Full Result 6.30 Southwell (AW) | 23 October 2025

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(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m13yds) 1m Standard

1st £3,716.14 2nd £1,743.76 3rd £871.17 4th £435.94 5th £217.26

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Knickerbocker (FR) 8/1 Josephine Gordon Simon & Ed Crisford	Josephine Gordon Simon & Ed Crisford	3	97	72	37	81	–
b f Le Havre (IRE) - Lady Katanga (Poet's Voice)
Took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, briefly headed inside final furlong, soon ridden and kept on (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	10. Optimatum 16/1 Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning Charlie Johnston	3	94 p	69	33	77	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Beyond Limits (IRE) (Zoffany)
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway on far side of group over 2f out, briefly led inside final furlong, kept on (op 18/1)

3⁽²⁾ 2¼ [2½]	2. Forest Caper 4/1 Paul Mulrennan David O'Meara	Paul Mulrennan David O'Meara	4	911	73	33	77	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Forest Crown (Royal Applause)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway 2f out, soon bit short of room, kept on and went third inside final 110yds (op 5/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [3½]	1. Stratocracy (IRE) 14/1 Rossa Ryan Kevin Frost	Rossa Ryan Kevin Frost	4	911 p	73	30	75	–
b g Inns Of Court (IRE) - Vexatious (IRE) (Shamardal)
Took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader under 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 12/1)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [4¼]	8. Riyadh Gem (IRE) 3/1J Hollie Doyle Archie Watson	Hollie Doyle Archie Watson	3	96 b¹	71	25	70	–
b c Oasis Dream - Halfwaytothemoon (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Led, headed and prominent over 5f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 4/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5¾]	6. Saytarr 3/1J Harry Davies Charlie Fellowes	Harry Davies Charlie Fellowes	3	98	73	24	69	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Baarrij (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away) (op 11/4)

7⁽⁴⁾ 3¾ [9½]	3. Alessia Fernanda (IRE) 13/2 Oisin Orr Declan Carroll	Oisin Orr Declan Carroll	5	910 t	72	15	60	–
ch m Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Colour Bright (IRE) (Dream Ahead)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 11/2)

8⁽⁹⁾ 2¾ [12¼]	5. Bajan Bandit 18/1 Cam Hardie Patrick Morris	Cam Hardie Patrick Morris	5	98 w²	70	6	52	–
b g Oasis Dream - Dirayah (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, led over 5f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, soon weakened (op 9/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ ½ [12¾]	9. Spec Of Light 25/1 P J McDonald David Loughnane	P J McDonald David Loughnane	3	95	70	4	49	–
b g Muhaarar - Beaming (Shamardal)
In touch with leaders, weakened 2f out (op 18/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [14¼]	4. Soames Forsyte 28/1 Tom Eaves Michael Herrington	Tom Eaves Michael Herrington	6	99 p	71	2	48	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Fleur Forsyte (Teofilo)
Slowly away, towards rear, brief headway under 2f out, never dangerous (op 25/1)

10 ran Off time: 6:31:17 Winning time: 1m 41.56s (slow by 3.46s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Rabbah Racing (Knickerbocker) 1st breeder: Ecurie De Cachene
2nd owner: Newsells Park Stud-Ardiles/Brazil/Hoddle (Optimatum)
3rd owner: The Horse Watchers 2 (Forest Caper)
Tote win: £9 PL: £2.40 £4.50 £2 Ex: £104.70 CSF: £130.18 Tricast: £608.26 Trifecta: £898.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 85 (47%) M [4-7] 32 (41%) H [8-10] 33 (12%)

6:30 Southwell (AW) 23 Oct 2025

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