18:45 Southwell

Friday 23 January 2026

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BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f 14y  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:45  |   Winning time: 1m 28.74s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Eligible13
Age: 10|  Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR:  80| CD
9/2
Veteran now but he posted a career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Newcastle (8f) 13 days ago. Scored comfortably there so this 4-time C&D winner merits serious consideration despite a 6 lb weights rise.
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2
(7)
Horse silk
Al Muqdad17
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR:  78| D
13/2
Back to winning ways at Wolverhampton in November but retried in cheekpieces when only sixth of 8 in handicap there (7.2f) 17 days ago. Can bounce back with headgear now dispensed with.
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3
(1)
Horse silk
King Of Ithaca35
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J Tate| OR:  78| CD
9/2
Gained a fourth C&D success in 7-runner handicap here 35 days ago. Hiked up 6 lb but well on top at the finish there and must enter calculations.
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4
(8)
Horse silk
Law Of Design34
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-6| J: Edward Greatrex| T: Ian Williams| OR:  77| D
12/1
A fair 7f winner for Brian Meehan. Off 3 months and went without headgear for his new yard when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 34 days ago. Needs to step forward.
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5
(2)
Horse silk
Hitchedh7
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR:  77
13/2
On a losing run but he comes here in good nick, collared only late on when a head second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 7 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.
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6
(6)
Horse silk
Tolstoyp12
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR:  77| D
6/1
Quirky sort who is 15 runs since his last win in 2024 but he posted a good fifth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 12 days ago, nearest finish having gone freely. Can't be ruled out.
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7
(3)
Horse silk
Feel The Need90
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: M Herrington| OR:  73| C| D
7/2
Course winner but he was below par when last seen out in the autumn, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (7f) last time. Needs to hit the ground running after a 90-day break.
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8
(5)
Horse silk
Sensoriumt19
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: Dylan Cunha| OR:  71
17/2
Scored at Chelmsford City in October and not disgraced when sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. In the mix off a 2 lb lower mark here.
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Forecasts

Feel The Need (7/2), Eligible (9/2), King Of Ithaca (9/2), Tolstoy (6/1), Hitched (13/2), Al Muqdad (13/2), Sensorium (17/2), Law Of Design (12/1)

Verdict

A few with chances but ELIGIBLE looked better than ever when a stylish scorer at Newcastle recently and is fancied to bag a fifth C&D victory at the chief expense of the handily-weighted Hitched. Course specialist King Of Ithaca is another who seems sure to go well, while Sensorium, Tolstoy and Al Muqdad need factoring into this competitive handicap too.

  1. Eligible9/2
  2. Hitched13/2
  3. King Of Ithaca9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,972.002nd: £2,333.003rd: £1,166.004th: £583.005th: £291.00

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