15.23
GoodCecil & Sheila Buttifant Memorial Mares’ Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £4488.85
- 2m 0f 3y
- Class 5
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
2/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.00
- Place: £1.20
Form: 3764P2
Last run: 8 days
W: 10st 10lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 75
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
24th Jul 2026 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Front-runner who won three times (once over C&D) last spring; pulled up over fences at Worcester last month but her second there in May was a fairly good effort and she reverts to hurdling on a workable mark. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
17th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Three-time hurdle winner last spring; 0-3 over fences but posted sound effort when second of five behind much-improved rival over C&D (good) three weeks ago; likely contender again. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 2 |
28th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 110y Class 5 |
11st 10lb |
Won three handicap hurdles within the space of four runs last year (all at 2m on goodish ground) and the last of those was off this mark; may have needed the run last time after a break and showed some aptitude for fences when an 18l third at Uttoxeter in October. |
2/1 |
100/30
- Place: £3.20
Form: 452221 D
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 9lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 88
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
17th Sep 2025 Good 2m 2f 25y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
Gained a breakthrough success at Sedgefield (2m1f) in April and has continued in very good form, third of 12 in 2m Uttoxeter handicap in July; cheekpieces replace blinkers and she's a likely player after a break. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
27th Jul 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Eventually opened account at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) in April, her 24th hurdling start, and has made the frame on all three subsequent appearances; may find others better handicapped here, though. |
12/1 |
|
2 |
5th Jun 2025 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Beat last weekend's winner Tara Iti at Sedgefield in April (2m1f, good); similar form in finishing second the last twice and although some 13l behind Auntie Maggie in her penultimate race, she has a hefty swing in the weights with that rival; regularly partnered by Joshua Thompson. |
4/1 |
9/2
Form: 436532 C
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 11lb
10 yo Mare
OR: 76
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 12 |
1st Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
11yo mare who has not won in over two years and was tailed off at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month; others are preferred. |
16/1 |
|
10th 10 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 1y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
A dual course scorer but this veteran mare came in last of five in 2m Lingfield handicap last month; others are preferred. |
16/1 |
|
5th 6 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Not lasting out over longer trips this term, so return to 2m makes sense, but it's over five years since she was last able to win outside mares-only company; 6lb out of the weights. |
16/1 |
25/1
Form: 856P
Last run: 35 days
W: 10st 8lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
18th Jul 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Small fields suit this free-going mare, as do sharp, flat tracks; perhaps on a fairly tough mark after coming up short last time but shouldn't be far away. |
5/2 |
|
2nd 1 |
19th Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Free-going mare whose latest game, dominating Fakenham success took her record to 3-5 in 2m contests there; 3lb rise doesn't look prohibitive, but a best RPR of 81 going right-handed versus 104 anticlockwise tempers greater confidence. |
4/1 |
|
1st 3 |
31st May 2026 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Free-going front-runner who won twice over C&D last season (soft/good to soft), both times by wide margins in modest mares' races; probably went off too hard when well beaten at Huntingdon last month but steadied the ship with respectable Flat run 24 days ago; sure to be suited by return to this track but stiil needs to prove she can cope with a mark this high. |
11/2 |
6/1
Form: 3-3563 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Three Flat wins early in 2023 and another at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) that November on second start over hurdles; back from a year off with creditable third on handicap hurdle debut at Hereford in the autumn but she's not gone on from that and was only third of four at Market Rasen last month; mark continues to fall but she's now 1-7 over hurdles and others are more convincing; cheekpieces added. |
6/1 |
|
5th 1 |
21st Apr 2025 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
towards rear, hit 5th, headway before 4 out |
6/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
26th Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 125y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
raced in last, went third before 2 out, lost ground approaching last, weakened run-in |
16/1 |
8/1
Form: 9568
Last run: 112 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
4th Jul 2025 Good 2m 5f 122y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
A fair 1m2f Flat winner in Spain who was much improved for her current yard when runner-up in 2m4f Bangor handicap hurdle 47 days ago; up 2lb but big shout with that form working out very well. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Five Flat wins in France; showed very little over hurdles in Britain last season, including when dropped back to 2m for last month's handicap debut, but Dan Skelton is persisting with her and she can't be written off just yet. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
17th May 2025 Good 2m 3f 123y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Five Flat wins in France; showed very little over hurdles in Britain last season, including when dropped back to 2m for last month's handicap debut, but Dan Skelton is persisting with her and she can't be written off just yet. |
6/1 |
13/2
Form: 4P3
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 5 |
23rd Aug 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Free-going sort who gained a first success in this sphere over C&D in September but she ended the season below par; freshened up since and no surprise to see her get back on track after a layoff. |
9/1 |
|
5th 4 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 53y Class 5 |
11st 11lb |
Has been disappointing of late and can compromise her chances by over-racing, but would have strong claims if back to the form of her Newbury effort (2m, good to soft) in December, namely second to Cheltenham Festival winner White Noise; worth a second look with promising claimer Daire McConville back in the saddle. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 1 |
13th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 3y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Hard-pulling tendencies proved more deleterious to her chances than usual at Kempton latest (2m, good to soft); consistency prior to that has kept her around a stone above her sole winning mark (2m, good), and although she's more reliable than most here, she's vulnerable to improvers. |
7/2 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.30 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.19 |
| Trifecta | £21.90 |
Selections
Daily Record:
Auntie MaggieDaily Mirror:
SaisissanteTelegraph:
Sawpit SiennaDaily Mail:
Sawpit Sienna