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Southwell (AW)

5:10

Date 2025-10-03

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £3,672

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (6)	Magical Merlot b J:P J McDonald T:Ed Dunlop	J:P J McDonald T:Ed Dunlop	133	—	63	-	77	-	35d	—	—	-16	11.5	5/2 29%
Kept on for third over 1m at Thirsk last time; the return to 7f isn't an obvious positive
6 (8)	Shafi b J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	J:Clifford Lee T:James Tate	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-17	7.3	11/4 27%
21,000euros 2yo breeze-ups; dam closely related to Teofilo; betting may be informative
1 (5)	Capall Rasa b J:Billy Loughnane T:Tom Dascombe	J:Billy Loughnane T:Tom Dascombe	133	—	38	-	67	-	29d	—	—	-10	7.1	5/1 17%
Hasn't threatened over 7f on his first two starts and improvement is needed
5 (4)	Turku b J:Callum Rodriguez T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Simon & Ed Crisford	131	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	13/2 13%
Yard having excellent year with 2yos; no surprise if this newcomer gives a good account
4 (9)	Attention Seeker ch J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace	131	h	72	-	80	49	18d	—	—	-3	8.1	8/1 11%
Clear second at Brighton on his second start and he's a key player
8 (7)	Valkyrie Storm ch J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	53	-	86	-	31d	—	—	-4	5.7	9/1 10%
Third at Chepstow last month on her second start and she's a leading contender today
3 (2)	Apex Star b J:Cieren Fallon T:William Knight	J:Cieren Fallon T:William Knight	131	—	8	-	66	28	17d	—	—	-2	0.8	50/1 2%
His debut eighth gives him something to build on but a sizeable step forward is needed
7 (3)	Trust No One b J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	129	t	—	-	48	16	15d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Half-brother to four winners but he was well beaten at 33-1 on recent debut at Chelmsford
9 (1)	Anthena b J:Sean Kirrane T:Lawrence Mullaney	J:Sean Kirrane T:Lawrence Mullaney	126	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	200/1 0%
1,400gns 2yo; trainer is 2-12 here this year but he's not known for 2yo success

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Magical Merlot	9/4	9/4	9/4	5/2	2/1
Shafi	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	11/4
Capall Rasa	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Turku	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2	11/2
Attention Seeker	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Valkyrie Storm	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	8/1
Apex Star	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Trust No One	150/1	125/1	125/1	100/1	125/1
Anthena	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Magical Merlot

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.5

5/2

2nd

Attention Seeker

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

8/1

3rd

Shafi

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Capall Rasa

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5

5/1

Valkyrie Storm

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Turku

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Apex Star

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Trust No One

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Anthena

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Magical Merlot	—	77	—
Shafi	—	—	—
Capall Rasa	—	67	—
Turku	—	—	—
Attention Seeker	—	80	49
Valkyrie Storm	—	86	—
Apex Star	—	66	28
Trust No One	—	48	16
Anthena	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Trust No One	15d ago	Fit
Apex Star	17d ago	Fit
Attention Seeker	18d ago	Fit
Capall Rasa	29d ago	Fit
Valkyrie Storm	31d ago	Fit
Magical Merlot	35d ago	Fit
Shafi	—	—
Turku	—	—
Anthena	—	—