17:00 Southwell

Saturday 28 March 2026

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Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 56.54s

(8)

Woodhay Whisper^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: Jack Jones| OR: 65

14/1

Back to winning ways at Wolverhampton in February and posted easily her best effort since having broken on terms when 1 length fourth of 6 over C&D 2 weeks ago. Possibilities with a repeat back down in class.

Form: 831874

(4)

Westgate Warrior⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: S R Bowring| OR: 65| D

5/1

Off the mark in handicap at Nottingham (5f) in October and having had excuses there on next start, he ran well when runner-up at Wolverhampton (5.1f) over Christmas. Remains unexposed on all-weather and he's interesting following 3 months off.

Form: 832142-

(1)

Herakles¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63| D

13/2

Regained winning thread at Newcastle (5f) in June and hard to knock his consistency in defeat thereafter last year. Resumed following 4 months off with a good fourth over C&D 18 days ago and he's entitled to strip fitter for that run.

Form: 76244-4

(10)

Basholo²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S Donohoe| T: T Culhane & S Barclay| OR: 62| D

40/1

Bagged a sixth success at Wolverhampton in November but hasn't been operating at the top of his game more recently. Finds himself back on last winning mark but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 01-5484

(9)

Popular Dream¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 61| CD

5/1

A 4-time C&D winner, the latest from a 2 lb higher mark in January. Exploits have been mixed more recently but far from disgraced when sixth in 12-runner C&D handicap 18 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 155666

(6)

Ancient State^t²¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: Adam Kirby| OR: 61| D

16/5

Improver in handicaps/fitted with a tongue strap last year, posting a career-best effort when doubling his tally at Lingfield (5f) in August. Still relatively lightly raced, so there could yet be more to come now starting out for new yard.

Form: 351451-

(5)

South Shore^h¹⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 59| BF| D

10/1

Got back to winning ways in first-time hood at Wetherby in June and runner-up twice thereafter last summer. Form proved a little up and down thereafter but caught the eye from career-low mark when fifth at Newcastle (5f) in October.

Form: 553755-

(11)

Papa Don't Preach^v²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Oliver Stammers| T: K Frost| OR: 58| D

16/1

Gained reward for run of in-frame efforts when winning at Wolverhampton (5.1f) in December. Shaped as though still in good heart next 2 starts and wide draw did him no favours on most recent outing 26 days ago. Respected in refitted visor.

Form: 341-535

(2)

Street Life^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 56| CD

11/1

Bagged a fifth C&D success in January and largely run with credit since, not beaten far despite only beating one home in 6-runner C&D handicap 2 weeks ago. Back down to last winning mark with cheekpieces refitted and he's not discounted.

Form: 132565

(12)

Irish Dancer^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 56| CD

8/1

A 4-time winner in 2025, two of those victories coming over C&D and he resumed from 6 months off with an excellent second over C&D 2 weeks ago, edged out final 1f. Possibilities from unchanged mark.

Form: 17426-2

(3)

Colors Of Freedom^v1⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: K T O'Neill| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 48| CD

11/1

C&D winner who posted another respectable effort despite typically proving vulnerable late on when fourth in 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton on Tuesday. Fitting of a visor may enable her to eke out that little bit more.

Form: 552534

Non-Runners

(7)

Jeany May¹⁹³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Ancient State (16/5), Westgate Warrior (5/1), Popular Dream (5/1), Herakles (13/2), Irish Dancer (8/1), South Shore (10/1), Colors Of Freedom (11/1), Street Life (11/1), Woodhay Whisper (14/1), Papa Don't Preach (16/1), Jeany May (16/1), Basholo (40/1)

ANCIENT STATE posted a career-best effort despite being trapped wide throughout when successful at Lingfield last summer and, now starting out for a new yard, he could well have more to offer given he's unexposed at the minimum trip. Westgate Warrior was in good form when last seen and makes appeal on return, as does recent C&D second Irish Dancer and Herakles.