Southwell (AW)

19:30 ✓ Result

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Date 2026-02-28
Distance 1m3f23y
Class Class 3
Going Standard
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 3yo
Prize £6,480
Winning Time 2m 23.30s (slow by 3.50s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Pursuit Of Love (GB)
8/11F Won
2nd
High Storm (GB)
100/30 2.75
3rd
You Got To My Soul (IRE)
12/1 3.25
4th
Sailor Song (GB)
7/1 3.25
5th
La Peregrina (GB)
18/1 5
6th
Distorted Truth (IRE)
18/1 17

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
3 (3)
Pursuit Of Love
b/br
J:Dougie Costello
T:Charlie Appleby
J:Dougie Costello
T:Charlie Appleby
133
-
-
-
-35
18.7
0.17/1
4/6
60%
Brother to a Group 2 winner and he's an interesting newcomer; yard also runs Sailor Song
1 (6)
High Storm
Bay
J:Sam James
T:K R Burke
J:Sam James
T:K R Burke
133 34-
-
81
-
143d -12
7.8
1.00/1
4/1
20%
Showed promise in two runs in the autumn and he's open to progress upped to 1m3f on return
4 (2)
Sailor Song
Bay
J:Connor Planas(3)
T:Charlie Appleby
J:Connor Planas(3)
T:Charlie Appleby
133
-
-
-
-8
3.3
1.75/1
7/1
13%
100,000euros yearling; already been gelded but he needs a close look in market on debut
6 (5)
You Got To My Soul
Bay
J:Edward Greatrex
T:Ralph Beckett
J:Edward Greatrex
T:Ralph Beckett
128 3
-
72
20
42d -3
5.4
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Shaped with promise on 1m debut here last month and she's open to progress upped in trip
5 (1)
Distorted Truth
Bay
J:Pierre-Louis Jamin
T:K R Burke
J:Pierre-Louis Jamin
T:K R Burke
128 2
-
82
49
40d -1
7.1
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Promising second on Kempton debut last month and she sets a fair standard on that form
2 (4)
La Peregrina
Brown
J:George Downing
T:Ed Walker
J:George Downing
T:Ed Walker
133 6-
-
50
-
124d -2
0.8
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Cost 155,000gns as yearling but he struggled on debut in October and has been gelded since
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Pursuit Of Love
8/13 4/6 4/6
High Storm
4/1 4/1 4/1
Sailor Song
7/1 13/2 13/2
You Got To My Soul
12/1 11/1 12/1
Distorted Truth
16/1 14/1 14/1
La Peregrina
33/1 33/1 33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Pursuit Of Love
18.7
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 18.7
4/6
2nd High Storm
7.8
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.7
4/1
3rd Distorted Truth
7.1
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1
16/1
4 You Got To My Soul
5.4
OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4
12/1
5 Sailor Song
3.3
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3
7/1
6 La Peregrina
0.8
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8
33/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Pursuit Of Love
High Storm
81
Sailor Song
You Got To My Soul
72
20
Distorted Truth
82
49
La Peregrina
50

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Distorted Truth 40d ago Fit
You Got To My Soul 42d ago Fit
La Peregrina 124d ago Long break
High Storm 143d ago Long break
Pursuit Of Love
Sailor Song