17:08 Southwell

Monday 25 August 2025

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At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 1m 14.71s

(6)

Rough Diamond^h,t²⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 70| D

18/1

Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 5/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Tristan Davidson.

Form: 263448-

(7)

Beelzebub^p,t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Egan| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 69| D

4/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good, 6/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 5-42275

(12)

Blue Force¹²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 69| C

20/1

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 6/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f). Off 129 days. Back up in trip. Can give a good account if back on his A-game.

Form: 8321-10

(2)

Manhattan Mirage^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joe Leavy| T: A Wintle| OR: 69

18/1

33/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 523-686

(1)

Willolarupi^t1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 69| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Redcar in May. Fair fifth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at Pontefract (5f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Weighted to go well.

Form: 212665

(4)

Daytona Lady^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| CD

5/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 11 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 6 days ago, very slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 837328

(13)

Royal Musketeer^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 67| BF| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap (3/1) at Newmarket (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 593264

(14)

Mini Magna¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 66| D

40/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to firm, 25/1) 17 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 40-6748

(5)

Vinatera^h³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 66

11/2

Hooded for 1st time, good third of 8 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm, 18/1) 30 days ago. That form has worked out very well so she's a player with headgear retained.

Form: 337853

(10)

Mattice^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Shay Farmer⁽⁷⁾| T: I W McInnes| OR: 65| D

14/1

Latest win at Carlisle in July. 13/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2-00815

(8)

Cash In⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

14/1

Last of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 69 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 1-68478

(9)

The Cutest^h⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 62

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Andrew Balding when sixth of 7 in handicap (80/1) at this course (5f) 69 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 53/4-6

(3)

Belsito^p⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 61| D

11/1

On a losing run and only ninth of 13 to Mattice in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good, 13/2) 46 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 22-0449

(11)

Bomb Squad^p¹⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J Mackie| OR: 59| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f), never nearer. Off 140 days. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 314337

Forecasts

Willolarupi (7/2), Beelzebub (4/1), Daytona Lady (5/1), Vinatera (11/2), Belsito (11/1), Mattice (14/1), Cash In (14/1), Royal Musketeer (16/1), Rough Diamond (18/1), Manhattan Mirage (18/1), Blue Force (20/1), Bomb Squad (22/1), Mini Magna (40/1), The Cutest (100/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but the vote goes to VINATERA who hails from the in-form yard of Stuart Williams and can race off just a 1 lb higher mark than when a good Windsor third last time (form been franked). C&D scorer Willolarupi is next on the list off a handy-looking mark, while Royal Musketeer, Bomb Squad and Blue Force also need factoring in.