18:45 Southwell

Friday 31 October 2025

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Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 2m 37.14s

(1)

Ada's Day⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

150/1

Last of 10 in novice hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, good, 125/1) on hurdles bow 69 days ago. Best watched starting out on the level.

Form:

(4)

Desert Spring³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: J & T Gosden

1/4

Promising sort. Third of 11 in maiden (10/1) at Leicester (10f, good) 39 days ago, closing all way to line. This step up in trip will be in her favour and she is hard to oppose.

Form: 6-3

(7)

Montana Dancer³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 4 in maiden at Newcastle (10.2f) on debut 36 days ago. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 4

(3)

National Voice^t⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: J Bedi| OR: 51WS

66/1

Modest filly. 66/1, sixth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Down Royal (17.4f, good to firm) 63 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat run.

Form: 55-8670

(2)

Pyleates¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick

7/2

Promising individual. 12/1, fourth of 9 in novice at Kempton (12f) on debut 16 days ago. May well do better with that experience to draw upon.

Form: 4

(5)

Sovereign Applause¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: R Menzies| OR: 62

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good). Off 153 days.

Form: 705-8

Non-Runners

(6)

Ohana⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: D Shaw J: Ben Ffrench-Davis

Forecasts

Desert Spring (1/4), Pyleates (7/2), Sovereign Applause (8/1), Ohana (33/1), National Voice (66/1), Montana Dancer (66/1), Ada's Day (150/1)

It should be a case of third time lucky for DESERT SPRING, who stepped up on what she showed on her sole 2-y-o start when a close third over 1¼m at Leicester last month, leaving the strong impression that she will benefit from this stiffer test. Pyleates made an encouraging enough start to her career at Kempton and is the clear pick for forecast purposes. Sovereign Applause could be the one to pick up third-place prize money.