19:45 Southwell

Friday 23 January 2026

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Midnite, A Next Generation Betting App Handicap

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 3m 41.67s

(1)

Cosmic Soul^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jason Hart| T: P Neville| OR: 62| D

17/2

Winner at Catterick (2m) in July. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 8/1) 24 days ago when unsuited by drop in trip. Must enter calculations back at 2m.

Form: 221434-

(2)

Arc Zoosve^p¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: R Havlin| T: N B King| OR: 61| D

9/4

Latest win at Lingfield in January. Good second of 9 in handicap (10/3) at this course (14.1f) 1 day ago. Must be respected.

Form: 661-412

(3)

Grand Duchess Olga^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: C R Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 60| D

11/1

Reliable sort who posted a good neck second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 9/1) 11 days ago. Came clear of the rest there so she's a player off the same mark.

Form: 23926-2

(5)

Tuba¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Gina Mangan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 59| D

4/1

Not long with current yard and opened his account in 2m handicap at Wolverhampton in December. Backed it up with a good ½-length third of 10 to Arc Zoosve at Lingfield (2m) 16 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 04041-3

(6)

Billy Bathgate¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 58| BF| D

16/1

A four-time winner last year, latest at Wolverhampton in December. In good nick since, third of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (2m) 10 days ago so can make his presence felt once more.

Form: 82155-3

(9)

Edwardtheninth²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 54

9/4

Still to get his head in front but he comes here in good order, third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago. That form has been well advertised since so he's very much one to consider.

Form: 58/293-3

(8)

Blackwater Lilly^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 54

28/1

Modest winner at 17f over hurdles. Well below par on his last two Flat runs though after a four-month absence, cheekpieces retried at Southwell on latter occasion. Has it to prove now.

Form: 76540-9

(4)

Slack Alice^v⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: M Bowen| OR: 51

22/1

Modest maiden on Flat. Well held on her hurdling bow at Huntingdon in November on final run for Patrick Owens. Needs this yard switch to spark improvement on her tapeta bow.

Form: 59444-

(7)

Flynn Ryder^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan| T: S Edmunds| OR: 54

25/1

Modest ex-Irish maiden who has finished just ninth for her new stable in handicaps at Southwell and Kempton recently. Others appeal more.

Form: 30609-9

Forecasts

Arc Zoosve (9/4), Edwardtheninth (9/4), Tuba (4/1), Cosmic Soul (17/2), Grand Duchess Olga (11/1), Billy Bathgate (16/1), Slack Alice (22/1), Flynn Ryder (25/1), Blackwater Lilly (28/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but GRAND DUCHESS OLGA signalled she is ready to go in again when just edged out at Wolverhampton last time and can go one better off an unchanged mark. In-form maiden Edwardtheninth heads the list of dangers, although Cosmic Soul, Billy Bathgate and Arc Zoosve are all well in the mix too.