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

Southwell (AW)

19:18

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

Date 2026-04-02

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,716

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 4.6°C

Wind 7mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 29.44s (slow by 4.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sporting Light (IRE) Shane Gray · Richard & Peter Fahey	6/1	Won
2nd	Keep An Eye On It (GB) David Nolan · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	17/2	0.1
3rd	Tekitoff (GB) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	22/1	0.3
4th	Polka Blue (IRE) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	7/2	0.3
5th	Homestrait (IRE) Ben Robinson · Brian Ellison	14/1	.5
6th	Espanita (IRE) Callum Shepherd · Charlie Johnston	10/11F	1
7th	Everydaysasaturday (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	22/1	5.5

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
1 (4)	Espanita Grey J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	135	—	21	70	77	39	30d	—	—	-14	35.6	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Second & first in two 7f runs this year; open to improvement and she's a strong candidate
2 (2)	Polka Blue Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	135	—	9434-	70	74	37	156d	—	—	-6	12.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Third over C&D in her one run at 7f; makes her handicap debut at a realistic level; chance
4 (1)	Sporting Light Bay J:Shane Gray T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Shane Gray T:Richard & Peter Fahey	133	—	22159-	68	72	45	178d	—	—	+6	14.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
7f win at Wolverhampton last summer; two lesser runs followed; gelded; has point to prove
5 (5)	Keep An Eye On It Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	131	—	44-5	66	75	31	37d	—	—	-2	6.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Two promising 6f runs as a 2yo; outpaced over 5f on return; more to come now handicapping
3 (7)	Homestrait Bay J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	J:Ben Robinson T:Brian Ellison	134	—	12107-	69	76	-	171d	—	—	+8	15.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Two 7f wins as a 2yo but ended 2025 with two heavy defeats; vulnerable to improvers
7 (3)	Everydaysasaturday Chestnut J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	124	—	5686-6	59	66	54	12d	—	—	-1	3.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Modest form in five starts, including recent handicap debut; now moves up in trip
6 (6)	Tekitoff Chestnut J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	128	—	09-4	63	68	-	21d	—	—	+1	4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Improved on stable/AW debut when 4th last month but was well positioned in slowly run race

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Espanita	8/11	8/11	4/5
Polka Blue	4/1	4/1	7/2
Sporting Light	8/1	15/2	15/2
Keep An Eye On It	9/1	17/2	8/1
Homestrait	12/1	11/1	14/1
Everydaysasaturday	22/1	20/1	22/1
Tekitoff	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Espanita

35.6

OR: 5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 17.1

4/5

2nd

Homestrait

15.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.8

14/1

3rd

Sporting Light

14.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Polka Blue

12.3

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Keep An Eye On It

6.5

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Tekitoff

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Everydaysasaturday

3.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Espanita	70	77	39
Polka Blue	70	74	37
Homestrait	69	76	—
Sporting Light	68	72	45
Keep An Eye On It	66	75	31
Tekitoff	63	68	—
Everydaysasaturday	59	66	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Everydaysasaturday	12d ago	Quick return
Tekitoff	21d ago	Fit
Espanita	30d ago	Fit
Keep An Eye On It	37d ago	Fit
Polka Blue	156d ago	Long break
Homestrait	171d ago	Long break
Sporting Light	178d ago	Long break