17:22 Southwell

Thursday 18 December 2025

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Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 2m 25.43s

(3)

Damascus Steel^v¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D P Quinn| OR: 65| D

10/1

Unreliable sort. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 12 days ago, no match for winner. Each-way claims.

Form: 868742

(10)

Arth's Gold^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: H Crouch| T: R Hannon| OR: 65

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Work to do.

Form: 79-956

(1)

Annandale¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 62| C

28/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Ayr in August. Seventh of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Newcastle (12.4f) 16 days ago, left poorly placed. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 471767

(14)

Dust Cover²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: R Burdon| OR: 65| CD

10/11

Much improved when taking 14-runner handicap over C&D 27 days ago. 5 lb higher now but likely capable of better yet.

Form: 850001

(7)

Flynn Ryder^p⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Edmunds| OR: 64

28/1

Last of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (7f) 90 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving E. J. O'Neill. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 603060

(13)

Sense Of Worth⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 61| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in June. Ninth of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 59 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 174589

(2)

El Ghaawy¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jonny Peate| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 64

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, first run since leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy when eighth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (11f) 15 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 4678

(9)

Time Turner^p1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 63

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not out of things.

Form: 38-974

(8)

Rosco Rogers¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Sean Kirrane| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 59

16/1

22/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 19 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 072-348

(12)

Sisterandbrother⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: S A Gray| T: S A Harris| OR: 54

16/1

Back from 4 months off when creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 28/1) 9 days ago, finishing with running left. Can race off same mark here and is one for shortlist.

Form: 565654

(5)

Hackney Diamonds^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 55

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 9/1) 12 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 484520

(6)

Wadacre Giorgio^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 48

25/1

4/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 24 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 255638

(4)

Rampant^v²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 47

50/1

Remains a maiden after 26 Flat runs. 16/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 22 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 664283

Non-Runners

(11)

Late Claim¹⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: J Mackie J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Dust Cover (10/11), Late Claim (6/1), Time Turner (8/1), Hackney Diamonds (10/1), Arth's Gold (10/1), Damascus Steel (10/1), El Ghaawy (10/1), Rosco Rogers (16/1), Sisterandbrother (16/1), Sense Of Worth (22/1), Wadacre Giorgio (25/1), Annandale (28/1), Flynn Ryder (28/1), Rampant (50/1)

Preference is for DUST COVER, who upped his game when scoring here last month and remains low mileage. Sisterandbrother and Late Claim are feared most.