20:00 Southwell

Tuesday 23 September 2025

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(7)

Imperial Sovereign¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: P A Kirby| OR: 85

22/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Haydock (14f, good to firm, 80/1) 17 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form, but hard to warm to judged on this season's exploits.

Form: 45-8000

(4)

Wadacre Gomez³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 83

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. Last of 6 in handicap (9/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 33 days ago. Likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 287746

(2)

Melek Alreeh⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: D M Simcock| OR: 82| C

9/2

Course winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to firm, 5/1) 46 days ago, not ideally placed. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 81-2425

(9)

Playtime^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding| OR: 82

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Chester (12.3f, good, 9/1) 10 days ago, readily. 9 lb returned to the AW and more on his plate.

Form: 82/561

(8)

Wahraan^h,t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: J Bedi| OR: 82| CD

28/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Jamie Osborne when excellent fifth of 20 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Now 1 lb below last winning mark, but he's not the easiest to predict.

Form: 1-99885

(3)

Ribble Vibe¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81

4/1

18/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at York (16.2f, good to firm) 16 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5-53275

(5)

Tryfan³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 80| D

7/2

Latest win at Salisbury in May. 12/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (14f, good to firm) 31 days ago, finding little. Record on the AW is a good one and may well get back on track here.

Form: 5-01299

(10)

Wiltshire Wonder²⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 79| C

16/1

Course winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at this course (12.1f). Entitled to need the run following an 8-month absence.

Form: 44161-9

(11)

Road To Wembley^b1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| D

9/2

Latest win at Chelmsford in June. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f, 11/1) 33 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and will be a danger to all if responding well to the new headgear.

Form: 213629

(6)

Optician^t¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Herrington| OR: 75| D

18/1

18/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW). Off 158 days ahead of this yard debut and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 1-36230

(1)

The Craftymaster¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 68| C| D

40/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. 18/1, last of 7 in handicap at Haydock (16.2f, good to firm) when last seen in May. Claims off this reduced mark if on-song.

Form: 825967

Forecasts

Tryfan (7/2), Ribble Vibe (4/1), Road To Wembley (9/2), Melek Alreeh (9/2), Playtime (7/1), Wadacre Gomez (12/1), Wiltshire Wonder (16/1), Optician (18/1), Imperial Sovereign (22/1), Wahraan (28/1), The Craftymaster (40/1)

The step up to 16.2f stretched RIBBLE VIBE at York recently and, with this trip likely to prove ideal and eased slightly in grade off a 1 lb lower mark, he makes plenty of appeal. Road To Wembley's record on the all-weather is a positive one and he will be a threat if the first-time blinkers have the desired effect, while Tryfan is third choice ahead of The Craftymaster.