Result Race of the Day 17:30 · Southwell

Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap

Class 5Handicap1m 3f 23yStandard4YO plus · 11 ran£3,716 to the winnerLight rain 4 experts

Analyst verdict Locked 09:49 BST · #ceeca8 · updated 17:27 BST (v2)

A muddling handicap with no runner strong enough to back with real confidence.

None of today's fancied runners show a clear enough edge over their price to justify a confident recommendation. There are a couple of interesting cases, but not strong enough to back with conviction.

How the race should unfoldNo obvious pace-setter: the usual front-runner is well below its best, so the lead is likely to shift during the race. The market favourite's stable has been short of winners lately, leaving a question mark over it, while one class-dropper looks capable of running better than its position in the betting suggests.

Celestias Comet

Sent off the market favourite, but its stable has gone a long run without a winner, so the chance here looks a touch overstated.

16% / 18%

Mao Shang Wong

A model of consistency with a trainer-jockey combination that clicks well, though it has been known to find little when asked for an effort.

14% / 14%

Flightofthephoenix

Three narrow near-misses in similar company, with a slow start used to explain away the latest defeat, though the case isn't overwhelming.

12% / 14%

Optician

Drops into an easier class after two close efforts at a tougher level, and looks capable of outrunning its current position in the betting.

11% / 8%

Everyoneknowsadave

Has won over this course and distance before and drops in grade today, but its stable has been firmly out of form.

9% / 11%

Red flags

The favourite's stable has gone winless through a long run of recent starts.Another contender's yard is also out of form despite decent course-and-distance form on paper.No clear leader in the race, so the shape and pace are hard to predict.

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Expert confidence

4 experts

Celestias Comet (IRE)

3 experts · 2 with a strong record

Everyoneknowsadave (IRE)

1 expert · 1 with a strong record

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Betfair Exchange · Win

Celestias Comet (IRE)5.705.90

Optician6.006.20

Sigliosa6.406.60

Everyoneknowsadave (IRE)7.808.00

Flightofthephoenix (IRE)8.208.60

Mao Shang Wong (IRE)11.512.0

Celestias Comet (IRE): 4.80 at 16:43 → 5.70 at 17:29.

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Track bias · Southwell 1m 2f+

Winners vs expected (A/E), 10+ runners, last 3 seasons

Low drawMiddleHigh draw Led1.081.70—Prominent1.141.161.06Mid-div0.581.120.95Held up0.670.950.75

Above 1.00 = wins more often than the market expects.

Result

Official · time 2m 28.24s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Optician	Jason Hart	M Herrington	—	5.00	6.00
2	Golspie (IRE)	Paddy Bradley	P Morris	1¼L	19.0	27.1
3	Sigliosa	Jason Watson	Dan Horsford	1½L	6.00	7.43
4	Mao Shang Wong (IRE)	Cieren Fallon	D O'Meara	1½L	10.0	10.7
5	Flightofthephoenix (IRE)	Finley Marsh	Charles Hills	2½L	6.50	7.16
6	Everyoneknowsadave (IRE)	George Wood	Jessica Macey	3½L	8.50	13.0
7	Bint Al Daar	Daniel Muscutt	Kevin & Lauren Frost	4L	11.0	15.0
8	Rodoya (IRE)	Ryan Sexton	Miss J A Camacho	4¾L	34.0	42.0
9	Celestias Comet (IRE)	D Egan	J R Fanshawe	5½L	4.33	4.30
10	Twilight Moon	Dougie Costello	Marcus Tregoning	7L	34.0	56.1
11	Pomme Pomme (IRE)	Rose Dawes	Jack Channon	12½L	41.0	60.6

How our analyst did

No bet. Our top-rated contender: Celestias Comet — 9th.

