Party Night 18th April Handicap – Nottingham

Nottingham

16:40

Party Night 18th April Handicap

Date 2026-04-08

Distance 1m75y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £4,449

Weather Clear

Temp 7.3°C

Wind 5mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 47.09s (slow by 5.99s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kokoluna (GB) Hollie Doyle · Eve Johnson Houghton	17/2	Won
2nd	Crimson Rambler (GB) Liam Wright · George Scott	9/1	.5
3rd	Del Corso (GB) George Downing · Ed Walker	4/1F	0.1
4th	Light The Night Up (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	17/2	4
5th	Aneirin's Sword (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Jamie Osborne	13/2	1.5
6th	Kokushoku (IRE) Ross Coakley · Simon & Ed Crisford	16/1	0.3
7th	Bearin Up (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	11/1	1
8th	Bird Of War (IRE) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	11/2	.75
9th	Venetian Romance (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	7/1	0.3
10th	Saint Of The Sea (GB) Harry Davies · Michael Appleby	7/1	1.5
11th	Gloriola (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Steph Hollinshead	28/1	12
12th	Smartanck (IRE) Cam Hardie · Antony Brittain	50/1	21

Runners (12)

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
10 (5)	Del Corso Bay J:George Downing T:Ed Walker	J:George Downing T:Ed Walker	131	—	566-	65	71	42	107d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-7	8.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Well held in three 2yo runs and he needs improvement on handicap debut; has been gelded
5 (10)	Saint Of The Sea Bay J:Harry Davies T:Michael Appleby	J:Harry Davies T:Michael Appleby	134	—	0-23	68	75	19	18d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-5	8.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Placed in two novice events at Southwell this year and he's respected on handicap debut
9 (7)	Bird Of War Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	131	—	79441-	65	75	55	158d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+5	17.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Easy win at Newcastle in his final run last year; up 8lb but he's respected on return
8 (11)	Aneirin's Sword Grey J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	132	p	222123	66	75	-	13d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+11	20.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has done well in AW handicaps this year and she's respected on her turf debut
1 (8)	Venetian Romance Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Rossa Ryan T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	135	—	375-	69	78	64	184d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	8.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Unexposed filly and she's a possible improver upped in trip on handicap/stable debut
3 (6)	Light The Night Up Roan J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	135	—	5233-	69	71	19	142d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+5	15	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Still early days but she needs improvement back up in trip on her reappearance
6 (2)	Crimson Rambler Chestnut J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	J:Liam Wright(5) T:George Scott	133	b	222114	67	75	23	23d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+12	21.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Record of 222114 in AW handicaps; dangerous if he can continue the good work back to turf
2 (1)	Bearin Up Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	135	—	39315-	69	73	58	175d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+8	16.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won at Bath last September but was well held over C&D in her final run last season
7 (9)	Kokoluna Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Hollie Doyle T:Eve Johnson Houghton	133	—	624-	67	71	43	109d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+2	10	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Showed plenty of promise in a Lingfield maiden in December; in the mix on handicap debut
4 (3)	Kokushoku Roan J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Ross Coakley T:Simon & Ed Crisford	134	v	228	68	74	-	25d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+7	11.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Second in two of her qualifying runs and she needs close look on handicap debut; visor on
11 (12)	Smartanck Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	J:Cam Hardie T:Antony Brittain	131	t	134-91	65	74	22	18d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+2	4.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Improved form after wind surgery with a 50-1 win at Newcastle; 2lb higher back on turf
12 (4)	Gloriola Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Steph Hollinshead	121	—	6680-	55	73	52	183d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	0	1.8	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Finished last of 14 on nursery debut in October; plenty to prove at new trip on her return

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Del Corso	9/2	9/2	4/1
Saint Of The Sea	11/2	11/2	5/1
Bird Of War	6/1	6/1	6/1
Aneirin's Sword	7/1	15/2	7/1
Venetian Romance	15/2	15/2	7/1
Light The Night Up	15/2	15/2	7/1
Crimson Rambler	8/1	8/1	8/1
Bearin Up	9/1	9/1	9/1
Kokoluna	10/1	10/1	10/1
Kokushoku	18/1	18/1	18/1
Smartanck	40/1	33/1	33/1
Gloriola	66/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Crimson Rambler

21.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

2nd

Aneirin's Sword

20.7

OR: 4 Form: 14 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Bird Of War

17.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Bearin Up

16.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Light The Night Up

OR: 4.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Kokushoku

11.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Kokoluna

OR: 4.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Venetian Romance

8.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Del Corso

8.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Saint Of The Sea

8.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Smartanck

4.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Gloriola

1.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Venetian Romance	69	78	64
Light The Night Up	69	71	19
Bearin Up	69	73	58
Saint Of The Sea	68	75	19
Kokushoku	68	74	—
Crimson Rambler	67	75	23
Kokoluna	67	71	43
Aneirin's Sword	66	75	—
Del Corso	65	71	42
Bird Of War	65	75	55
Smartanck	65	74	22
Gloriola	55	73	52

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Aneirin's Sword	13d ago	Quick return
Saint Of The Sea	18d ago	Fit
Smartanck	18d ago	Fit
Crimson Rambler	23d ago	Fit
Kokushoku	25d ago	Fit
Del Corso	107d ago	Long break
Kokoluna	109d ago	Long break
Light The Night Up	142d ago	Long break
Bird Of War	158d ago	Long break
Bearin Up	175d ago	Long break
Gloriola	183d ago	Long break
Venetian Romance	184d ago	Long break