| Pos | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1st |
5y 168 lbs |
Kielan Woods Ben Pauling |
118 | 11/8F | |
| 🥈 2nd |
6y 166 lbs |
Charlie Deutsch Mel Rowley |
116 | 9/2 | |
| PU |
5y 166 lbs |
Gavin Sheehan Jamie Snowden |
116 | 2/1 | |
| 4 |
6y 158 lbs |
Sean Bowen Olly Murphy |
108 | – | |
| 🥉 3rd |
6y 155 lbs |
Mr T Walsh(7) Olly Murphy |
105 | 6/1 | |
| 6 |
5y 155 lbs |
Luke Scott(3) Dr Richard Newland |
105 | – |
Cheesy Icon is our selection at Southwell, and the case rests on a progressive profile that makes him more appealing than his rating alone suggests. At 117 he sits only five pounds behind the joint top-rated pair, Marche d’Aligre and Four Springs, both on 122, so the gap is small enough for his upward trajectory to close it. Those two are the chief dangers, with Lady Kara on 112 also needing respect in a compact six-runner field. This is a tight call, but Cheesy Icon is the pick.