Runners

Form, oldest → latest Suitability: strong good untried poor Bookmaker prices — coming soon

1 (1)

Everyoneknowsadave (IRE)

4yo · 9-9 · OR 75

214286 J George Wood 3% T Jessica Macey 0/8 9% / 12% 7.80 8.00

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Sep 26	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	Good	C4	6/12	4¾L	6.00
11 Sep 26	Doncaster	1m 2f 43y	Good	C4	8/17	5½L	6.00
31 Aug 26	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	Standard	C5	2/7	shd	10.0

4 wins from 27 · placed 10

Course winner: 2 wins from 10 here

Last ran 29 days ago

Trainer Jessica Macey: 0/8 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey George Wood: 3% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 3/14Trip 1m1f+: 2/18Course AW: 3/14Class C5: 4/22Field 9–12: 2/16

1 expert tipped this horse · 1 with a strong record

Our chance 9% · market 12%

Full profile →Jockey George Wood Trainer Jessica Macey

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Mao Shang Wong (IRE)

4yo · 9-8 · OR 74

027523 J Cieren Fallon 12% T D O'Meara 5/44 14% / 9% 11.5 12.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Sep 26	Beverley	1m 1f 207y	Good	C5	3/10	2L	7.00
03 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	Standard	C5	2/9	2L	12.0
03 Aug 26	Ripon	1m 1f 170y	Good	C4	5/5	7¾L	9.00

3 wins from 19 · placed 8

First time at this course and trip

Last ran 36 days ago

Trainer D O'Meara: 5/44 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Cieren Fallon: 12% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/12Trip 1m1f+: 3/16Course AW: 1/12Class C5: 2/13Field 9–12: 1/11

Our chance 14% · market 9%

Full profile →Jockey Cieren Fallon Trainer D O'Meara

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Optician

6yo · 9-8 · OR 74

529320 J Jason Hart 11% T M Herrington 6/17 11% / 16% 6.00 6.20

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 26	York	1m 2f 56y	Good-good to soft in places	C4	15/19	45½L	21.0
23 Sep 26	Redcar	1m 2f 1y	Good	C4	2/12	1L	13.0
11 Sep 26	Doncaster	1m 2f 43y	Good	C4	3/17	2½L	17.0

6 wins from 41 · placed 19

4 runs here without a win

Last ran 12 days ago

Trainer M Herrington: 6/17 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Jason Hart: 11% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 6/21Trip 1m1f+: 7/38Course AW: 6/21Class C5: 2/15Field 9–12: 3/17

Our chance 11% · market 16%

Full profile →Jockey Jason Hart Trainer M Herrington

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Sigliosa

4yo · 9-7 · OR 73

353634 J Jason Watson 8% T Dan Horsford 0/3 — / 15% 6.40 6.60

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Oct 26	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	Good-good to firm in places	C4	4/10	3L	15.0
12 Sep 26	Chester	1m 4f 63y	Soft	C4	3/11	1½L	8.00
17 Aug 26	Wolverhampton	1m 4f 51y	Standard	C5	6/10	3¾L	23.0

0 wins from 8 · placed 3

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 15 days ago

Trainer Dan Horsford: 0/3 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Jason Watson: 8% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 0/2Trip 1m1f+: 0/8Course AW: 0/2Class C5: 0/2Field 9–12: 0/5

Full profile →Jockey Jason Watson Trainer Dan Horsford

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Flightofthephoenix (IRE)

4yo · 9-7 · OR 73

211634 J Finley Marsh 6% T Charles Hills 2/12 12% / 12% 8.20 8.60

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 26	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Standard	C5	4/11	4¼L	8.50
26 Sep 26	Southwell	1m 4f 14y	Standard	C5	3/8	1¼L	6.00
03 Sep 26	Haydock Park	1m 3f 140y	Soft	C5	6/11	5¼L	4.50

2 wins from 17 · placed 9

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

Last ran 12 days ago

Trainer Charles Hills: 2/12 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Finley Marsh: 6% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/13Trip 1m1f+: 2/13Course AW: 1/13Class C5: 2/16Field 9–12: 1/12

Our chance 12% · market 12%

Full profile →Jockey Finley Marsh Trainer Charles Hills

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Celestias Comet (IRE) h

4yo · 9-6 · OR 72

655172 J D Egan 17% T J R Fanshawe 1/14 16% / 17% 5.70 5.90

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Oct 26	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	Good-good to firm in places	C5	2/14	1¼L	5.00
29 Jul 26	Sandown Park	1m 1f 209y	Good To Firm	C5	7/10	17L	9.00
04 Jul 26	Nottingham	1m 2f 50y	Good To Firm	C5	1/6	—	2.88

2 wins from 12 · placed 5

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

Last ran 21 days ago

Trainer J R Fanshawe: 1/14 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey D Egan: 17% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/5Trip 1m1f+: 1/7Course AW: 1/5Class C5: 2/8Field 9–12: 0/5

