20:00 Southwell

Thursday 23 April 2026

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Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 27.60s

(10)

Searchingtheblues²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R Havlin| T: M D I Usher| OR: 65| D

18/1

Both wins gained as a 2-y-o and she again failed to make an impact back from a break at Lingfield earlier this month.

Form: 9835-50

(3)

Enpassant⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S M Levey| T: M Herrington| OR: 60| CD

9/4

Successful 3 times over 7f last season and seemingly appreciated returning to this trip when regained the winning thread over C&D last week. 5 lb rise unlikely to debar another bold show.

Form: 524091

(8)

Mereside Madness^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Tyler Heard| T: S Dixon| OR: 64| D

33/1

Won at Thirsk last summer for David & Nicola Barron but it's been a struggle since and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 7700-70

(9)

Mwafaq^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ethan Tindall⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62| D

11/4

Has struck up a good relationship with jockey Ethan Tindall, making it 3-3 when teaming up in a 7f Thirsk handicap recently. Just 2 lb higher than for his latest success and likely to be in the thick of things here.

Form: 56011-1

(1)

Fools Rush In^t,v²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 61| CD

20/1

Free-going sort who returned to winning ways over C&D in February but hasn't been in anything like the same form since.

Form: 210880

(4)

Bomb Squad^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J Mackie| OR: 61| CD

3/1

Consistent 8-y-o who recorded another narrow success at Wolverhampton (7f) on penultimate start. Latest second in a C&D handicap was a solid effort and a reproduction of that would give him a fighting chance.

Form: 212162

(6)

Louie The Legend¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ray Dawson| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 61| D

10/1

Exploits mixed following last summer's Nottingham success and again failed to land a blow back at that course last time.

Form: 98420-0

(5)

Berning Hot⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kieren Fox| T: M J Attwater| OR: 57| D

33/1

Scored at Brighton (7f) last summer and shaped pretty well when third at Kempton on penultimate start in January. Not in the same form back at Kempton since and others look stronger.

Form: 134-738

(7)

On Key^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 52

8/1

Took a step forward when second to Enpassant over this C&D last time recently. Looks sure to win races on that evidence and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 0-76582

Non-Runners

(2)

Adelaide Bay⁴¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Craig Lidster J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Enpassant (9/4), Mwafaq (11/4), Bomb Squad (3/1), On Key (8/1), Louie The Legend (10/1), Searchingtheblues (18/1), Fools Rush In (20/1), Berning Hot (33/1), Mereside Madness (33/1), Adelaide Bay (50/1)

In current form MWAFAQ looks the way to go. Indeed, he completed the hat-trick at Thirsk last week, maintaining his 100% record when ridden by Ethan Tindall in the process. Fellow last-time-out C&D winner Enpassant is second choice, with Bomb Squad also shortlisted.