Heggs Family Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

14:31

Heggs Family Handicap

Date 2026-04-05

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,653

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 19mph W

Rain 18%

Winning Time 1m 25.58s (slow by 0.68s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Colori Forever (GB) Marco Ghiani · Marco Botti	8/13F	Won
2nd	Gold Queen Kindly (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	9/1	5
3rd	Just A Girl (GB) Callum Shepherd · Charlie Johnston	16/1	1.75
4th	Come On Eibhlin (IRE) Luke Morris · Dylan Cunha	33/1	1
5th	French Affair (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	4/1	2.25
6th	Loblolly (IRE) Jack Callan · S Woods	13/2	6.5
7th	Wetsand (IRE) Sam James · James Owen	16/1	2.25
8th	Henry Halflight (IRE) Billy Garritty · Liam Bailey	33/1	3.25

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 (8)	Colori Forever Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	J:Marco Ghiani T:Marco Botti	134	—	152-	84	90	-	162d	—	—	-14	35.6	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Ran well in all three starts last year; out of an AW winner and worth a second look
7 (1)	French Affair Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	127	—	1324-2	77	92	82	18d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Beaten a head at Kempton 18 days ago on his return from six months off; major player
5 (7)	Loblolly Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:S Woods	J:Jack Callan(5) T:S Woods	130	—	82216-	80	91	88	192d	—	—	+11	21.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Form on AW last year read 221 as opposed to 686 on turf; watch market after 192 days off
4 (4)	Gold Queen Kindly Chestnut J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	134	—	254-90	84	89	79	37d	—	—	+2	10.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Well held in two starts on AW since returning in January; needs a resurgence upped to 7f
1 (3)	Wetsand Bay J:Sam James T:James Owen	J:Sam James T:James Owen	135	—	1200-7	85	91	-	21d	—	—	+4	10.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Started off well last year, but has found life tougher since; makes AW/handicap debut
2 (2)	Just A Girl Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Johnston	134	—	62107-	84	88	-	155d	—	—	+11	16.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not seen in five months and not quite sure how well handicapped she is
6 (5)	Come On Eibhlin Bay J:Luke Morris T:Dylan Cunha	J:Luke Morris T:Dylan Cunha	127	—	10005-	77	85	74	163d	—	—	+6	9.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Has faced some impossible tasks; has enough to prove back from 163 days off
8 (6)	Henry Halflight Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	121	—	271	71	85	48	24d	—	—	+15	18.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won a 7f novice at Newcastle last month; has more on his plate, but remains unexposed

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Colori Forever	8/11	8/11	8/11
French Affair	9/2	4/1	9/2
Loblolly	7/1	13/2	13/2
Gold Queen Kindly	10/1	9/1	9/1
Wetsand	14/1	14/1	14/1
Just A Girl	16/1	16/1	14/1
Come On Eibhlin	33/1	28/1	28/1
Henry Halflight	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Colori Forever

35.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 17.1

8/11

2nd

Loblolly

21.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 11 Odds: 3.1

7/1

3rd

Henry Halflight

18.7

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1

33/1

Just A Girl

16.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

French Affair

16.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Gold Queen Kindly

10.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Wetsand

10.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Come On Eibhlin

9.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 2 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wetsand	85	91	—
Colori Forever	84	90	—
Gold Queen Kindly	84	89	79
Just A Girl	84	88	—
Loblolly	80	91	88
French Affair	77	92	82
Come On Eibhlin	77	85	74
Henry Halflight	71	85	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
French Affair	18d ago	Fit
Wetsand	21d ago	Fit
Henry Halflight	24d ago	Fit
Gold Queen Kindly	37d ago	Fit
Just A Girl	155d ago	Long break
Colori Forever	162d ago	Long break
Come On Eibhlin	163d ago	Long break
Loblolly	192d ago	Long break