3 experts tipped this horse · 2 with a strong record

Our chance 16% · market 17%

Full profile →Jockey D Egan Trainer J R Fanshawe

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Twilight Moon p

4yo · 9-5 · OR 71

166534 J Dougie Costello 0% T Marcus Tregoning 0/6 — / 2% 40.0 46.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 Sep 26	Lingfield Park	1m 4f	Standard	C5	4/6	2¾L	3.75
30 Jul 26	Epsom Downs	1m 4f 6y	Good To Firm	C5	3/5	3¾L	11.0
03 Jul 26	Chepstow	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C5	5/5	13¾L	7.50

4 wins from 22 · placed 11

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 49 days ago

Trainer Marcus Tregoning: 0/6 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Dougie Costello: 0% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 2/7Trip 1m1f+: 4/17Course AW: 2/7Class C5: 4/15Field 9–12: 1/8

Full profile →Jockey Dougie Costello Trainer Marcus Tregoning

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Pomme Pomme (IRE) p

4yo · 9-2 · OR 68

953708 J Rose Dawes (3) 17% T Jack Channon 1/10 — / 2% 44.0 50.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Sep 26	Bath	1m 2f 37y	Good to firm-good in places	C5	8/10	21¼L	13.0
03 Sep 26	Haydock Park	1m 2f 42y	Soft	C4	12/13	21¾L	15.0
22 Aug 26	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C4	7/9	7¾L	26.0

5 wins from 17 · placed 8

1 run at around this trip without a win

Last ran 23 days ago

Trainer Jack Channon: 1/10 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Rose Dawes: 17% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 1/4Trip 1m1f+: 5/16Course AW: 1/4Class C5: 1/7Field 9–12: 4/10

Full profile →Jockey Rose Dawes Trainer Jack Channon

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Rodoya (IRE) b

4yo · 9-1 · OR 67

386885 J Ryan Sexton 22% T Miss J A Camacho 1/20 — / 2% 50.0 55.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Oct 26	Newcastle	1m 4f 98y	Standard	C5	5/11	7L	34.0
03 Sep 26	Newcastle	1m 2f 42y	Standard	C5	8/9	6¾L	51.0
15 Jan 26	Chelmsford City	1m 2f	Standard	C4	8/9	9¾L	67.0

0 wins from 5 · placed 0

First time at this course and trip

Last ran 21 days ago

Trainer Miss J A Camacho: 1/20 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Ryan Sexton: 22% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 0/5Trip 1m1f+: 0/6Course AW: 0/5Class C5: 0/3Field 9–12: 0/5

Full profile →Jockey Ryan Sexton Trainer Miss J A Camacho

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Bint Al Daar v

6yo · 9-1 · OR 67

879048 J Daniel Muscutt 15% T Kevin & Lauren Frost 0/21 — / 7% 14.5 15.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Sep 26	Goodwood	1m 6f	Good	C3	8/8	16½L	17.0
11 Sep 26	Doncaster	1m 3f 197y	Good	C2	4/10	6L	151.0
21 Aug 26	York	1m 2f 56y	Good To Soft	C2	11/14	8¼L	67.0

5 wins from 46 · placed 17

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

Last ran 29 days ago

Trainer Kevin & Lauren Frost: 0/21 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Daniel Muscutt: 15% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 3/22Trip 1m1f+: 4/38Course AW: 3/22Class C5: 1/10Field 9–12: 2/19

Full profile →Jockey Daniel Muscutt Trainer Kevin & Lauren Frost

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Golspie (IRE) p

6yo · 8-10 · OR 62

363314 J Paddy Bradley 4% T P Morris 1/9 — / 5% 20.0 22.0

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Sep 26	Wolverhampton	1m 4f 51y	Standard	C6	4/6	1¼L	6.00
17 Sep 26	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	Standard	C6	1/9	—	2.88
31 Aug 26	Southwell	1m 3f 23y	Standard	C5	3/7	3¾L	7.00

4 wins from 49 · placed 19

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

Last ran 23 days ago

Trainer P Morris: 1/9 winners from runners in the last 14 days

Jockey Paddy Bradley: 4% strike rate in the last 14 days

Suits today Going AW: 2/35Trip 1m1f+: 3/43Course AW: 2/35Class C5: 1/27Field 9–12: 3/25

Full profile →Jockey Paddy Bradley Trainer P Morris

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