18:30 Southwell

Thursday 5 February 2026

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Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:33 | Winning time: 2m 40.97s

(4)

Moon Over The Sea²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55| C| D

7/2

Won at this course over 11f on his penultimate start 32 days ago, capitalising on a favourable mark. Beaten by more than a wide trip when ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (3/1) 24 days ago under a 4-lb penalty. Returns to the scene of that recent success.

Form: 4836-19

(8)

Smokey Malone^b,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 53| CD

5/1

Veteran with 5 course wins who resumed winning ways when successful over 14f in handicap at this course (15/2) 16 days ago. More needed after 3 lb rise.

Form: 6585-U1

(11)

Some Boy Me⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jake Dickson⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54

12/1

Winless in 8 starts and has achieved nothing sent hurdling, eighth of 9 in hurdle maiden at Catterick (150/1) 6 days ago. Returns to AW Flat racing where he ran his best race when fourth at Newcastle in November.

Form: 6-8048

(10)

Duchess^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Gina Mangan| T: John Berry| OR: 51| BF| C

4/1

Won at this course last month in a revival of form. Performed at least as well when second of 12 in handicap at Kempton (4/1 fav) 22 days ago under penalty, clearly at the top of her game at present. Returns to scene of that success up 3 lb and should be in the mix.

Form: 4075-12

(6)

Free Pic⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 50| D

5/2

Broke her maiden over 12f on AW at Newcastle in October but tailed off in a couple of maiden hurdles since. Returns to the Flat.

Form: 702341-

(9)

Nymphaea^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Candlish| OR: 52

66/1

Lightly raced filly who left James Horton in October but has struggled in two handicap starts since, tailed off at Kempton (10/1) 22 days ago. First-time cheekpieces applied.

Form: 5569-9

(2)

Busby^v²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: P A Kirby| OR: 46| CD

22/1

Veteran who hasn't won in almost a year, fifth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (10/1) 26 days ago where he set the pace and led until 1f out before weakening. Back up in trip and has won at this C&D but needs to find more.

Form: 69870-5

(1)

Yakhabar^t,p¹⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 45| D

50/1

Won handicap at Ripon last June but hasn't performed since, finishing tenth of 12 in conditions race at Newcastle (20/1) 6 months ago where he was very slowly away and made no impression. Returns with plenty to prove.

Form: 761970-

(7)

Rampant^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 45

28/1

Winless in 33 career starts and ran just respectably when fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (28/1) 17 days ago, his seventh outing in little more than a month. Remains hard to fancy.

Form: 54-5695

(5)

Apache Eagle^t,p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: J Bedi| OR: 45

100/1

Failed to make much impact in his career to date and was tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Catterick (100/1) 35 days ago, making a bad mistake at the fourth and labouring from 3 out. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 975/850-

(3)

Karismatique^b²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: J S Moore| OR: 45

13/2

Improved when third at this track following 13-week absence last month, then fifth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (13/2) 22 days ago, forced wide into home turn, made headway over 1f out but effort flattened out. Has something to build on.

Form: 0480-35

Forecasts

Free Pic (5/2), Moon Over The Sea (7/2), Duchess (4/1), Smokey Malone (5/1), Karismatique (13/2), Some Boy Me (12/1), Busby (22/1), Rampant (28/1), Yakhabar (50/1), Nymphaea (66/1), Apache Eagle (100/1)

DUCHESS bounced back to form when winning here last month and performed at least as well when second under a penalty at Kempton 22 days ago. She returns to the scene of that success up 3 lb and clearly at the top of her game, she should be bang there once again. Moon Over The Sea scored here recently and provided he puts a lesser effort behind him, he can offer most resistance ahead of last-time-out winner Smokey Malone.