Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

18:00

Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap

Date 2026-04-07

Distance 1m13y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,234

Weather Clear

Temp 3.7°C

Wind 5mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 40.07s (slow by 1.97s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gatehouse (IRE) Robert Havlin · S Woods	7/2C	Won
2nd	Sovereign View (GB) P J McDonald · James Tate	9/2	0.1
3rd	Delinquent (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	17/2	1.75
4th	Deported (GB) Jamie Spencer · Ollie Sangster	7/1	0.3
5th	Magical Merlot (GB) Hector Crouch · Ed Dunlop	7/2C	2
6th	Captain Fox (IRE) Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	7/2C	0.2
7th	Island Bear (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	12/1	1.25

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 (7)	Captain Fox Chestnut J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	J:Finley Marsh T:Richard Hughes	136	—	523-1	81	86	79	38d	—	—	+4	23.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Dominated Lingfield novice from the front in February; moves into handicaps with potential
5 (6)	Magical Merlot Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	J:Hector Crouch T:Ed Dunlop	132	—	6321-	77	88	59	173d	—	—	+10	26.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Ended four-race 2yo campaign with clearcut novice win; open to improvement this year
6 (5)	Gatehouse Bay J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	132	—	21-	77	86	68	117d	—	—	+8	25.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Built upon promising debut when winning 1m2f novice in December; back in trip here
1 (4)	Sovereign View Bay J:P J McDonald T:James Tate	J:P J McDonald T:James Tate	136	—	44231-	81	84	63	185d	—	—	+13	26	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Absent since breakthrough win at Newcastle in October but still unexposed as a miler
4 (3)	Deported Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Ollie Sangster	J:Jamie Spencer T:Ollie Sangster	133	—	423-	78	84	51	155d	—	—	+4	17.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in two 7f AW maidens in the autumn; ought to be suited by this longer trip
7 (2)	Delinquent Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	125	—	264-5	70	87	62	10d	—	—	-5	9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Kept on from the rear for fifth on recent seasonal/handicap debut (7f); can improve
3 (1)	Island Bear Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Billy Loughnane T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	136	—	236-	81	88	-	248d	—	—	+7	14.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Showed clear promise on all three 2yo starts; makes handicap debut after 248-day break

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Captain Fox	7/2	10/3	10/3
Magical Merlot	4/1	4/1	4/1
Gatehouse	9/2	4/1	4/1
Sovereign View	5/1	5/1	5/1
Deported	11/2	11/2	11/2
Delinquent	6/1	6/1	6/1
Island Bear	10/1	9/1	10/1

Predictor

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

1st

Magical Merlot

26.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 15 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Sovereign View

OR: 7.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 3.6

5/1

3rd

Gatehouse

25.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Captain Fox

23.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Deported

17.5

OR: 7 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Island Bear

14.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Delinquent

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Captain Fox	81	86	79
Sovereign View	81	84	63
Island Bear	81	88	—
Deported	78	84	51
Magical Merlot	77	88	59
Gatehouse	77	86	68
Delinquent	70	87	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Delinquent	10d ago	Quick return
Captain Fox	38d ago	Fit
Gatehouse	117d ago	Long break
Deported	155d ago	Long break
Magical Merlot	173d ago	Long break
Sovereign View	185d ago	Long break
Island Bear	248d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Southwell (AW) over 1m13y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Based on 5 draws with historical results at this course and distance.