January 01 / 12.15 Fakenham

12.15

Good

Queen Boudicca Last Chance To Qualify Mares’ Handicap Chase (Queen Boudicca Mares’ Chase Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £10562
  • 2m 5f 44y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Queen Boudicca Last Chance To Qualify Mares’ Handicap Chase (Queen Boudicca Mares’ Chase Qualifier)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

Form: 264-5P D

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
2m6f Stratford hurdles winner; efficacy of the wind surgery received since last-time Leicester failure needs to be proven, as would effectiveness on good ground if the rain doesn't come; cheekpieces added.
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7th

11

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:20 Uttoxeter

Getaway Theatre

11st 2lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Stuart Edmunds

Won at Chepstow (2m7f, good to soft) last winter and she returned after nine months off with a near-miss at Warwick (3m1f, soft) in November; looks interesting on that form but she's not matched it in two runs since and needs to rediscover her spark.

16/1

5th

1

26th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Getaway Theatre

11st 11lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Solid contender on the form of a Chepstow win (2m7f) last February and when narrowly failing to give weight to a subsequent winner at Warwick (3m1f, also on soft) in November; lacked the pace to play a part on good to soft there since but today's surface and lower grade will help.

100/30

Form: 1P-P46

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Highly tried in the spring but hasn't fired set more realistic targets since, again weak at the end of the 2m4f trip she does stay latest; others likelier, for all her pedigree offers hope for the switch to fences.
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4

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

16:05 Carlisle

Micks Jet

11st 11lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Bumper/hurdle winner who completed the set in a 2m3f Wetherby handicap chase (good to soft) last winter; not seen since a below-par third over fences at Market Rasen last April; lower mark back hurdling but got to be a chance she'll need this after nearly a year off.

14/1

3rd

1

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

14:35 Market Rasen

Micks Jet

12st 0lb

J: Mr Shay Halton

T: Philip Kirby

In the frame five consecutive times since switched to chasing this year, most notably when winning by 18l in first-time cheekpieces at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) in January; should also be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; likely contender again.

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: -12236 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
2m5f Warwick maiden hurdle winner in October (good), and gently progressive in defeat thereafter until finding 3m too far back there latest; would likely have finished clearer of Cluain Aodha on November's chase debut but for a shuddering mid-race error; player barring any similar errors.
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2nd

2

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 189y

Class 5

14:00 Huntingdon

Lady Jago

11st 10lb

J: William Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Three-time chase winner (2m4f-3m1f) on good ground for Dan Skelton in spring 2025; has since lost her way but the signs were more encouraging here last time (2m7f), for all that she was no match for the winner; might be the answer.

6/4

2nd

3

7th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 4

14:15 Huntingdon

Lady Jago

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Three-time chase winner (2m4f-3m1f) on good ground for Dan Skelton in spring 2025; generally very disappointing for current stable since the autumn, including when back on a sound surface for last two starts, but has become too well handicapped to rule out.

5/1

5th

8

18th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

16:10 Bangor-on-Dee

Lady Jago

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

Won three small-field chases at up to 3m1f for Dan Skelton; bought for £10,000 in July and hasn't recaptured her best form for new yard.

12/1

Form: 4U-P24 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
2m6f trip and mark in her favour at Leicester latest, so 24l defeat was disappointing (Getaway Theatre pulled up); form of 11l C&D second before that likely not strong enough either; has had wind surgery.
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4th

4

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

16:00 Leicester

Gazette Bourgeoise

11st 3lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Built on November's promising reappearance when a wide-margin winner at Fakenham (2m5f, soft), but has failed to reproduce that level since and was pulled up at Taunton eight days ago; capable off this mark but she isn't the easiest to predict.

14/1

4

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:01 Taunton

Gazette Bourgeoise

11st 10lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Overall record of 4-35 but her last win was a dominant display at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in December; still looks feasibly treated on that form but she's not easy to predict and was last of eight back at Fakenham last month; risks attached.

12/1

8th

2

18th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 44y

Class 2

14:40 Fakenham

Gazette Bourgeoise

11st 1lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Not the force of old but exploited favourable mark when beating Jacks Touch by 21l in two-finisher C&D (soft) contest last month, her second C&D success; also suited by much faster ground but has gone back up 7lb.

4/1

Form: 4F-345

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Not much over 1l behind Lady Jago at Warwick two starts back, but often jumped out to the right there and noticeably so again over this C&D ten days ago (good to soft); risks attached but capable, and rain fine.
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2nd

1

2nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 5

15:17 Huntingdon

Cluain Aodha

12st 0lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Neil King

disputed lead

13/8

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lady Jago

The Times:

Gazette Bourgeoise

D Express:

Micks Jet

TOPSPEED:

Cluain Aodha

Telegraph:

Getaway Theatre

RP RATINGS:

Lady Jago

The Guardian:

Lady Jago

Daily Mirror:

Lady Jago

The Sun:

Lady Jago

The Star:

Micks Jet

POSTDATA:

Cluain Aodha

Daily Mail:

Gazette Bourgeoise

Daily Record:

Gazette Bourgeoise