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Southwell · Tue 2nd Jun 2026 · 17:00

📏 1m7f182y 🏷️ Class Class 4 🌿 GOOD (GoingStick: 7.2) (Watered) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £4,066 🐎 Hurdle

2nd

Captain Cool

8/13F

Sean Quinlan

1st

Squeezebox

5/1

Stan Sheppard

3rd

Scottish Anthem

9/2

Charlie Hammond

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Class

Class 4

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Distance

1m7f182y

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Going

GOOD (GoingStick: 7.2) (Watered)

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£4,066

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Runners

🌤️

Weather

Light rain

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Type

Hurdle

📊 Betting Forecast

7/4 Squeezebox, 11/8 Captain Cool, 9/2 Scottish Anthem, 12/1 Pahlavi, 14/1 Harel Du Marais

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥇 1st	Squeezebox Form: 151-	7y 161 lbs	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	111	5/1
🥉 3rd	Scottish Anthem Form: P/25-	7y 160 lbs	Charlie Hammond Stuart Edmunds	110	9/2
4	Harel Du Marais Form: 3313-7	9y 159 lbs	James Bowen Charles & Adam Pogson	109	17/2
🥈 2nd	Captain Cool Form: U22-11	6y 159 lbs	Sean Quinlan Jennie Candlish	109	8/13F
5	Pahlavi Form: 385-06	9y 156 lbs	Paddy Hanlon(5) John Joseph Hanlon	106	28/1
6	Neigh Botha Form: 7116-1	9y 163 lbs	Toby Wynne Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	105	–
7	Lively Citizen Form: 2PP5-5	11y 162 lbs	D J Jeffreys	104	–
8	Ask A Sainte Form: 9945-4	6y 158 lbs	Olly Murphy	100	–
9	Siorai Form: 5226-	4y 151 lbs	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	98	–

Jennie Candlish's CAPTAIN COOL (nap) arrives on the back of two chase wins and can complete a hat-trick back hurdling off a lower mark

Racing Post Pick

Captain Cool

Our Expert Tip

Captain Cool arrives in excellent form after winning back-to-back chases and reaching a rating of 114. Running off 109 over hurdles makes him look exceptionally well treated and he gets the win verdict.

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.