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Southwell (AW)

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

Date 2026-03-26

Distance 6f16y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,972

Weather Clear

Temp 1.5°C

Wind 7mph NW

Rain 0%

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
3 (3)	Start Me Up Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Richard Spencer	J:Billy Loughnane T:Richard Spencer	132	tp	325-07	77	83	23	41d	—	—	-13	15.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Ran well over C&D last October; modest form in Dubai this winter; this should be easier
2 (7)	Wyle Cop b/br J:Hector Crouch T:Jack Jones	J:Hector Crouch T:Jack Jones	133	—	0430-1	78	87	63	23d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-2	25.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Made all on his reappearance at Wolverhampton this month; more needed in handicap company
1 (5)	Numero Vingt Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	135	—	5-11	80	82	60	29d	—	—	-5	12.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2-2 on AW this year and latest Lingfield win has been franked; should have more to come
6 (4)	Riley Rocks Bay J:David Probert T:Dylan Cunha	J:David Probert T:Dylan Cunha	130	—	4-1	75	80	57	84d	—	—	+6	20.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Confirmed debut promise (5f) by beating four subsequent winners over 6f latest; unexposed
8 (2)	Fair Y Isle Bay J:Joe Leavy T:James Evans	J:Joe Leavy T:James Evans	128	—	53-1	73	80	57	62d	—	—	+10	17.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Progress run by run, off the mark dropped to 6f latest; unexposed but needs a step forward
5 (6)	Harswell Angel Grey J:Kevin Stott T:Roger Fell	J:Kevin Stott T:Roger Fell	131	—	5417-	76	84	26	138d	—	—	+10	14.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
6f turf win on 3rd start; ground perhaps unsuitable when last seen; needs a personal best
7 (1)	Horwich Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	129	h	1-137	74	86	53	15d	—	—	+11	13.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Pulled hard when down the field on his recent stable debut here (7f); bounce back needed
NR (8)	Hvar Grey J:NON-RUNNER T:John & Sean Quinn	J:NON-RUNNER T:John & Sean Quinn	132	—	541-	77	-	-	166d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
6f AW winner for R Beckett when last seen 166 days ago; sold 26,000gns since; needs more

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Start Me Up	2/1	2/1	2/1
Wyle Cop	9/4	9/4	9/4
Numero Vingt	4/1	9/2	4/1
Riley Rocks	5/1	5/1	5/1
Fair Y Isle	11/1	11/1	11/1
Harswell Angel	22/1	20/1	22/1
Horwich	40/1	33/1	33/1
Hvar	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Wyle Cop

25.4

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 8.4

9/4

2nd

Riley Rocks

20.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Fair Y Isle

17.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Hvar

16.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Start Me Up

15.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Harswell Angel

14.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Horwich

13.8

OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Numero Vingt

12.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Numero Vingt	80	82	60
Wyle Cop	78	87	63
Start Me Up	77	83	23
Hvar	77	—	—
Harswell Angel	76	84	26
Riley Rocks	75	80	57
Horwich	74	86	53
Fair Y Isle	73	80	57

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Horwich	15d ago	Fit
Wyle Cop	23d ago	Fit
Numero Vingt	29d ago	Fit
Start Me Up	41d ago	Fit
Fair Y Isle	62d ago	Fresh
Riley Rocks	84d ago	Fresh
Harswell Angel	138d ago	Long break
Hvar	166d ago	Long break