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Southwell (AW)

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Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap

Date 2026-03-21

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,397

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.4°C

Wind 2mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 28.18s (slow by 3.28s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sea Suite (IRE) Cieren Fallon · James Owen	9/2J	Won
2nd	Ash Wednesday (GB) Jack Mitchell · Heather Main	5/1	1.5
3rd	Grabajabba (GB) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	9/2J	0.3
4th	Habrdi (IRE) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	12/1	0.2
5th	King Of York (IRE) Kieran O'Neill · Scott Dixon	9/1	2
6th	Blazing Son (GB) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Bryan Smart	11/2	0.05
7th	Chesneys Charm (GB) Oliver Stammers · Grant Tuer	16/1	2
8th	Thurso (GB) Ashley Lewis · Richard Hughes	33/1	1
9th	Stoneywell (GB) Dougie Costello · Steph Hollinshead	80/1	.5
10th	Al Muqdad (GB) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	7/1	.5
11th	Great (GB) Tom Marquand · Sam England	11/1	6.5
12th	Too Sweet (GB) Shane Gray · Maurice Andrew Ahern	14/1	5

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
8 (5)	Sea Suite Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:James Owen	J:Cieren Fallon T:James Owen	132	—	32809-	72	85	60	141d	—	—	-5	12.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Eight-race maiden who was out of form when last seen in the autumn and seems best over 1m
1 (3)	Grabajabba Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	135	v	574615	75	86	70	14d	—	—	+2	17.7	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not one to rely upon but probably still on good mark after last month's win in new visor
7 (12)	Ash Wednesday Grey J:Jack Mitchell T:Heather Main	J:Jack Mitchell T:Heather Main	132	t	040-85	72	88	62	10d	—	—	-7	10.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Six-time AW winner in first half of 2025; back on a good mark but wide draw a negative
2 (8)	Blazing Son Chestnut J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Bryan Smart	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Bryan Smart	134	—	305-72	74	88	62	15d	—	—	-1	8.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Got back on track with good second at Newcastle this month; remains on a workable mark
3 (6)	Great Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Sam England	J:Tom Marquand T:Sam England	134	—	16543-	74	85	73	171d	—	—	+3	14.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Signed off for Richard Hannon with good third in October; market may guide on stable debut
6 (2)	Al Muqdad Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	J:Jason Watson T:David O'Meara	132	—	5-6736	72	85	53	15d	—	—	-1	8.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Below best this year but he's effective over this C&D and too well handicapped to rule out
12 (11)	Habrdi Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	124	p	0-4391	64	87	76	8d	—	—	-2	5.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Emphatic winner off much reduced mark at Wolverhampton last week; must be considered
11 (1)	King Of York Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Scott Dixon	129	b	-22126	69	86	75	11d	—	—	+11	17.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dual course winner this year; below form last time but remains very much of interest
10 (4)	Too Sweet Bay J:Shane Gray T:Maurice Andrew Ahern	J:Shane Gray T:Maurice Andrew Ahern	130	—	58/2-	70	83	-	392d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Absent since Chelmsford second in February 2025; market helpful on stable/handicap debut
4 (7)	Chesneys Charm Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	133	b	51448-	73	86	54	193d	—	—	+5	10.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won at York last summer but absent since low-key run on soft turf in September
5 (10)	Thurso Bay J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Richard Hughes	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:Richard Hughes	133	p	64-855	73	87	75	14d	—	—	+3	6.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Not much has gone to plan this year but he's well handicapped on autumn Wolverhampton form
9 (9)	Stoneywell Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	131	h	6738-	71	84	28	140d	—	—	+6	7.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Placed at 80-1 in a novice but well beaten on subsequent handicap debut; back from break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sea Suite	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Grabajabba	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Ash Wednesday	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Blazing Son	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1	8/1
Great	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Al Muqdad	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Habrdi	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
King Of York	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Too Sweet	7/1	15/2	17/2	9/1	8/1
Chesneys Charm	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Thurso	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Stoneywell	100/1	80/1	80/1	100/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Grabajabba

17.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

King Of York

17.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 11 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Great

14.1

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Too Sweet

12.7

OR: 5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Sea Suite

12.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Ash Wednesday

10.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

5/1

Chesneys Charm

10.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Blazing Son

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Al Muqdad

8.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Stoneywell

7.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Thurso

6.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Habrdi

5.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grabajabba	75	86	70
Blazing Son	74	88	62
Great	74	85	73
Chesneys Charm	73	86	54
Thurso	73	87	75
Sea Suite	72	85	60
Ash Wednesday	72	88	62
Al Muqdad	72	85	53
Stoneywell	71	84	28
Too Sweet	70	83	—
King Of York	69	86	75
Habrdi	64	87	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Habrdi	8d ago	Quick return
Ash Wednesday	10d ago	Quick return
King Of York	11d ago	Quick return
Grabajabba	14d ago	Fit
Thurso	14d ago	Fit
Blazing Son	15d ago	Fit
Al Muqdad	15d ago	Fit
Stoneywell	140d ago	Long break
Sea Suite	141d ago	Long break
Great	171d ago	Long break
Chesneys Charm	193d ago	Long break
Too Sweet	392d ago	Long break