16:35 Southwell

Thursday 22 January 2026

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Midnite Aint Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 2m 29.14s

(5)

Silkies Sib^v1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: P Cosgrave| T: James Owen| OR: 55| BF

5/2

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. 15/8 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, only fair third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 14 days ago. Visor on 1st time now and still needs considering.

Form: 09051-3

(7)

Alfred Spero²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Finley Marsh| T: G Tutty| OR: 54

11/10

Good second of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f, 9/1) 24 days ago, no match for winner. Enters calculations in his bid for a breakthrough victory.

Form: 449352-

(3)

Abu Royal¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: S D Bowen| T: L Morgan| OR: 52

25/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. Last of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 28/1) 142 days ago. One win from 21 Flat runs.

Form: 570/000-

(8)

Mrs Meader¹³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 52

14/1

7/2, fair third of 12 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good to soft). Off 131 days but can give a good account.

Form: 648823-

(1)

Night Bear^v¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| C

5/1

Course winner. 6/1 and visored for 1st time, went keenly when a solid fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago. That form has been franked so a bold showing is on the cards eased 1 lb.

Form: 52606-4

(10)

Very Classy¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: Suzzanne France| OR: 48

25/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 80/1). Off 136 days. Significantly up in trip with more required.

Form: 430/879-

(9)

Ring Fenced^b,t1²⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 47| D

20/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (16/1) at this course (12.1f) 8 months ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 8470/30-

(6)

Broadstone^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: J R Norton| OR: 48

20/1

Not seen to best effect when fifth of 10 in minor event (28/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. No forlorn hope in his bid for a maiden success.

Form: 9D709-5

(4)

Bond Spirit^v¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: L Allan| OR: 45| C

18/1

Course winner. 40/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago. Nineteen runs since last win in 2024.

Form: 73040-6

(11)

Stoneacre^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 45

80/1

50/1, last of 9 in minor event at this course (8.1f) 5 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 85687-9

(12)

Easter Sundae³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Joanna Mason| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

80/1

100/1, first run since leaving Louise Allan when ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 78997/9-

(2)

Wadacre Moriarty^b1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Johnston| OR: 46

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in minor event (40/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 666-9

Forecasts

Alfred Spero (11/10), Silkies Sib (5/2), Night Bear (5/1), Mrs Meader (14/1), Bond Spirit (18/1), Broadstone (20/1), Ring Fenced (20/1), Abu Royal (25/1), Very Classy (25/1), Wadacre Moriarty (66/1), Stoneacre (80/1), Easter Sundae (80/1)

NIGHT BEAR rates just the pick of the weights with the form of his recent C&D fourth having been well advertised so gets the vote from in-form maiden Alfred Spero. Silkies Sib, Broadstone and Mrs Meader all need factoring into this open handicap too.

Prize Money

1st: £3,140.002nd: £1,474.003rd: £736.004th: £368.005th: £184.00

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