April 27 / 16.15 Southwell (AW)

16.15

Standard

British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £16748.8
  • 1m 4f 14y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £2.70

Form: 16212- D

Last run: 214 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Both wins came on good ground at Goodwood (1m2f/1m4f) last year and she chased home a dual subsequent winner in a four-runner contest there (1m6f, heavy) on final outing; market instructive back from seven months off.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

(8)

17th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 35y

Class 3

17:45 Hamilton

Crystal Flyer

10st 2lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ben Haslam

Consistent for Tom Ward in 2025; changed hands for 70,000gns but she went too freely when beating only one home on her stable debut in a 1m4f Listed event at Goodwood on her recent return; she's the sort to bounce back.

20/1

9th

4

(4)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

15:50 Goodwood

Crystal Flyer

9st 2lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Ben Haslam

Winless in 2025 for Tom Clover but she largely performed with credit; changed hands for 70,000 guineas subsequently but this C&D scorer faces no easy task on her seasonal/yard debut.

25/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 1423-3 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Consistent since her successful handicap debut at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm) last summer; finished about 3l behind Overture and Pique' at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to firm) in September, but is 7lb and 8lb better off with the pair respectively; made an encouraging return when third of ten at Leicester (1m4f, good to firm) this month; respected.
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4th

5

(8)

9th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:30 Bath

Orchard Keeper

9st 6lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Kept on well to win Class 4 Goodwood handicap (good ground) when upped to this trip in June and has remained in good form since, but may have been flattered by her proximity when fourth of six in tactical Listed race at Chester (14.3f, good) in August and needs a bigger run here.

20/1

7

(1)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 6f 87y

Class 1

14:40 Chester

Orchard Keeper

9st 3lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Roger Varian

Unraced here or on softer than good; progressive in handicaps, including over 1m6f on two of her last three outings, but today's company should require a fair bit better.

14/1

2nd

1

(2)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:45 Newmarket (July)

Orchard Keeper

9st 11lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Roger Varian

Course winner who showed improved form to win when upped to 1m6f at Goodwood (good) in June; kept on for third of six at Newbury (13.2f, good to firm) since and today's extra yardage is in her favour; not ruled out.

9/2

7/1

  • Place: £3.70

Form: 21331- D

Last run: 177 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Proved consistent last year, including wins in a Kempton novice (1m4f, Polytrack) and a four-runner Newmarket handicap (1m2f, good); returns after six months off from a 5lb higher mark; worth a market check.
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2nd

9

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

13:45 Carlisle

Loving Look

10st 12lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Hurdles debutante whose Flat efforts for new yard leave a doubt over her current form; previously a fairly useful sort (peak RPR 87) so brings potential provided a resurgent display materialises.

14/1

10th

11

(9)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Loving Look

9st 5lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Won on AW and turf for Hughie Morrison at up to this trip; not that competitive in two runs for current yard and all headgear is now removed; bit risky.

16/1

5

(2)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:58 Nottingham

Loving Look

9st 8lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Hughie Morrison

2-13 overall and 1-8 in handicaps, the handicap win in a four-runner race (1m2f) last November; probably stays 1m6f but did not show it on latest outing; 5lb lower today than at start of this season but the first-time tongue-tie seemingly needs to make a difference.

12/1

5/1

Form: 22221- D

Last run: 200 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Record in handicaps last year read 5122221; beaten a neck by Overture at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to firm) in September, but a rise for her subsequent Nottingham success (1m6f, heavy) means she is 1lb worse off; handles Tapeta and still considered, especially if market is positive after 200 days off.
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Verdict Starting price

1

(1)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:58 Nottingham

Pique

9st 12lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: James Fanshawe

Consistent on varied ground last season, which she rounded off with a win in this race; no joy this term but still makes appeal on some of that turf form.

5/1

1

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 4

18:25 Newcastle (AW)

Pique

9st 11lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: James Fanshawe

Consistent during her 3yo campaign, winning at Leicester (1m4f, good to soft) and Nottingham (1m6f, heavy) either side of four runner-up finishes; not beaten far on her last two starts (1m6f) and she's a solid contender back down in trip.

