17 Jan 2026 17:00 Southwell
Winner: £8,400 (Penalty: £4,397); Distance: 1m 13y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(3) |
| - |
Soames Forsyte (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
17907-8 / 7 |
Flat (15) | Dylan Hogan | M Herrington Mrs H Lloyd-herrington… |
28/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden well over 1f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly final furlong, led close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(2) |
| NK |
Ernie's Valentine (GB) (colt, grey, 9 8) |
32134-5 / 7 |
Flat (15) | Phoebe Edwards | R Burdon The Bumblebees… |
15/2 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, pressed final furlong, headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(1) |
| NS |
Forest Caper (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
332305- / 5 |
Flat (20) | Cieren Fallon | D O'Meara The Horse Watchers… |
17/2 | |
| held up in rear, shaken up 2f out, rapid headway between horses over 1f out, challenged final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
4th |
9(12) |
| 1¾ L |
Beaming Light (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 4) |
373694- / 6 |
Flat (33), Jump (427) |
Rowan Scott | D Loughnane Mr R G Robinson… |
11/2 | |
| midfield, smooth progress 2f out, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, faded final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
11(11) |
| SHD |
Mercurius Power (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
769327- / 8 |
Flat (29) | Lewis Edmunds | Jessica Macey Mr Tony Hession |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, went past beaten rivals 1f out, never going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
6th |
5(6) |
| NK |
Terries Royale (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
658306- / 6 |
Flat (37) | Alistair Rawlinson | M Appleby Mr Wayne Brackstone,… |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, shaken up 2f out, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakening when squeezed out near finish | ||||||||||
7th |
4(8) |
| 5½ L |
Double Time (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 8) |
916146- / 8 |
Flat (30) | Callum Hutchinson | Tim Vaughan Mrs P Scott-Dunn |
13/2 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
10(7) |
| 1¼ L |
Havana Touch (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 2) |
051679- / 5 |
Flat (37) | S D Bowen | J Butler Mr J Butler |
50/1 | |
| midfield, asked for effort 2f out, soon held | ||||||||||
9th |
12(5) |
| 1½ L |
Miners Gamble (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) |
2608-45 / 5 |
Flat (6), Jump (322) |
Ben Robinson | B Ellison Chris Lowther And… |
7/2 | |
| midfield, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
10th |
7(4) |
| 4 L |
Al Hofzan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
623-3 / 4 |
Flat (15) | William Cox | G Nicholls Mr H Maye |
9/1 | |
| midfield, asked for effort 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
11th |
1(10) |
| ½ L |
Love Your Work (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) |
421710- / 10 |
Flat (18) | K T O'Neill | Darryll Holland Harraton Racing… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon well beaten | ||||||||||
12th |
8(9) |
| 10 L |
Far Ahead (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
19066-0 / 4 |
Flat (7) | Ethan Tindall | R A Fahey Sporting Life Racing… |
50/1 | |
| tracked leader, shaken up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||