19:30 | Southwell | Friday 20th February 2026

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19:30 Southwell 20 Feb 2026

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1 (13)

Gambino (IRE) 191

b g Churchill - Little Kodi (Kodiac)

5 9-13

Hollie Doyle

Dan Skelton ¹

Ran to form when second beaten 2l in a handicap at Gowran Park latest; effective 10-13f, acts on Y and G; has joined a top yard and could have a say here before going hurdling.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	2	1	1	50%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
D	Distance	1	0	1	0%
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	2	1	1	50%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Hollie Doyle	0	0	0	-
T	Dan Skelton	0	0	0	-

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

2 (5)

31-

Square Necker (FR) 65

gr g Zarak - Kyurem (Verglas)

4 9-11

D Egan

K P De Foy ¹

Improved to get off the mark, looking all about stamina when winning a maiden at Dundalk by 4l last time; off a short-break; effective 10-12f, acts on GS and AW; more to come for another new yard, leading chance.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	2	1	1	50%
	Flat (AW)	1	1	0	100%
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
D	Distance	1	1	0	100%
G	Similar Going	1	1	0	100%
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	2	1	1	50%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	D Egan	1	0	1	0%
T	K P De Foy	0	0	0	-

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

3 (12)

Constitution Hill (83J)

b g Blue Bresil - Queen Of The Stage (King's Theatre)

9 9-6

Oisin Murphy

N J Henderson

Winner of eight G1s over hurdles, including the 2023 Champion Hurdle; fell early in Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1) at Newcastle latest; once brilliant hurdler has had jumping issues, class not in doubt but is a 9yo making his Flat debut and last completed start over hurdles was disappointing.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	0	0	0	-
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
S	Surface(Tapeta)	2	1	0	50%
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	15	10	1	66.7%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Oisin Murphy	0	0	0	-
T	N J Henderson	14	10	0	71.4%
BF Was beaten favourite last time out

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

4 (1)

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Daddy Long Legs (FR) 287

ch g Almanzor - Private Eye (American Post)

7 9-6

R L Moore

W P Mullins

Promising enough return to the Flat when third, beaten 10l in a maiden at Ballinrobe most recent; returning from a long layoff; effective at 12f; classy hurdler and more to come on the Flat for a top yard.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	2	0	2	0%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
D	Distance	1	0	1	0%
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	11	2	4	18.2%
Class & Handicap Rating
Cl	Class 2	1	0	1	0%
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	R L Moore	0	0	0	-
T	W P Mullins	14	4	3	28.6%
BF Was beaten favourite last time out

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

5 (4)

Grazeon Sunshine (56J)

b g Mondialiste - Raised On Grazeon (Lucky Story)

5 9-6

Jason Hart

J & S Quinn

Ran to form when second, beaten 5l in a bumper at Aintree latest; off a short break; effective up to 2m1f in bumpers; likely has a bit to find on Flat debut.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	3	1	2	33.3%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
S	Surface(Tapeta)	1	0	1	0%
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	3	1	2	33.3%
Class & Handicap Rating
Cl	Class 2	1	0	1	0%
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Jason Hart	0	0	0	-
T	J & S Quinn	3	1	2	33.3%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

6 (3)

Mr Mcloughlan (50J)

b g Forever Now - Piddies Pride (Indian Lodge)

6 9-6

H Crouch

Jack Jones

Far too keen, pulled into the lead and did too much too soon when well beaten in a handicap hurdle at Musselburgh latest; had been in good form prior; effective at 2m over hurdles and has plenty to prove on Flat debut.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	3	0	1	0%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
	Surface(Tapeta)	1	0	0	0%
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	9	3	1	33.3%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	1	0	0	0%
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	H Crouch	0	0	0	-
T	Jack Jones	6	3	0	50%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

7 (10)

Nardaran (FR) 626 (48J)

b g Waldgeist - Narniyn (Dubawi)

5 9-6

Cieren Fallon

P F Nicholls

Ran to form albeit comfortably held in a handicap hurdle at Sandown last time; effective at 12f in one previous Flat start in France; trainer in form and not out of it.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	1	0	1	0%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
D	Distance	1	0	1	0%
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
HG	Today (T & P)	6	3	0	50%
HG	Cheek Pieces	7	3	0	42.9%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	3	0	0	0%
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Cieren Fallon	0	0	0	-
T	P F Nicholls	8	3	0	37.5%
BF Was beaten favourite last time out

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

8 (6)

Roadlesstravelled (IRE) (356J)

b g Lauro - Liz's D'estruval (Presenting)

7 9-6

P J McDonald

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Pulled up in the Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) at Kelso latest; returning from a long layoff; a Grade 2-winning novice hurdler from a pointing background and it remains to be seen if he is quick enough for this test on Flat debut.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	0	0	0	-
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	7	4	0	57.1%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	P J McDonald	0	0	0	-
T	Jonjo & A J O'Neill	5	3	0	60%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

9 (8)

Star Artist (66J)

gr g Telescope - Cill Rialaig (Environment Friend)

7 9-6

Rob Hornby

H Morrison

Below form when down the field in a handicap hurdle at Wincanton most recent; off a short break; placed in bumpers but hard to recommend.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	2	0	1	0%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
S	Surface(Tapeta)	1	0	1	0%
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	7	1	1	14.3%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Rob Hornby	0	0	0	-
T	H Morrison	7	1	1	14.3%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

