September 19 / 17.44 Newcastle (AW)

17.44

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Jimbo Thompson Bluesky EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3672
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 12 runners
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Jimbo Thompson Bluesky EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Light rain

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.60
  • Place: £1.70

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
32,000gns yearling; third foal; half-sister to winners Townsend Manor (5f-6f including 2yo/Qatar; RPR 86) and Marry The Night (1m; 66); dam a 6f AW winner (82) from the family of Irish Derby winner Westover; starts out at a modest level and her yard is having a good year; just 2-80 with AW 2yos in the last five years, however.
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1st

14

(5)

5th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Storm Esme

9st 0lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Won her maiden over C&D on debut this time last year (went in again on turf the following month); has struggled badly off a sliding mark this season but offered more in first-time cheekpieces last time and the return to sprinting back here should help.

10/1

4th

1

(9)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 195y

Class 6

17:15 Carlisle

Storm Esme

9st 9lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Dual 6f 2yo winner from just three starts but out of form this season (five runs; 5f-8.3f); needs first-time cheekpieces to prompt a revival.

12/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.80

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to four winners including Mountain Brave (6f/7f including AW; RPR 100), Lucky Dip (6f-1m including AW; 90) and Delft (6f/7f AW; 87); dam 7f winner (91), half-sister to 5f 2yo Group 2 winner Wunders Dream and 1m Group 3 winner Grecian Dancer; lots to like on paper and no surprise to see her feature.
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4th

10

(2)

17th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

16:50 Southwell (AW)

Zarinca

9st 7lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Edward Bethell

Made a winning seasonal debut over C&D in April; the handicapper has been in command since and the fitting of blinkers didn't help at Newcastle 12 days ago; headgear left off this time and she now drops into her first Class 6 handicap; could bounce back to her best.

9/2

6th

7

(2)

5th Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Zarinca

8st 7lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Edward Bethell

Southwell maiden winner in the spring who's finished well held in handicaps since, latterly over 1m; given a try in first-time headgear now back sprinting for a yard also responsible for Persian Spirit.

10/1

7th

7

(3)

6th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 5

18:06 Southwell (AW)

Zarinca

9st 7lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: Edward Bethell

Reappeared with a win in a maiden here (6f) in April but she's been well held in three handicaps since; still has low mileage but she needs to find more at this new trip.

12/1

OUR TIP

12/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
£32,000 yearling; half-sister to winners Lawful Command (7f/1m including 2yo; RPR 98) and Electric Blue (5f-7f including AW/Qatar; 78); dam 1m winner (77), out of 1,000 Guineas third; hooded for debut; stable in form and she's worth a market check.
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10th

6

(5)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Clementines Star

9st 9lb

J: William Carver

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Placed all six starts, including a win in uncompetitive Thirsk maiden in July and fair third on her handicap debut at Chepstow (also 7f, good to firm) one month ago; wasn't ideally positioned away from the favoured rail last time and she still has a fair bit of potential; unraced on soft.

5/1

3rd

2

(4)

6th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 16y

Class 5

19:40 Chepstow

Clementines Star

9st 8lb

J: William Carver

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Lightly raced and has improved for stepping up to 7f without headgear, following her second at Southwell with an odds-on defeat of two rivals at Thirsk (good to firm); this mark might be okay for her handicap debut.

9/4

Form: 9230

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Second and third starts (6f, Tapeta and good) bring her into the reckoning but she dropped right away at Yarmouth when upped to 7f last month (raced too freely); has a point to prove after that.
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3rd

7

(9)

16th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 5

17:15 Yarmouth

Startled Lady

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Knight

Off the mark at the 11th attempt when winning over this C&D in July (good to firm); disappointed at Doncaster next time but she was a close-up third to Remi Mae at Kempton (6f, AW) two weeks ago; claims if handling the ground (unraced on slower than good).

11/2

3rd

6

(7)

2nd Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Startled Lady

9st 9lb

J: Neil Callan

T: William Knight

Made the breakthrough at the 11th attempt when landing a Yarmouth handicap (6f, good to firm) in July; flopped at Doncaster last month, but she remains feasibly treated on her penultimate form and this return to Polytrack is no problem; dangerous if she can bounce back.

