Race breakdown

17:00 Southwell (AW)
Dance Through The Decades Christmas Parties Fillies' Handicap Stakes · Saturday 17 October

Distance1m
GoingStandard
Runners8
Race typeFlat · Class 4

Runners & Race DNA fit

Informational only · 18+.

No.HorseFormRun styleWgtDNA fitHighest price
1
Stall 3
Always Happy Stall 3Our pick Close callTrainer Roger VarianJockey Sean Dylan Bowen
122–9-13
Good fit
76
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2
Stall 5
The Third Star Stall 5Trainer Owen BurrowsJockey Finley Marsh
7-5221–9-11
Mixed fit
59
–
3
Stall 4
Radiance Stall 4Trainer George BougheyJockey Daniel Muscutt
37-936–9-10
Questions to answer
39
–
4
Stall 6
Wid Stall 6Trainer Ralph BeckettJockey Rhys Clutterbuck
7-2142–9-9
Good fit
73
–
5
Stall 2
Thaluna Stall 2Trainer William HaggasJockey Harry Davies
-23535–9-6
Mixed fit
60
–
6
Stall 7
Patricia R Stall 7Trainer Julie CamachoJockey Ryan Sexton
1210-7–9-5
Mixed fit
61
–
7
Stall 1
Graniteville Stall 1Trainer Marco BottiJockey Marco Ghiani
-46441–9-4
Mixed fit
55
–
8
Stall 8
Mandarin Spirit Stall 8Trainer Kevin RyanJockey Shane Gray
-69445–8-11
Questions to answer
36
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About fit scores: Race DNA compares today's conditions (going, trip and course) with the conditions a horse has shown it handles. It is an analysis aid to help you form your own view – not a prediction, a tip or a recommendation to bet.

Case for and against

Always Happy

No. 1 · Stall 3 · Good fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 3 on standard ground
  • 1m is within its best range (1m–1m½f); won 1 of 3 at around this trip
  • Course winner: 1 from 1 at Southwell (AW)

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

The Third Star

No. 2 · Stall 5 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • Won 2 of 5 on standard ground
  • 1m is within its best range (7f–1m); won 2 of 10 at around this trip
  • Course winner: 2 from 2 at Southwell (AW)

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Radiance

No. 3 · Stall 4 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Placed in 1 of 2 on standard ground

The case against

  • Up in grade: best win Class 5, this is Class 4

Wid

No. 4 · Stall 6 · Good fit

The case for

  • 1m is within its best range (7½f–1m); won 1 of 5 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 4
  • Ran well 14 days ago (2 of 13)

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Thaluna

No. 5 · Stall 2 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • 1m is within its best range (6f–1m2f); 2 placed from 4 at around this trip
  • Has won at Class 3 (this is Class 4)

The case against

  • No obvious negatives on paper

Patricia R

No. 6 · Stall 7 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • No standout positives on paper

The case against

  • 1m is 1f further than its best range (7f)
  • Up in grade: best win Class 5, this is Class 4
  • Trainer: 0 from 18 in the last 14 days

Graniteville

No. 7 · Stall 1 · Mixed fit

The case for

  • Won 1 of 2 on standard ground
  • Course winner: 1 from 1 at Southwell (AW)
  • Has won at Class 4

The case against

  • 1m is 1f further than its best range (7f)

Mandarin Spirit

No. 8 · Stall 8 · Questions to answer

The case for

  • Has won at Class 4

The case against

  • 1m is 1f further than its best range (6f–7f)

Case for/against points are generated from each horse's own race record. Thin records mean fewer points.