10 (14)

Tripoli Flyer (IRE) (34J)

b g Getaway - Collen Beag (Mountain High)

7 9-6

Billy Loughnane

F O'Brien

Lazy early and made mistakes, pulling into the lead, but back to form down in grade when second, beaten 3l in a handicap hurdle at Ascot latest; effective up to 2m4f over hurdles and could have a say here.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	3	1	1	33.3%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	11	4	3	36.4%
Class & Handicap Rating
Cl	Class 2	3	2	1	66.7%
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Billy Loughnane	0	0	0	-
T	F O'Brien	13	4	4	30.8%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

11 (7)

Noble Way (FR)

b g Galiway - Noble Melody (Noble Mission)

4 9-4

Non Runner

D O'Meara

12,000 euros breeze-up purchase by Galiway; second foal of a mare who was a maiden up to 11f on the Flat in France; been found a competitive race on debut.

12 (9)

Masked Mistress (FR) 8

b m Masked Marvel - Mamz'elle As (Lauro)

5 9-1

Finley Marsh

J & S Best

Poor Flat debut when fourth, beaten 24l in a novice at Lingfield latest; hard to make a case for in what looks a competitive race.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	5	2	0	40%
	Flat (AW)	1	0	0	0%
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	1	0	0	0%
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	7	2	0	28.6%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Finley Marsh	0	0	0	-
T	J & S Best	7	2	0	28.6%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

13 (2)

Miracles Do Happen (18J)

b m Bathyrhon - Cosmic Diamond (Multiplex)

5 9-1

L Morris

T Lacey

Below form when down the field in a maiden hurdle at Kempton most recent; placed over 2m in bumpers; plenty to prove on Flat debut.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	3	0	1	0%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	1	0	0	0%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	1	0	0	0%
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	L Morris	0	0	0	-
T	T Lacey	5	0	0	0%

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

14 (11)

Tres Bien (430J)

ch m Linda's Lad - Ice Tres (Iceman)

6 9-1

Darragh Keenan

Hayley Burton ¹

Ran to form albeit comfortably held in a handicap hurdle at Catterick last time; off a long absence; placed in a bumper but has all to do here.

Race Record		Runs	Wins	Places	Win Rate
	All Flat Races	2	0	1	0%
	Flat (AW)	0	0	0	-
Conditions
	Course and Distance	0	0	0	-
	Course	0	0	0	-
	Distance	0	0	0	-
	Similar Going	0	0	0	-
Headgear
	Today (No Headgear)	6	0	1	0%
Class & Handicap Rating
	Class 2	0	0	0	-
	This Handicap (OR) or Higher	0	0	0	-
Connections
J	Darragh Keenan	0	0	0	-
T	Hayley Burton	0	0	0	-

Grey = Horse has placed form
Blue = Horse has winning form
Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record

2025: (8 ran) Foxlight ( 4 ) , Age 5 , Wgt 9-6 , SP 5/1 - Ryan Kavanagh / Ian Williams

Forecast: 13/8 Square Necker , 7/4 Constitution Hill , 4/1 Daddy Long Legs , 8/1 Tripoli Flyer , 8/1 Gambino , 33/1 Nardaran , 50/1 Grazeon Sunshine , 100/1 Roadlesstravelled , 100/1 Star Artist , 100/1 Mr Mcloughlan , 150/1 Masked Mistress , 150/1 Miracles Do Happen , 200/1 Tres Bien (Note: non-runner may affect prices)

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2026 10:02:14

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Verdict

Constitution Hill might get the confidence booster he needs if adapting to the starting procedure and surface, while matching anything like his cruising speed of old. However, a draw in stall 12 poses one question too many for an assured play over this trip and he could be worth taking on. The lightly-raced SQUARE NECKER is a less speculative option after he started to fulfill his potential with a ready win over 1m4f at Dundalk just before Christmas. Daddy Long Legs and Gambino are others with Flat experience to monitor in the betting, while Tripoli Flyer's past bumper form also reads well.

Top Tip: Square Necker (2)
Watch out for: Constitution Hill (3)

Expert View Verdict

You'd have wanted long odds about the 7.30 at Southwell on a Friday night becoming one of the most talked about and eagerly anticipated races of the season, but that's what we have due to the participation of former champion hurdler Constitution Hill, who makes his Flat debut following falls on three of his last four starts over hurdles. The race in which he completed out of the quartet resulted in disappointment, however, albeit with excuses, and he is now a 9yo. There are more appealing options, namely SQUARE NECKER, who got off the mark in good style over this trip at Dundalk. He's now with his third trainer in as many runs but, given his fine breeding, it's reasonable to expect further progress from the 4yo. Daddy Long Legs looks the danger for Willie Mullins, being Grade 1-placed over hurdles and last seen finishing third behind subsequent St Leger fifth Carmers back on the Flat at Ballinrobe in May. Also worthy of respect is Gambino for Dan Skelton. He ran twice on the Flat for Noel Meade, winning on debut and then finishing a good second off a mark of 82 at Gowran Park. He must concede weight all round here, however.