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Southwell · Saturday, 3 Jan · 21:00
· 7f 14y
· Class 5
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
17:00
Off time
5
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
DARTREY (IRE
🥈 Second
DAGGER STRIKE (IRE
🥉 Third
SOMEBODY (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.33
1/3
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
17
16/1
04 · —
17
16/1
05 · —
19
18/1
06 · —
26
25/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 1 |
Dagger Strike (G)
Promising sort. 4/5, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Newcastle (7f) 5 days ago, forging 4 lengths clear. Well treated under a 6 lb penalty but so is Dartrey.
|
William Cox | A Watson | 3 | 64 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 4th | 2 | 3 |
Somebody (G)
[BT]
Fair maiden. 5/2 and blinkered first time, respectable third of 4 in nursery at Newcastle (6f) 21 days ago.
|
George Wood | R Spencer | 3 | 59.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 5th | 3 | 2 |
Emilia Casanova (F)
Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, third of 14 in C&D novice 15 days ago. Handicap newcomer from a leading stable.
|
Pierre-Louis Jamin | K R Burke | 3 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| — | 4 | 4 |
Sailor Batt (G)
Fair form. Hooded first time, bit below par when sixth of 11 in nursery at Haydock (7f, good to soft, 11/1) 78 days ago. Makes AW debut after short break.
|
Lewis Edmunds | T D Barron | 3 | 57.6 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | 6 |
Archangel Josepi (G)
[P1]
Maiden. 10/3, creditable fourth of 9 in nursery at this course (1m) 15 days ago, well positioned. First-time cheekpieces need to give him a bit extra.
|
Ben Robinson | B Ellison | 3 | 57.6 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 1st | 6 | 5 |
Dartrey (G)
FAV
Notably strong in the betting and powered 4 lengths clear on his 6f course handicap debut on New Year's Day. 7f should suit even better and he'll be hard to beat if coping with the quick turnaround.
|
Edward Greatrex | R M Beckett | 3 | 57.6 kg |
1.33
1/3
|
Betting forecast: Dartrey (1/3), Dagger Strike (7/2), Archangel Josepi (16/1), Sailor Batt (16/1), Somebody (18/1), Emilia Casanova (25/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 4397.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2063.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1031.0 GBP |
| P4 | 516.0 GBP |
| P5 | 257.0 GBP |