Result · Southwell (AW) · Thursday 23 July 2026

4:53 Southwell (AW) result: Timely Affair wins the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Apprentice Handicap Stakes

Class 57f flatGoing Standard13 ranTime 1m 28.25sWinner's prize £4,449
Timely Affair silks
Winner

Timely Affair (GB)

4yo gelding · 9-4 · cheekpieces
Jockey Jack Nicholls · Trainer William Knight
Owner Mrs Susie Hartley · By Time Test (GB) out of Velvet Morn (IRE)

9/2Starting price

Timely Affair won the 4:53 at Southwell (AW) on Thursday 23 July 2026, beating the 3/1 favourite Dannick by length. Ridden by Jack Nicholls for trainer William Knight, the four-year-old was sent off at 9/2 and covered the 7f on standard ground in 1m 28.25s. Anthropologist was a further ¾ length back in third at 5/1. Gunfighter was a non-runner.

4:53 Southwell (AW) full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Timely Affair silks
Timely Affair (GB) 4yo · 9-4 · p
 Jack Nicholls William Knight — 9/2 62
2
Dannick silks
Dannick (GB) 4yo · 9-5 · tv · claim 7lb
 Jude Fernandes Gary & Josh Moore l 3/1FAV 65
3
Anthropologist silks
Anthropologist (GB) 4yo · 9-6 · p · claim 5lb
 Conor Whiteley Michael Herrington ¾ l 5/1 69
4
Red Mirage silks
Red Mirage (IRE) 8yo · 9-5 · b · claim 5lb
 Harry Vigors John & Sean Quinn 2 l 18/1 68
5
Finn Ironside silks
Finn Ironside (GB) 5yo · 9-1 · t · claim 3lb
 Elle-May Croot Ivan Furtado ¾ l 10/1 62
6
Portman Blue silks
Portman Blue (GB) 4yo · 9-2 · t · claim 5lb
 Kyle McHugh Joseph Parr l 20/1 65
7
Avatar Jet silks
Avatar Jet (IRE) 5yo · 9-6 · claim 3lb
 Taryn Langley Declan Carroll 1 l 4/1 67
8
Shamacid silks
Shamacid (IRE) 4yo · 9-6 · t
 Luke Catton S Woods ½ l 28/1 64
9
Wish This silks
Wish This (GB) 4yo · 9-5 · b
 William Pyle Alan Brown ¼ l 20/1 63
10
Blazing Son silks
Blazing Son (GB) 8yo · 9-5 · claim 3lb
 Tom Kiely-Marshall Bryan Smart ½ l 10/1 66
11
Pursuit Of Truth silks
Pursuit Of Truth (IRE) 5yo · 9-2 · t · claim 7lb
 Finlay Bassett Rebecca Menzies 1 l 80/1 67
12
Fan Mail silks
Fan Mail (GB) 4yo · 9-1 · p · claim 5lb
 Jake Dickson Tim Easterby 2¼ l 12/1 64
13
Triggerman silks
Triggerman (IRE) 5yo · 9-6 · p
 Harry Burns Patrick Morris 41 l 100/1 64

Non-runner: Gunfighter

Southwell (AW) 4:53 returns

Tote win£5.90Per £1 stake
Tote place£2.10 £1.70 £1.80Per £1 stake
Exacta£20.901st and 2nd in order
CSF£18.58Computer straight forecast
Tricast£76.531st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£86.901st, 2nd and 3rd in order

4:53 Southwell (AW) result: FAQs

Who won the 4:53 at Southwell (AW) on Thursday 23 July 2026?

Timely Affair, ridden by Jack Nicholls and trained by William Knight, at a starting price of 9/2.

Did the favourite win?

No. Dannick, the 3/1 favourite, finished second, length behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

1m 28.25s over 7f on standard ground.

Were there any non-runners?

Yes: Gunfighter. Bets on a non-runner are refunded, and a Rule 4 deduction may apply to winning bets placed before the withdrawal.

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