Book The Bistro In Sherwood Restaurant Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

15:17

Book The Bistro In Sherwood Restaurant Handicap

Date 2026-04-09

Distance 4f214y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 10.5°C

Wind 3mph NW

Rain 32%

Winning Time 57.20s (slow by 0.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Master Of My Fate (IRE) Oisin Orr · John & Sean Quinn	9/2	Won
2nd	Fidelius (GB) Jack Callan · Robert Cowell	9/4	0.05
3rd	Far Above The Law (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Michael Herrington	13/2	.75
4th	Spring Is Sprung (FR) Oisin Murphy · Paul Midgley	15/8F	2.75
5th	Marty Hopkirk (IRE) David Egan · David Loughnane	13/2	0.3
6th	Diomed Spirit (GB) Clifford Lee · Stuart Williams	20/1	7

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 (6)	Spring Is Sprung Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Paul Midgley	J:Oisin Murphy T:Paul Midgley	137	—	008-14	87	93	69	36d	—	—	-9	17.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
C&D win in January; only 4th in a stronger race last month; bold bid expected
2 (1)	Fidelius Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:Robert Cowell	J:Jack Callan(5) T:Robert Cowell	137	—	3-2121	87	96	80	35d	—	—	-7	19.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Enjoyed a good winter, winning three times; held by Spring Is Sprung on C&D run in January
5 (3)	Master Of My Fate Bay J:Oisin Orr T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Oisin Orr T:John & Sean Quinn	133	—	426148	83	96	91	13d	—	—	+3	18.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Three-time C&D winner, the latest in February; not quite so good twice since
6 (2)	Far Above The Law Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Michael Herrington	J:Jack Mitchell T:Michael Herrington	129	—	65784-	79	95	-	170d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Of interest on best form for Alice Haynes; sold 40,000gns in October; betting to guide
3 (5)	Marty Hopkirk Bay J:David Egan T:David Loughnane	J:David Egan T:David Loughnane	137	—	15200-	87	94	-	232d	—	—	+6	16.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Struggled in good handicaps on final 2 runs in 2025; low mileage; down in class for return
7 (7)	Diomed Spirit Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Stuart Williams	J:Clifford Lee T:Stuart Williams	126	—	15-355	76	95	89	58d	—	—	+2	8.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Needs to bounce back from two lesser runs; last win came in Class 5 company
NR (4)	Hiya Maite Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	J:Lewis Edmunds T:Roy Bowring	134	—	2662-4	84	94	72	95d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
On a losing run but well suited by C&D and should be in the thick of it once again

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Spring Is Sprung	9/4	9/4	9/4
Fidelius	9/4	2/1	9/4
Master Of My Fate	5/1	9/2	9/2
Far Above The Law	13/2	6/1	13/2
Marty Hopkirk	7/1	7/1	7/1
Diomed Spirit	14/1	12/1	14/1
Hiya Maite	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fidelius

19.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8

9/4

2nd

Master Of My Fate

18.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Spring Is Sprung

17.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Marty Hopkirk

16.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Far Above The Law

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

Hiya Maite

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Diomed Spirit

8.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spring Is Sprung	87	93	69
Fidelius	87	96	80
Marty Hopkirk	87	94	—
Hiya Maite	84	94	72
Master Of My Fate	83	96	91
Far Above The Law	79	95	—
Diomed Spirit	76	95	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Master Of My Fate	13d ago	Quick return
Fidelius	35d ago	Fit
Spring Is Sprung	36d ago	Fit
Diomed Spirit	58d ago	Fresh
Hiya Maite	95d ago	Long break
Far Above The Law	170d ago	Long break
Marty Hopkirk	232d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Southwell (AW) over 4f214y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Based on 7 draws with historical results at this course and distance.