Free Racenight Thursday 18th June Handicap Hurdle.
Southwell · Tuesday, 9 Jun · 19:05
· 2m 4f 88y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:05
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
9.50
17/2
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
19
18/1
08 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Achille Des Rocs (G)
[P]
Course winner who made an inauspicious return from 12 months off at Market Rasen in April, going in snatches and struggling when pulled up after 5 out. Reverts to hurdles.
|
41155/P- | B S Hughes | L Morgan | 7 | 76.2 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Fighting Falcon (G)
FAV
[PT]
Minor promise only in Ireland for Josh Halley but produced a much-improved effort fitted with first-time cheekpieces when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (2½m, good to soft) on yard debut 24 days ago. 6 lb rise fair and seem…
|
95P33-1 | Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 5 | 76.2 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| — | 3 | — |
William Of York (G)
[PT]
Merely ticking over at present, finishing sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Kelso (21f, good) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.
|
P6UP-06 | Charlie Maggs | R Menzies | 10 | 73 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| — | 3 | — | Sauce Of Life (G) | 3841P/5- | — | N G Richards | 11 | 75.7 kg | — |
| 4th | 4 | — |
Callin Baton Rouge (M)
Multiple hurdles scorer who shaped as if still in good form behind a younger, less-exposed pair when third in 8-runner handicap at Huntingdon (2m) 3 weeks ago, running on. Should go well again back up in trip.
|
36254-3 | C J Todd | C & A Pogson | 8 | 72.6 kg |
5
4/1
|
| — | 4 | — | Blue Universe (G) | 32352F- | Paddy Hanlon | M J Attwater | 6 | 74.8 kg | — |
| 1st | 5 | — |
Golden Glance (M)
[PT]
Largely respectable efforts in handicaps during 2023/24 campaign but has gone with little promise all 4 starts since returning from 21 months off, including on the back of a breathing operation at Aintree latest.
|
45/779-7 | Toby Wynne | O Greenall & J Guerriero | 7 | 71.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 5 | — | Jet Of Dreams (G) | 41394-F | — | W Greatrex | 8 | 74.4 kg | — |
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Ruler Legend (G)
Gelled well with this rider of late, cashing in on much-reduced mark at Market Rasen prior to following up over extended 18f last month. Denied the hat-trick back there last time but ran another solid race all the same.
|
56511-2 | Danny McMenamin | G Hanmer | 7 | 69.9 kg |
4
3/1
|
| — | 6 | — | Play Pretend (G) | 13225-8 | Lee Edwards | Dave Roberts | 5 | 73.9 kg | — |
| 5th | 7 | — |
Royal Rhythm (G)
[P]
Eighteen runs since last win in 2023 but ought to be sharper for his recent outing at Fontwell.
|
2255P-5 | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill | 10 | 69.9 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Gone In Sixty (G)
Wide-margin winner from only a 2 lb lower mark at Fakenham in June 2025. Sent off a well-backed favourite when failing to complete in latest renewal of that race. Remains of interest.
|
2226-4F | Bryan Carver | A M Hales | 9 | 65.8 kg |
11
10/1
|
| — | 8 | — | Estacas (G) | 2288/8-2 | Luke Scott | Dr R Newland & J Insole | 9 | 73 kg | — |
| — | 11 | — | Swingingonthesteel (G) | 211/48P- | Nathan Moscrop | R Menzies | 6 | 71.7 kg | — |
| — | 12 | — | Iamcelestialgift (G) | 1/40P- | — | D Killahena & G McPherson | 8 | 71.2 kg | — |
| — | 13 | — | Copper Beach (G) | 45P2/22 | Oscar Palmer | J Parkinson & S Smith | 9 | 71.2 kg | — |
| — | 16 | — | The Best Way (G) | 848P1/3 | — | N G Richards | 8 | 69.9 kg | — |
| — | 17 | — | Ikigai Star (G) | 55533-P | — | C E Longsdon | 6 | 69.9 kg | — |
| — | 18 | — | Fairly Fulling (G) | 72441-P | Nathan Moscrop | S Corbett | 8 | 66.7 kg | — |
| — | 19 | — | Pooroldmackley (G) | 513PF7- | — | Mrs C Williams | 7 | 66.7 kg | — |
| — | 21 | — | Kylenoe Dancer (M) | 333/1P-3 | — | K Bailey & M Nicholls | 8 | 64.9 kg | — |
| — | 22 | — | Bowling Shane (G) | 800-35 | Ned Fox | C Boultbee-Brooks | 4 | 64 kg | — |
| — | 23 | — | Ballygeary (G) | 66736-5 | — | M E Sowersby | 9 | — | — |
Betting forecast: Fighting Falcon (7/4), Ruler Legend (3/1), Callin Baton Rouge (4/1), William Of York (17/2), Gone In Sixty (10/1), Golden Glance (12/1), Achille Des Rocs (18/1), Royal Rhythm (22/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3248.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1494.0 GBP |
| P3 | 747.0 GBP |
| P4 | 374.0 GBP |
| P5 | 186.0 GBP |