8/1

12/1

Form: 74

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
She has run to a modest level in two runs in 6f events (good to firm/Polytrack) in recent weeks; shapes as though she will be seen to better effect when faced with more of a stamina test.
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6th

1

(2)

22nd Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Aly AAli

9st 9lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: James Ferguson

Had three qualifying runs over 6f in August/September, improving her RPR each time; fitted with cheekpieces now dropping to 5f for her handicap debut after four months off; yard has a healthy strike-rate here and it'll interesting to see what the betting makes of her.

9/2

5th

1

(1)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:44 Newcastle (AW)

Aly AAli

9st 2lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: James Ferguson

She has run to a modest level in two runs in 6f events (good to firm/Polytrack) in recent weeks; shapes as though she will be seen to better effect when faced with more of a stamina test.

12/1

1

(7)

3rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

16:35 Lingfield (AW)

Aly AAli

9st 2lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: James Ferguson

32,000gns yearling; showed some ability when seventh of 12 at Windsor (6f, good to firm; 28-1) 23 days ago; now switches to AW and she may well take a step forward.

11/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; sister to winners Key To Cotai (Listed-placed 5f 2yo/7f; RPR 97), Cotai Hero (6.5f/7f including 2yo/AW/France/Italy; 75) and Cotai Pearl (6f/6.5f including 2yo/Qatar); dam 5f-7f 2yo winner (85); stable strike-rate with 2yos is down this year but she makes enough appeal on paper to warrant a market check.
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1st

8

(5)

1st Oct 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Newcastle (AW)

Cotai Starlight

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Katie Scott

Recorded a 28-1 win at Ayr (6f, good to firm) in July; placed over 5f on her last two starts; likely to prove fully effective on AW in time; considered.

7/1

3rd

2

(9)

9th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

15:47 Carlisle

Cotai Starlight

9st 9lb

J: Sam James

T: Katie Scott

28-1 when winning at Ayr (6f, good to firm) in July and went close over this C&D last time (good), just caught late by Royal Duke who came from much further back; back up 2lb but there should be more to come over this trip.

5/1

2nd

7

(5)

27th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Carlisle

Cotai Starlight

9st 5lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Katie Scott

She was 28-1 and contesting just her second handicap when scoring at Ayr (6f, good to firm) five weeks ago; fair effort under a penalty over that C&D one week later but she lacked the pace to land a blow when dropped to 5f last time; also squeezed out at the start that day so interesting to see how she fares at the trip this time.

12/1

Form: 03

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on her Haydock debut but she fared better when keeping on for third, beaten the thick end of 5l, at Carlisle ten days ago (6f, soft); finished behind the reopposing Gwen's Girl on that occasion and needs to improve again to take this.
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6th

5

(11)

16th Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:48 Redcar

Thornaby Annie

9st 12lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Adrian Nicholls

It was a solid effort when runner-up to Rousham over C&D in May and she built on that when scoring at Wetherby (1m, again good to firm) the following month; below that level on her last three starts but she's slipped to her Wetherby mark.

25/1

8th

5

(2)

14th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:21 Thirsk

Thornaby Annie

9st 6lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Adrian Nicholls

Off the mark at Wetherby (1m) in June; has not proved easy to catch right since and she came in sixth of 13 at Ripon (1m, soft) 13 days ago; others appeal more.

8/1

6th

6

(13)

1st Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:48 Ripon

Thornaby Annie

9st 7lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Gained a first win at Wetherby (1m) in June; not proving easy to catch right since and came in last of seven at Redcar (1m) 34 days ago; others appeal more.

16/1

20/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Second foal of a 5f/6f winner (including AW; RPR 77), herself a half-sister to winners Dark Thunder (7f) and Cat Royale (8.6f-11.4f); only of interest if backed.
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2nd

1

(5)

15th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:23 Redcar

All Good

9st 10lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Julie Camacho

Ran twice last autumn; a very different proposition when reappearing six weeks ago in a six-runner novice at Ripon (6f, good; 28-1) and always prominent to win it by a short head under Tom Kiely-Marshall; this handicap debut should be a more competitive affair but she brings potential.

9/2

33/1

Form: 6

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
50-1 and ran green when sixth of 11, beaten just under 7l, on her Lingfield debut 16 days ago (6f, AW); big step forward required.
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2nd

8

(5)

29th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

17:07 Bath

Control Room

9st 4lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Grace Harris

Maiden winner yet to bag a handicap but she's threatened, as was the case when prominent throughout last time at Sandown; should run well.