9/2

8/1

Form: 2413-4 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Bolted up by 8l in an uncompetitive Ripon novice (1m4f, soft) last September but her form doesn't match up to a few of these; she does hold a fitness advantage, though, having finished a creditable fourth of nine in a Thirsk handicap (1m4f, good) 15 days ago; two of her siblings and her dam won on the AW.
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Verdict Starting price

2

(2)

21st Oct 2025

Good

1m 3f 104y

Class 4

16:20 Yarmouth

Lady La Fay

9st 8lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Wide-margin winner of 1m4f Ripon novice last autumn; well held in handicaps so far but the signs were slightly better over C&D (soft) latest and the easing of the ground, and perhaps fitting cheekpieces, can help.

8/1

3rd

2

(6)

17th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 3f 104y

Class 4

17:10 Yarmouth

Lady La Fay

10st 2lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: K R Burke

Sole win in nine runs came in a 1m4f novice on soft ground; yet to find her stride this year but she's not ruled out from a falling mark.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 31111- C

Last run: 221 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Improved plenty as she went up in trip last year, rattling off a four-timer over 1m2f-11.5f, including a win here (1m3f); returns from seven months off and is now 28lb higher than when the sequence began, but there is no telling how much she still has left; market revealing.
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6

(4)

22nd Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 5y

Class 1

15:40 Pontefract

Overture

9st 2lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Improved for the step up in trip last summer, winning four handicaps (1m2f to extended 1m3f); she's run creditably in both starts this year but latest Goodwood fifth suggests she's up against it once more.

12/1

5th

3

(2)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 3

15:15 Goodwood

Overture

10st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Raced keenly and hung late on when behind three of today's rivals at Southwell (1m4f AW); entitled to find something on that form but she might be handicapped to the hilt now after last season's four-timer.

12/1

5th

3

(2)

23rd May 2025

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 3

15:15 Goodwood

Overture

10st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

Raced keenly and hung late on when behind three of today's rivals at Southwell (1m4f AW); entitled to find something on that form but she might be handicapped to the hilt now after last season's four-timer.

12/1

Form: 411- D

Last run: 205 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Progressive in three novices last year, winning at Kempton (1m4f, Polytrack) in September and under a penalty at Ascot (1m4f, soft) the following month; makes her handicap debut after seven months off and, like many of these, the market should indicate what is expected.
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Verdict Starting price

1

(2)

18th Jul 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Haydock

Russian Crescendo

9st 9lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: William Haggas

Won 1m4f novice events at Kempton and Ascot (soft) last autumn; flopped on handicap debut at Southwell (AW) in April but she's still unexposed and is a half-sister to a useful winner at this trip; has claims if she can bounce back and any rain would be welcomed.

2/1

4

(8)

27th Apr 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 3

16:15 Southwell (AW)

Russian Crescendo

9st 10lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Progressive in three novices last year, winning at Kempton (1m4f, Polytrack) in September and under a penalty at Ascot (1m4f, soft) the following month; makes her handicap debut after seven months off and, like many of these, the market should indicate what is expected.

7/2

12/1

Form: 0/152/ C

Last run: 928 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Her two best runs for Sir Mark Prescott came on Tapeta, including a win over 1m3f here; has since developed into a useful hurdler for this yard (three wins) and fitness is not an issue, but she looks vulnerable to a group of unexposed 4yos now back on the Flat.
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5

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 2

15:30 Warwick

Pretending

11st 4lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Third to Greyval 12 months ago off the same mark; hadn't been at her best this season but came good at Market Rasen (2m4f, soft) and clearly capable of having some say in the outcome.

6/1

1st

6

17th Feb 2026

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:02 Market Rasen

Pretending

11st 8lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Exposed mare who hasn't been quite at her best this season, but is on a good mark (3lb lower than for last win); has an each-way chance.

14/1

4th

5

26th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 116y

Class 3

14:50 Plumpton

Pretending

11st 3lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Rather hit and miss since her last win (2m4f, good to soft) in October 2024 and she was pulled up at Fakenham eight days ago; back on her last winning mark but has a bit to prove at present.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £45.20
Straight Forecast £41.15
Tricast £525.46
Trifecta £416.80

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Loving Look

SPOTLIGHT:

Orchard Keeper

NEWMARKET:

Pique'

D Express:

Overture

The Star:

Russian Crescendo

Daily Mirror:

Pretending

LAMBOURN:

Loving Look

Daily Record:

Loving Look

RP RATINGS:

Orchard Keeper

POSTDATA:

Orchard Keeper

The Times:

Pique'

Telegraph:

Pique'

The Sun:

Overture