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Southwell-AW · Thu 23rd Apr 2026 · 17:30

📏 4f214y 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Standard 🏟️ AW 💰 £4,449 🐎 Flat

2nd

Believeinmenow

13/2

Faye McManoman

1st

Life After Love

6/5F

Hollie Doyle

3rd

Blue Deveron

5/4

Hector Crouch

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Class

Class 5

📏

Distance

4f214y

🌿

Going

Standard

🏟️

Surface

💰

Prize

£4,449

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

6/4 Life After Love, 2/1 Blue Deveron, 7/2 Believeinmenow, 8/1 Sands Of Seve, 10/1 Beach Partee

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥈 2nd	Believeinmenow Form: 9594-4	3y 135 lbs	Faye McManoman Nigel Tinkler	69	13/2
2	Queen Sana Form: 225-30	3y 133 lbs	Ollie Sangster	67	–
🥉 3rd	Blue Deveron Form: 233	3y 133 lbs	Hector Crouch James Tate	67	5/4
3	Magic Lady Mae Form: 0-367	3y 133 lbs	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	67	–
5	Beach Partee Form: 175-29	3y 131 lbs	Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	65	33/1
🥇 1st	Life After Love Form: -81241	3y 130 lbs	Hollie Doyle Ollie Sangster	64	6/5F
4	Sands Of Seve Form: 56-316	3y 121 lbs	Marco Ghiani Robert Cowell	55	14/1
7	Jane Of The Jungle Form: 80-526	3y 123 lbs	Kieran O'Neill Scott Dixon	57	–
9	Takincareofbizness Form: 376-4	3y 118 lbs	Jack Channon	52	–

The drop back to 5f should suit BLUE DEVERON on his handicap debut and he's preferred ahead of dual C&D winner Life After Love.

Racing Post Pick

Blue Deveron

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

Westerton

J : Lewis Stones(3)

T : Jennie Candlish

17:00

Age: 6

Form: 559/82

Weight: 165 lbs

OR:

Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.

19:10 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

Barley

J : David Allan

T : Tim Easterby

19:10

Age: 7

Form: 7-8062

Weight: 131 lbs

OR:

ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.