6/1

2nd

6

(1)

16th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 10y

Class 5

13:45 Sandown

Control Room

9st 7lb

J: Seamus Cronin

T: Grace Harris

Narrowly won a Catterick maiden (5f, soft) for Robert Cowell last October; in the frame all four starts for this yard, including when she chased home Zoustar Dreams at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) in July; not at that level subsequently, however, latterly when 6l adrift of Level Up 16 days ago.

10/1

4th

2

(4)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 16y

Class 5

17:10 Chepstow

Control Room

9st 12lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Grace Harris

Narrowly won a Catterick novice (5f, soft) for Robert Cowell last October and has performed with credit in four handicaps on good to firm ground since returning in May, the last three for this yard; return to a soft surface not a problem and should again go well for triple-handed stable.

3/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
4,000euros yearling; half-sister to winners Mansalu (7f; RPR 83) and Diamine (Italian 1m2f); dam a maiden half-sister to Italian Oaks winner Menhoubah; stable just 6-72 with 2yos in the last five seasons.
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3rd

7

(7)

2nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

16:05 Nottingham

Mereside Princess

9st 2lb

J: William Pyle

T: David & Nicola Barron

Won two in a row (1m, soft/good) prior to a clear, close second behind a well-treated rival at Musselburgh (1m, good) last Monday; she returns to action before a 5lb rise kicks in and she has leading claims.

11/4

2nd

3

(2)

22nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

14:15 Musselburgh

Mereside Princess

9st 6lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: David & Nicola Barron

Gained a breakthrough win at Carlisle (1m) in May and comfortably followed up over C&D 17 days ago; hiked up 9lb here but she can go well again.

4/1

1st

1

(1)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:50 Musselburgh

Mereside Princess

9st 9lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: David & Nicola Barron

Came good at 13th attempt, making all to fend off warm favourite at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) last month; should be fine on the forecast faster ground here and recent 4lb rise does not look excessive.

7/4

4/1

Form: 2

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Shaped nicely when second of ten on her Carlisle debut ten days ago (6f, soft), looking likely to drop away early in the straight but keeping on nicely in the final furlong (Thornaby Annie back in third); open to progress and she's high on the list.
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8th

10

(3)

14th Oct 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

16:14 Nottingham

Gwens Girl

8st 6lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Mark Walford

0-7 but she ran her best race in handicaps when fifth of 15 (second on her side) at Redcar (7f, good) five weeks ago; dropped 2lb and shouldn't be understimated.

16/1

5th

17

(4)

9th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

13:51 Redcar

Gwens Girl

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Mark Walford

She has gone backwards from a promising debut at Carlisle (only run on soft) last September, including when beaten 15l in cheekpieces (removed) over 1m2f three months ago; subsequent break will have needed to steady the ship.

33/1

6th

3

(1)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Leicester

Gwens Girl

9st 9lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Mark Walford

Easily her best run was when second on debut (6f, soft) and has finished well behind in her two handicaps (1m); the cheekpieces need to make a difference.

12/1

8/1

Form: 4

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
150-1 and slowly away but recovered to finish fourth of 12 on last month's debut at Windsor (6f, good to firm; beaten 5l); this half-sister to three winners is open to improvement and not ruled out.
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13th

11

(1)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:20 Redcar

Sweet Echo

8st 11lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Philip McBride

Well handicapped on her debut fourth in a Windsor maiden last August (6f, good to firm; slowly away), but has been disappointing since; may do better up to 7f for first time.

20/1

5th

4

(6)

28th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 6

17:35 Yarmouth

Sweet Echo

9st 1lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Philip McBride

August's debut at Windsor was encouraging but she's not beaten a rival since then; makes handicap debut after 150 days away.

14/1

12th

11

(3)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:44 Newcastle (AW)

Sweet Echo

9st 0lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Philip McBride

150-1 and slowly away but recovered to finish fourth of 12 on last month's debut at Windsor (6f, good to firm; beaten 5l); this half-sister to three winners is open to improvement and not ruled out.

8/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £39.50
Straight Forecast £31.40
Trifecta £244.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gwen's Girl

NEWMARKET:

Sweet Echo

D Express:

Zarinca

The Star:

Ten Sixty Six

POSTDATA:

Startled Lady

Daily Mail:

Storm Esme

RP RATINGS:

Gwen's Girl

Daily Mirror:

Gwen's Girl

The Sun:

Gwen's Girl

Daily Record:

Gwen's Girl

The Times:

Sweet Echo

Telegraph:

Sweet Echo

The Guardian:

Sweet Echo