18:15 Southwell

Saturday 31 October 2026

All16:0016:3517:0517:4018:1518:5019:2520:0020:30

Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap

(6)

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R M Beckett| OR: 103

Salisbury winner at 2 yrs and shaped encouragingly in the 1000 Guineas on only her second start. However, wasn't at her best first time out in the Dahlia Stakes at that venue this time round and others look better treated contesting her first handicap.

Form: 1/5535-5

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

(1)

Two Tempting³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: K Stott| T: J G Portman| OR: 95| D

Useful handicapper who is well-treated on the pick of his form and took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 7 in 1m handicap at Goodwood last month, though his finishing effort lacked punch. Probably vulnerable to less-exposed types.

Form: 330405

(3)

Portcullis¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 97| D

Frankel colt who overcame greenness to make an impressive winning start to his career in the Wood Ditton at Newmarket (1m), pushed out to score by 5½ lengths. Workmanlike when defying a penalty in a muddling race at York (1m) a month later and remains open to significant improvement.

Form: 11

(8)

Murashah^h⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 94| D

Impressive return from 19 months off when winning at Thirsk (7f) in April and made it 2-2 since joining Ed Bethell when seeing off 9 rivals over 1m at Ripon 4 months later. Found only one too good on sole previous outing over C&D and there could easily be more to come from him.

Form: 1622/11

(5)

Whitcombe Rockstar^p,t⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 92| D

Serious operator at Kempton having won 7 times and also ran a cracker there (11f) when second in strong race in March. Shaped as if he'd sharpen up for his first run in 10 weeks when fourth there in early-September but it is possible this is a pipe-opener back at 1m.

Form: 112044

(4)

Mcmurray⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Callan| T: G Boughey| OR: 93| D

Ended 2-y-o season with 3 wins and picked up where he left off to bring up a 4-timer at Chester (7.6f) in May, getting up in the final strides. Gelded after and was well held 4 months on at Ayr but was possibly unsuited by conditions and may get back on track now switched to all-weather.

Form: 2111-10

(2)

Tremolo¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 88| CD

Recorded back-to-back wins on all-weather last year, the second coming over C&D. Seen to good effect in a strongly-run race at Newcastle on final outing that year and understandably looked rusty when sixth of 15 at that venue (7f) 10 months on. Seemingly hard to train but return to 1m will suit.

Form: 59113-6

(9)

Princling²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Hart| T: W J Haggas| OR: 90| D

Strong 2-y-o form prior to making a winning return at Wetherby in April. Shaped well when fifth in the Golden Gates (1½m) at Royal Ascot and did so again on the back of a gelding operation/3-month break when third in a useful minor event back at Ascot (1m) last time. Looks on a good mark.

Form: 2-14563

Non-Runners

(7)

Ozat²²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Edward Greatrex

(10)

Twisting Physics⁹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: Oliver Cole J: Finley Marsh

Forecasts

Portcullis (11/4), Murashah (3/1), Chantilly Lace (4/1), Princling (8/1), Twisting Physics (10/1), Mcmurray (12/1), Tremolo (14/1), Whitcombe Rockstar (16/1), Two Tempting (20/1), Ozat (25/1)

A useful handicap which seems sure to make for strong form. PRINCLING shaped encouragingly back down in trip after 3 months off (gelded since in interim) when third in a minor event at Ascot last time and looks on a good mark now returning to handicap company. Fellow 3-y-o Portcullis won both his starts back in the spring and remains open to significant improvement, while there could easily be more to come from Murashah, who's 2 from 2 for Ed Bethell.