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Southwell (AW)

18:30

Date 2026-03-28

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,400

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 3.1°C

Wind 11mph W

Rain 0%

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (5)	Aqpan Brown J:Paul Mulrennan T:Roger Varian	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Roger Varian	127	—	22-	-	91	62	101d	—	—	-46	28.5	0.02/1	1/10 91%
Twice finished a clear second to useful-looking winners last winter; sets a good standard
3 (1)	Ay Up Duck Chestnut J:David Probert T:Michael Appleby	J:David Probert T:Michael Appleby	127	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	3.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dam won over 1m but has produced a 2m winner; likely to need more of a stamina test
5 (3)	Clear Above Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard & Peter Fahey	127	—	04-	-	60	-	275d	—	—	-5	1.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Off for nine months; has been gelded and it's likely handicaps will be his time to shine
7 (7)	Enduring Story Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	122	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Likely to need more of a stamina test; this looks a tough debut
4 (6)	Battle Standard Chestnut J:Jonny Peate T:Jack Morland	J:Jonny Peate T:Jack Morland	127	—	—	-	53	38	14d	—	—	-2	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
80-1 for his 1m debut here a fortnight ago and finished last of the ten runners
1 (2)	Street Dancer Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Ollie Sangster	J:Darragh Keenan T:Ollie Sangster	137	h	75	-	33	26	19d	—	—	-2	0.6	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Offered very little in two runs to date; low-grade handicaps are probably next up
NR (4)	Aura Champagne Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Richard Hannon	J:Hollie Doyle T:Richard Hannon	122	—	3-	-	86	-	190d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Came away with the market principals on debut six months ago; has Aqpan to worry about

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Aqpan	1/10	1/10	1/16
Ay Up Duck	8/1	5/1	15/2
Clear Above	20/1	14/1	14/1
Enduring Story	50/1	40/1	28/1
Battle Standard	80/1	66/1	50/1
Street Dancer	150/1	80/1	100/1
Aura Champagne	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Aqpan

28.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 20

1/10

2nd

Ay Up Duck

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

8/1

3rd

Aura Champagne

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Clear Above

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

20/1

Enduring Story

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

50/1

Battle Standard

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Street Dancer

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aqpan	—	91	62
Ay Up Duck	—	—	—
Clear Above	—	60	—
Enduring Story	—	—	—
Battle Standard	—	53	38
Street Dancer	—	33	26
Aura Champagne	—	86	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Battle Standard	14d ago	Fit
Street Dancer	19d ago	Fit
Aqpan	101d ago	Long break
Aura Champagne	190d ago	Long break
Clear Above	275d ago	Long break
Ay Up Duck	—	—
Enduring Story	—	—