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Course: Southwell (AW)
Date: 27th Aug 2026
Distance: 7f (7f14y)
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Class: Class 6
Prize: £3,245
Runners: 10
Going Detail: TAPETA: STANDARD
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Adelaide Bay
4yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Billy Loughnane
Trainer: Jane Chapple-Hyam
Dalham, Suffolk
Owner: Queensbury Racing
Breeding
Sire: New Bay (GB)
Dam: Vitamin (IRE)
Damsire: Camelot (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Adelaide Bay has strong claims on his second-placed finishes in recent starts, holds a speed rating that comfortably clears his official mark, and returns after a 33-day break having already experienced today's trip and conditions; the risk is that he remains winless in his last six starts.
Previous Trainers
- Craig Lidster (until 2026-03-13)
- Thomas Faulkner (until 2026-01-26)
- Jane Chapple-Hyam (until 2025-06-24)
Previous Owners
- Kate Barrett (until 2026-03-13)
- Mrs B V Sangster Jane Chapple Hyam (until 2025-06-24)
Race History for Adelaide Bay
Give Me The Night
4yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Hector Crouch
Trainer: Mark Rimell
Leafield, Oxfordshire
Owner: Mark Rimell
Breeding
Sire: Earthlight (IRE)
Dam: Night Fever (IRE)
Damsire: Galileo (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ranked top of the field on our rating and boasting experience of today's trip and conditions, Give Me The Night shapes as a genuine threat from stall nine carrying 135 lb, though his winless recent form — unplaced two of his last five starts — remains the key concern.
Race History for Give Me The Night
King Sharja
6yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: James Sullivan
Trainer: Ruth Carr
Stillington, N Yorks
Owner: Whitehills Racing Syndicate 4 Ruth Carr
Breeding
Sire: Kingman (GB)
Dam: Sharja Queen (GB)
Damsire: Pivotal (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
King Sharja has shown consistency at this level, finishing second twice in recent starts, and he returns after just 15 days looking fit; he has run over today's trip and going before, and carrying 131 lb from stall 3, his rating of 57 makes him of clear interest despite being winless in his last six.
Previous Trainers
- Richard Hannon (until 2023-05-18)
Previous Owners
- Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (until 2023-05-18)
Race History for King Sharja
Shades Of May
6yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Rose Dawes(5)
Trainer: Mark Usher
Upper Lambourn, Berks
Owner: The Mark Usher Racing Club
Breeding
Sire: Mayson (GB)
Dam: Shades Of Silk (GB)
Damsire: Bahamian Bounty (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Shades Of May was fourth last time out after a better third two starts back, with an eighth three starts back a concern; he has run over today's trip and going, carries 133 lb from stall four, and returns on a workable 22-day break.
Previous Owners
- M D I Usher (until 2025-06-07)
Race History for Shades Of May
Fulford Cross
4yo ch Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Silvestre De Sousa
Trainer: David Simcock
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: A M Pickering
Breeding
Sire: Lightning Spear (GB)
Dam: Miss Fridaythorpe (GB)
Damsire: Pastoral Pursuits (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts, Fulford Cross at least has experience of today's trip and going to call on, and 26 days between runs suggests he arrives fresh; however, a string of fifth-place finishes and a modest official rating of 52 make it hard to fancy him reversing that trend.
Race History for Fulford Cross
Respectable Jack
5yo b Gelding (GB)Connections
Jockey: Warren Fentiman(3)
Trainer: Matt Crawley
Newmarket, Suffolk
Owner: The Sixstablemates
Breeding
Sire: Eqtidaar (IRE)
Dam: Respectable (GB)
Damsire: Champs Elysees (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Respectable Jack has experience over today's trip and going, and his second three starts back shows he can get competitive, but he arrives 113 days fresh and winless in his last five starts, making confidence hard to muster from stall ten off 133 lb.
Race History for Respectable Jack
My Mate Beattie
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Christian Howarth(3)
Trainer: Scott Dixon
Rolleston, Notts
Owner: Amphitheatre Racing Limited
Breeding
Sire: Kodiac (GB)
Dam: Wearing Wings (GB)
Damsire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last six starts and ranked ninth of ten on our figures, My Mate Beattie faces a stiff ask, and a trainer in the depths of a cold spell at 1/21 over the past fortnight does little to inspire confidence; experience over today's trip and going, plus a return after 13 days, are the best that can be said.
Previous Trainers
- Ed Dunlop (until 2025-10-24)
Previous Owners
- Middleham Park Racing Ii And Partner (until 2025-10-24)
Race History for My Mate Beattie
Starshot
6yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Alistair Rawlinson
Trainer: Lawrence Mullaney
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Owner: Foxhounds Racing
Breeding
Sire: Acclamation (GB)
Dam: Sea Meets Sky (FR)
Damsire: Dansili (GB)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last six starts and ranked eighth of ten on our figures, Starshot faces a stiff ask off a 103-day absence, though he has experience over today's trip and going, and a third three starts back shows he can threaten the frame.
Previous Trainers
- P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck (until 2025-03-14)
- Jessica Bedi (until 2024-06-30)
- George Boughey (until 2022-09-29)
Previous Owners
- Niarchos Family (until 2022-09-29)
Race History for Starshot
Al Suil Eile
10yo gr Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: George Wood
Trainer: Derek Shaw
Sproxton, Leics
Owner: J Morris
Breeding
Sire: Alhebayeb (IRE)
Dam: Visual Element (USA)
Damsire: Distant View (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ranked second of ten on our rating, Al Suil Eile posted a third three starts back and has experience of today's trip and going, making him a genuine danger despite a lengthy 486-day absence; winless in his last five starts, that layoff is the key risk.
Previous Trainers
- Shaun Harris (until 2025-04-28)
- John Quinn (until 2021-02-02)
Previous Owners
- S A Harris (until 2021-04-15)
- Jj Quinn Racing Ltd (until 2021-02-02)
- Harmon Bruton Partner (until 2020-03-03)
Race History for Al Suil Eile
Royal Justice
5yo b Mare (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Mikkel Mortensen(5)
Trainer: Scott Dixon
Rolleston, Notts
Owner: Amphitheatre Racing Limited
Breeding
Sire: Inns Of Court (IRE)
Dam: Victoria Lodge (IRE)
Damsire: Grand Lodge (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last five starts and returning from a 391-day absence, Royal Justice faces a stiff task as the bottom-ranked runner on our figures, with her trainer in poor form at 5% over the past fortnight; experience over today's trip and going, plus stall one, offer slim consolation.
Previous Trainers
- John & Sean Quinn (until 2024-10-08)
Previous Owners
- Southwell Racing Club (until 2025-03-28)
- Thistle And Rose Racing (until 2024-10-08)
Race History for Royal Justice
