Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap – Southwell (AW)

Southwell (AW)

17:45

Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2026-03-13

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 3

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,956

Weather Clear

Temp 4.7°C

Wind 16mph SW

Winning Time 1m 26.46s (slow by 1.56s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Legal Reform (IRE) Kieran Shoemark · Michael Herrington	100/30	Won
2nd	Down To The Kid (IRE) Jason Hart · Michael Herrington	13/8F	.5
3rd	Eminency (IRE) Marco Ghiani · Stuart Williams	11/2	.75
4th	Diamondonthehill (GB) Hector Crouch · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	8/1	2.25
5th	King Of Ithaca (GB) Callum Shepherd · James Tate	12/1	1
6th	Sterling Knight (GB) Oisin Murphy · Ed Dunlop	9/2	2.25

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
4 (5)	Down To The Kid Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Herrington	131	—	2-1131	86	101	83	21d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	-12	23.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Three wins and a third in four C&D handicaps latterly; may yet find his feet in Class 3s.
1 (3)	Legal Reform Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Herrington	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Michael Herrington	137	p	31-243	92	102	88	14d	—	—	-3	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Holding his own in Polytrack Class 2s of late; grade, trip and surface all suit tonight.
2 (6)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Dunlop	J:Oisin Murphy T:Ed Dunlop	135	—	16240-	90	101	77	188d	—	—	+4	18.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Two 7f Tapeta wins among his 11 successes all told; returns back on a winning mark.
3 (1)	Eminency Grey J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	J:Marco Ghiani T:Stuart Williams	132	ht	41-204	87	100	79	30d	—	—	+1	12.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Dual 7f scorer last backend; almost got up in a 6f Class 2 on sole previous course visit.
5 (2)	Diamondonthehill Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Hector Crouch T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	128	p	-32332	83	101	88	28d	—	—	+13	21.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Almost added a second Tapeta win last time (7f); weighted to run Legal Reform close.
6 (4)	King Of Ithaca Bay J:Callum Shepherd T:James Tate	J:Callum Shepherd T:James Tate	121	—	631-64	76	101	90	13d	—	—	+2	8.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Down To The Kid	6/4	6/4	6/4
Legal Reform	7/2	10/3	10/3
Sterling Knight	5/1	9/2	9/2
Eminency	6/1	6/1	6/1
Diamondonthehill	9/1	17/2	17/2
King Of Ithaca	12/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Down To The Kid

23.9

OR: 9 Form: 3.5 Odds: 11.4

6/4

2nd

Diamondonthehill

21.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 10.7 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Sterling Knight

18.9

OR: 10 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Legal Reform

16.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Eminency

12.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

King Of Ithaca

8.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Legal Reform	92	102	88
Sterling Knight	90	101	77
Eminency	87	100	79
Down To The Kid	86	101	83
Diamondonthehill	83	101	88
King Of Ithaca	76	101	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
King Of Ithaca	13d ago	Quick return
Legal Reform	14d ago	Fit
Down To The Kid	21d ago	Fit
Diamondonthehill	28d ago	Fit
Eminency	30d ago	Fit
Sterling Knight	188d ago	Long break