Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Hurdle – Southwell

Southwell

16:25

Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-02-18

Distance 2m4f88y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,248

Weather Overcast

Temp 0.2°C

Wind 7mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 30.41s (slow by 36.41s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	In The Purple (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	11/1	Won
2nd	Ever Ready (GB) Paul O'Brien · Pam Sly	22/1	.5
3rd	Kastellion (FR) Charlie Hammond · Mel Rowley	5/2F	2.75
4th	Hidor De Bersy (FR) Mrs Vicki Sollitt · Mel Rowley	5/1	7
5th	Sweet Serene (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Georgie Howell	150/1	.5
6th	Farmer Jimmy (GB) Mr Paddy Barlow · Mark Walford	9/1	2.5
7th	Huckleberry Sting (GB) Jack Andrews · T Ellis	11/4	0.3
8th	Snapaudaciaheros (IRE) Nathan Moscrop · Rebecca Menzies	14/1	5.5
9th	Ker d'Oudairies (FR) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	16/1	20

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Heaven Smart (FR) Brian Hughes · L J Morgan	12/1
P.U.	Jaffa Cake (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	9/1

Runners (12)

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
11	Huckleberry Sting Bay J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	J:Jack Andrews T:T Ellis	143	h	90F/1-	75	-	-	—	—	—	-1	23.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Showed little under rules in 2023-24 but won a point last March; has basement opening mark
3	Kastellion Bay J:Charlie Hammond T:Mel Rowley	J:Charlie Hammond T:Mel Rowley	168	—	2-646	100	96	93	26d	—	—	+4	21	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Yet to threaten over hurdles but has far more realistic claims in this first handicap
1	Hidor De Bersy Chestnut J:Mrs Vicki Sollitt(7) T:Mel Rowley	J:Mrs Vicki Sollitt(7) T:Mel Rowley	168	—	2/4-21	100	100	70	76d	—	—	+6	18.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Easily won three-runner military riders' race at Wincanton last time; high on the list
7	Farmer Jimmy Chestnut J:Mr Paddy Barlow(7) T:Mark Walford	J:Mr Paddy Barlow(7) T:Mark Walford	163	—	-724P7	95	102	95	27d	—	—	+5	14.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Some good form in November/December but two lacklustre efforts have followed
2	Jaffa Cake Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	168	—	20-704	100	100	34	41d	—	—	+7	14.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Step back in right direction at Taunton last time and could build on that now handicapping
6	In The Purple Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	—	8700	97	94	51	49d	—	—	+6	14.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
One to watch in betting now up in trip in second handicap but big step forward necessary
4	Heaven Smart Bay J:Brian Hughes T:L J Morgan	J:Brian Hughes T:L J Morgan	167	—	-412P3	99	99	-	82d	—	—	+14	21.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Chiefly in good form over fences in autumn; 0-11 over hurdles but respected nevertheless
10	Ker d'Oudairies Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	146	—	55P05P	78	98	59	19d	—	—	+1	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Lightly raced 6yo; one to watch in market but he's not got competitive in his three h'caps
9	Snapaudaciaheros Bay J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Nathan Moscrop T:Rebecca Menzies	150	t	75-745	82	99	80	16d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	9.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made the frame in all three bumpers but soundly beaten on all six hurdle starts
8	Ever Ready Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Pam Sly	J:Paul O'Brien T:Pam Sly	159	—	5B/586	91	101	89	33d	—	—	+7	11.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Yet to finish better than fifth but pedigree indicates this step up in trip is a good move
12	Sweet Serene Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	142	t	6-8607	74	83	64	173d	—	—	+5	6.3	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Struggled last May-August in her first four handicaps and 8lb wrong at the weights today
NR	Caramelo Rapido Bay J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	J:Jamie Hamilton T:Mark Walford	166	—	28-596	98	100	82	27d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Went close on handicap debut last April but four lesser performances have followed

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Huckleberry Sting	5/2	5/2	5/2
Kastellion	7/2	7/2	7/2
Hidor De Bersy	11/2	6/1	11/2
Farmer Jimmy	8/1	15/2	15/2
Jaffa Cake	9/1	9/1	9/1
In The Purple	10/1	10/1	9/1
Heaven Smart	10/1	9/1	9/1
Ker d'Oudairies	12/1	12/1	12/1
Snapaudaciaheros	20/1	20/1	20/1
Ever Ready	25/1	28/1	25/1
Sweet Serene	200/1	150/1	150/1
Caramelo Rapido	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Huckleberry Sting

23.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Heaven Smart

21.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

3rd

Kastellion

OR: 12.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5

7/2

Hidor De Bersy

18.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Jaffa Cake

14.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Farmer Jimmy

14.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

In The Purple

14.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Caramelo Rapido

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ever Ready

11.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Snapaudaciaheros

9.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ker d'Oudairies

9.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Sweet Serene

6.3

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kastellion	100	96	93
Hidor De Bersy	100	100	70
Jaffa Cake	100	100	34
Heaven Smart	99	99	—
Caramelo Rapido	98	100	82
In The Purple	97	94	51
Farmer Jimmy	95	102	95
Ever Ready	91	101	89
Snapaudaciaheros	82	99	80
Ker d'Oudairies	78	98	59
Huckleberry Sting	75	—	—
Sweet Serene	74	83	64

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Snapaudaciaheros	16d ago	Fit
Ker d'Oudairies	19d ago	Fit
Kastellion	26d ago	Fit
Farmer Jimmy	27d ago	Fit
Caramelo Rapido	27d ago	Fit
Ever Ready	33d ago	Fit
Jaffa Cake	41d ago	Fit
In The Purple	49d ago	Fresh
Hidor De Bersy	76d ago	Fresh
Heaven Smart	82d ago	Fresh
Sweet Serene	173d ago	Long break
Huckleberry Sting	—	—