Midnite Churchill Stakes (Listed).
Southwell · Friday, 28 Nov · 18:40
· 1m 3f 23y
· Class 1
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:40
Off time
4
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 5 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.44
4/9
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.50
5/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
17
16/1
04 · —
17
16/1
05 · —
201
200/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 4 |
Dubai Honour (G)
[T]
Four-time Group 1 winner, with the latest gained in Australia in April. Creditable head second of 7 to Convergent in Longchamp Group 2 last month. Likely to give it his usual good shot.
|
Cieren Fallon | W J Haggas | 7 | 62.1 kg |
3.50
5/2
|
| 2nd | 2 | 2 |
Shader (G)
FAV
[P]
Has come a long way in only 5 career starts, producing a highly impressive performance when extending his unbeaten AW record to 3 in 1½m Kempton listed event 25 days ago, pulling 9 lengths clear. Hard to beat.
|
Colin Keane | J & T Gosden | 4 | 60.3 kg |
1.44
4/9
|
| 4th | 3 | 1 |
Palazzo Blu (C)
Useful colt. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (6/1) at this course (1½m) 68 days ago, well on top finish. That made it 3-3 on AW but another jolt of improvement will be needed if he's extend that 4 in this significantly higher g…
|
Marco Ghiani | M Botti | 3 | 57.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 3rd | 4 | 3 |
Royal Playwright (C)
Finally added to debut win last summer when landing odds in 3-runner conditions stakes at Goodwood 38 days ago. Creditable fifth in a 1¼m Newmarket listed event since but it underlines he needs a bit more at this level.
|
Jason Watson | A M Balding | 3 | 57.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 5 | 5 |
Universal Story (F)
Improved to win a pair of 2m AW handicaps in September, latterly here. Has recorded 2 creditable efforts in defeat since but out of her depth in this company.
|
George Wood | J Candlish | 4 | 56.7 kg |
201
200/1
|
Betting forecast: Shader (4/9), Dubai Honour (5/2), Royal Playwright (16/1), Palazzo Blu (16/1), Universal Story (200/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 28355.0 GBP |
| P2 | 10750.0 GBP |
| P3 | 5380.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2680.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1345.0 GBP |
| P6 | 675.0 GBP |