Country & Western Night 25th April Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

18:15

Country & Western Night 25th April Handicap

Date 2026-04-11

Distance 4f214y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,653

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.3°C

Wind 14mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 57.77s (slow by 1.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Proof (GB) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	5/1	Won
2nd	Ambishio (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Michael Appleby	9/4F	.5
3rd	Comic Strip (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Simon & Ed Crisford	5/2	.75
4th	Riffa Spirit (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	40/1	0.3
5th	Saucy Jane (GB) Callum Shepherd · Jack Morland	9/2	1
6th	Ice Cold Alex (GB) Cam Hardie · Ollie Pears	18/1	3.75
7th	Hayynah (GB) Callum Rodriguez · Ollie Sangster	13/2	0.2

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
4 (3)	Ambishio Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Michael Appleby	J:Hollie Doyle T:Michael Appleby	133	—	2060-1	78	86	36	78d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-1	25	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Front-running 2yo promise; showed resolution when C&D winner on return; set to go well
1 (5)	Comic Strip Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Rossa Ryan T:Simon & Ed Crisford	136	—	54112-	81	80	68	112d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+7	32.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Won first two handicaps, over C&D and at Wolverhampton; may have had stiff task since
3 (6)	Saucy Jane Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:Jack Morland	J:Callum Shepherd T:Jack Morland	134	—	266-44	79	87	64	12d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-4	11.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good early 5f form as 2yo; has share of weight but creditable 4th at Wolverhampton latest
6 (2)	Proof Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	130	—	35143-	75	83	-	154d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+6	18.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Busy 2yo; in good form over 5f and 6f on heavy/soft turf in the autumn; unraced on AW
2 (1)	Hayynah Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Ollie Sangster	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Ollie Sangster	136	p	262-21	81	84	47	46d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	-1	11.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Benefited from the drop to 5f when C&D winner latest; may improve on handicap debut
5 (7)	Ice Cold Alex Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Ollie Pears	J:Cam Hardie T:Ollie Pears	131	—	55244-	76	85	-	201d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+6	10	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Beat Saucy Jane on 5f debut; lesser effort on sole AW start; off since September
7 (4)	Riffa Spirit Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	126	—	718-	71	80	72	200d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+10	13.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won 6f Chelmsford novice for the Crisfords; 8th of 11 on handicap debut; new yard

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ambishio	9/4	2/1	2/1
Comic Strip	9/4	9/4	9/4
Saucy Jane	9/2	9/2	9/2
Proof	11/2	11/2	11/2
Hayynah	13/2	13/2	6/1
Ice Cold Alex	28/1	28/1	28/1
Riffa Spirit	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

Comic Strip

32.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 17 Odds: 7.6

9/4

2nd

Ambishio

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Proof

18.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Riffa Spirit

13.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Saucy Jane

11.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Hayynah

11.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ice Cold Alex

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Comic Strip	81	80	68
Hayynah	81	84	47
Saucy Jane	79	87	64
Ambishio	78	86	36
Ice Cold Alex	76	85	—
Proof	75	83	—
Riffa Spirit	71	80	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Saucy Jane	12d ago	Quick return
Hayynah	46d ago	Fresh
Ambishio	78d ago	Fresh
Comic Strip	112d ago	Long break
Proof	154d ago	Long break
Riffa Spirit	200d ago	Long break
Ice Cold Alex	201d 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.