11 Feb 2026 14:44 Southwell
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £4,711); Distance: 1m 13y; Class: 6; 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 |
3(6) |
| - |
Dream Illusion (GB) (filly, bay, 9 9) |
204-371 / 4 |
Flat (11) | Dylan Hogan | M Herrington Mrs J Lewis |
7/1 | |
| held up in midfield, going easily 2f out, ridden and headway to dispute lead entering final furlong, soon led outright, went clear near finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(11) |
| 2 L |
Imola (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 8) |
U2-3124 / 5 |
Flat (19) | Callum Rodriguez | Joey Ramsden Hill Top Equestrian… |
2/1 | |
| prominent, disputed lead and ridden over 2f out, headed and dropped to third approaching final furlong, rallied for second near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(5) |
| ½ L |
Mercurius Power (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
9327-53 / 8 |
Flat (11) | George Wood | Jessica Macey Mr Tony Hession |
6/1 | |
| midfield, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on and went third near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
5(8) |
| 1 L |
Sherlock (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
2423-85 / 4 |
Flat (7) | Jack Nicholls | K A Ryan Mrs Angie Bailey |
11/1 | |
| took keen hold, led, headed after 1f, edged left and ridden to dispute lead 2f out, kept on over 1f out, no extra and headed close home, dropped to fourth near finish | ||||||||||
5th |
8(10) |
| 1 L |
Springbok (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
4485-35 / 4 |
Flat (11) | J Garritty | R A Fahey Richard Fahey Ebor… |
7/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
6th |
11(2) |
| 1¾ L |
Balqaa (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) |
394-825 / 8 |
Flat (18) | Jason Hart | T Culhane & S Barclay Kettledrum Racing |
25/1 | |
| slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger | ||||||||||
7th |
6(3) |
| HD |
Amelia's Joy (GB) (filly, bay, 9 7) |
33/054-7 / 4 |
Flat (11) | Billy Garritty | M Herrington R N J Partnership |
50/1 | |
| midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
10(4) |
| 3¾ L |
Arthur Rose (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 6) |
90211-2 / 5 |
Flat (40) | S D Bowen | Brian Toomey Mr Con Harrington |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression entering final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
7(1) |
| NK |
Calaxy (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 6) |
09084-6 / 4 |
Flat (28) | Joe Leavy | Tom Dascombe Laurence Bellman |
28/1 | |
| midfield, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
9(9) |
| 3¾ L |
Heretic (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 6) |
11506-3 / 7 |
Flat (19) | A Mullen | M Herrington S Herrington &… |
6/1 | |
| prominent, led after 1f, pushed along and joined over 2f out, soon headed and faded | ||||||||||
11th |
2(7) |
| 4 L |
Liberty Bird (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 9) |
638270- / 4 |
Flat (51) | K T O'Neill | Lemos Souza Rrh Equine And… |
15/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along 3f out, lost position 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||