Result · Southwell (AW) · Saturday 3 January 2026

6:30 Southwell (AW) result: Operation Gimcrack wins the Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)

Class 67f14y flatGoing Standard11 ranTime 1m 28.23sWinner's prize £4,711
Operation Gimcrack silks
Winner

Operation Gimcrack (IRE)

6yo gelding · 9-8
Jockey David Nolan · Trainer Bryan Smart
Owner P Chettle And B Smart · By Showcasing (GB) out of Folk Melody (IRE)

10/3Starting price

Favourite Operation Gimcrack won the 6:30 at Southwell (AW) on Saturday 3 January 2026, beating Overlooked by ½ length. Ridden by David Nolan for trainer Bryan Smart, the six-year-old was sent off at 10/3 and covered the 7f14y on standard ground in 1m 28.23s. Woodrafff was a further 1¼ lengths back in third at 7/2.

6:30 Southwell (AW) full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1 David Nolan Bryan Smart — 10/3FAV 54
2
Overlooked silks
Overlooked (IRE) 5yo · 9-9 · b
P J McDonald Harriet Bethell ½ l 7/2 55
3
Woodrafff silks
Woodrafff (GB) 5yo · 9-5
James Sullivan Ruth Carr 1¼ l 7/2 51
4 Lewis Edmunds John Mackie ½ l 6/1 52
5
Up The Monk silks
Up The Monk (GB) 4yo · 9-7 · p
Alistair Rawlinson Michael Appleby 3½ l 13/2 53
6
Dark Dreamer silks
Dark Dreamer (GB) 5yo · 9-8 · tp
Callum Shepherd Mike Murphy ½ l 18/1 54
7
My Boy Jack silks
My Boy Jack (GB) 7yo · 9-0
Joanna Mason Kevin Frost 1½ l 22/1 45
8
Lady Margret silks
Lady Margret (IRE) 4yo · 9-8
Jack Doughty Tony Carroll ¾ l 66/1 54
9
Barney's Bay silks
Barney's Bay (GB) 8yo · 9-0 · v
Cam Hardie Derek Shaw 1¾ l 100/1 45
10
Cuban Fiesta silks
Cuban Fiesta (GB) 5yo · 9-7 · tv
George Wood Denis Quinn ¼ l 7/1 53
11
Outrace silks
Outrace (IRE) 6yo · 9-2 · p
Thomas Greatrex Richard Hannon 2 l 28/1 48

Southwell (AW) 6:30 returns

Tote win£4.50Per £1 stake
Tote place£1.70 £1.70 £1.90Per £1 stake
Exacta£20.601st and 2nd in order
CSF£15.68Computer straight forecast
Tricast£45.081st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£70.401st, 2nd and 3rd in order

6:30 Southwell (AW) result: FAQs

Who won the 6:30 at Southwell (AW) on Saturday 3 January 2026?

Operation Gimcrack, ridden by David Nolan and trained by Bryan Smart, at a starting price of 10/3.

Did the favourite win?

Yes. Operation Gimcrack won as the 10/3 favourite.

What was the winning time?

1m 28.23s over 7f14y on standard ground.

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