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Southwell (AW)

19:30

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) Dougie Costello · Charlie Appleby	8/11F	Won
2nd	High Storm (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	100/30	2.75
3rd	You Got To My Soul (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett	12/1	3.25
4th	Sailor Song (GB) Connor Planas · Charlie Appleby	7/1	3.25
5th	La Peregrina (GB) George Downing · Ed Walker	18/1	5
6th	Distorted Truth (IRE) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	18/1	17

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	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

You Got To My Soul

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Sailor Song

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

La Peregrina

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pursuit Of Love	—	—	—
High Storm	—	81	—
Sailor Song	—	—	—
You Got To My Soul	—	72	20
Distorted Truth	—	82	49
La Peregrina	—	50	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
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	—	—