friday
2 (5)	Camino Del Ray Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	134	—	12765-	72	83	31	200d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+7	9.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Safely held in first two handicaps and absent since last July
9 (8)	Finn Ironside Bay J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Ivan Furtado	J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Ivan Furtado	128	t	1100-9	66	86	74	32d	—	—	+2	4.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual 7f winner last summer but subsequent form has been disappointing
10 (11)	Evocative Spark Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:John David Riches	J:Callum Hutchinson T:John David Riches	125	v	27167-	63	83	70	73d	—	1W/1P 1 run	+8	9.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Good winner on soft turf in October but others appeal more this time

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aisling Oscar	5/2	9/4	5/2
Marry The Night	4/1	4/1	4/1
Studious	5/1	11/2	11/2
Bajan Bandit	13/2	7/1	7/1
Eve's Boy	13/2	13/2	13/2
Forest Caper	8/1	8/1	8/1
Soames Forsyte	14/1	14/1	14/1
Shaw Park	22/1	20/1	22/1
Camino Del Ray	33/1	28/1	33/1
Finn Ironside	33/1	33/1	33/1
Evocative Spark	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Marry The Night

OR: 3 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Aisling Oscar

13.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Studious

12.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Camino Del Ray

9.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Evocative Spark

9.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 6 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Bajan Bandit

8.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Forest Caper

8.3

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Eve's Boy

8.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Shaw Park

6.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Soames Forsyte

6.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Finn Ironside

4.8

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Studious	73	85	70
Camino Del Ray	72	83	31
Aisling Oscar	71	85	74
Bajan Bandit	71	87	59
Shaw Park	71	83	57
Eve's Boy	70	89	77
Forest Caper	70	84	68
Soames Forsyte	68	86	68
Finn Ironside	66	86	74
Evocative Spark	63	83	70
Marry The Night	62	84	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shaw Park	6d ago	Quick return
Marry The Night	13d ago	Quick return
Forest Caper	13d ago	Quick return
Aisling Oscar	14d ago	Fit
Bajan Bandit	14d ago	Fit
Soames Forsyte	19d ago	Fit
Eve's Boy	23d ago	Fit
Finn Ironside	32d ago	Fit
Studious	34d ago	Fit
Evocative Spark	73d ago	Fresh
Camino Del Ray	200d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Southwell (AW) over 1m13y. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 5 draws with historical results at this course and distance.