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bettingsites.co.uk Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 0f 13y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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bettingsites.co.uk Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: -24614 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Hasn't been with Marco Botti for long and she got back on the scoresheet when justifying favouritism at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) in July; only 2lb higher here, but she's not easy to predict and was only fourth of five at Nottingham last time; risks attached.
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4th

1

(4)

21st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

16:45 Nottingham

Great Mates

9st 13lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

Disappointed when sent off favourite for her stable debut/reappearance at Newmarket (7f. good; first-time hood) last month, but made no mistake at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) 19 days ago; 3lb higher and meets some less exposed rivals, though the sole 4yo beat four 3yos in this race last year.

4/1

1st

1

(2)

2nd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 3y

Class 5

16:15 Yarmouth

Great Mates

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Marco Botti

Sole win came in novice at Wolverhampton (8.5f, AW) in November and she ran well on her handicap debut at Newcastle (AW) next time; strong in the market on her stable debut at Newmarket (7f, good; first-time hood) 13 days ago but proved disappointing; steps back up in trip and it will be interesting to see if her supporters return.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: 97-522 C BF

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-11, but her win came at Southwell (7f) and she's finished runner-up over 1m at Newbury in her last two runs; on unchanged mark and she's an interesting contender back at this track.
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2nd

5

(7)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:27 Newbury

The Third Star

9st 12lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Owen Burrows

Sole win came on the AW and is 0-6 on turf, but she ran well when chasing home an in-form rival over C&D (good to firm) last month; a player from the same mark.

6/1

2nd

10

(8)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:50 Newbury

The Third Star

9st 0lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Owen Burrows

7f maiden win on AW last April; faced some stiff tasks afterwards and came up short; well backed on last month's seasonal/stable debut (7f, AW), staying on best (fastest final-furlong sectional) for fifth in a race not run to suit; worth another crack at 1m on that evidence; may yet do better.

6/1

Form: 1-1223 BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 80

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No Results Found

Form: -62322

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Won on turf and Tapeta as a 2yo, but she's found more progress this season and was only narrowly denied in a Newbury handicap (1m, good to firm) in July; up 4lb, but she's still unexposed at this trip and had three subsequent winners behind her last time; big player back on AW.
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2nd

5

(10)

17th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:45 Newbury

Luminare

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won twice as a 2yo; improved efforts when in the frame in turf handicaps at Lingfield and over C&D on her last two starts; no obvious reason why she wouldn't give her running again.

11/2

2nd

5

(2)

11th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

14:55 Newbury

Luminare

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won 5f novice at Bath for previous trainer and a 7f handicap on Newcastle AW for this one last December; beaten in three handicaps since and although she might have needed the latest one, when back on turf at Lingfield (7f, good) after a break, she's likely to need more back at 1m.

8/1

Form: 186726 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Reappeared with a C&D win in April (14-1) but she's not hit the same level since and was beaten 10l at Thirsk last time; now only 1lb higher than for that last success but she needs another bolt from the blue.
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6th

5

(9)

14th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 218y

Class 5

19:50 Thirsk

Alessia Fernanda

9st 6lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

No match for the winner last week at Pontefract (1m) but that was a return to form of sorts; has dropped to what should be a good mark.

10/1

2nd

2

(5)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 6y

Class 5

15:45 Pontefract

Alessia Fernanda

9st 6lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

Her wins have come on slow ground but she appears to act on good to firm; latest success came on AW (1m) in April, when 2lb lower; below that level in three turf starts since.

11/2

Form: 566800 CD

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Out of sorts on turf in her last two runs, but six of her seven wins have been on Tapeta (including over C&D) and latest was off 3lb at Wolverhampton in December; usually comes from off the pace and she's one to keep an eye on back in this sphere.
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10th

16

(12)

1st Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:47 Thirsk

Enola Grey

8st 5lb

J: William Pyle

T: Gemma Tutty

She's dropped below her last winning mark and has run some reasonable races on turf this summer, but without suggesting a win is imminent; she's just 1-20 on grass as opposed to 6-43 on AW.

25/1

11th

10

(5)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 4

15:05 York

Enola Grey

9st 5lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Gemma Tutty

Has a better strike-rate on AW than grass but she's in better form than her last two turf runs suggest, short of room at Ascot on latest; less obvious than several of these but not ruled out.

14/1

Form: 6-0008 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Both wins have been on AW (7f/1m) but she's struggled since scoring at Chelmsford (1m) last autumn and needs a major revival.
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8th

8

(5)

12th Aug 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:30 Kempton (AW)

Beauty By My Side

9st 5lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Joseph Parr

Dual AW winner (7f/1m), most recently at Chelmsford (first-time cheekpieces) in October but she's mostly struggled since, including at Ascot last time after a five-month break; dropped another 2lb.

40/1

15th

12

(15)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:20 Ascot

Beauty By My Side

9st 7lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Joseph Parr

Returned to form in first-time cheekpieces when winning at Chelmsford last October; unplaced all four starts since and now returns from five months off.

25/1

Form: 4-1725

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won a Catterick novice (7f, good) in April; chased home a next-time-out winner at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in June in only her second handicap and not seen to best effect (hampered late) when fifth at Redcar (1m, good to firm) since; still unexposed after only five starts and she's in the mix back on AW.
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5th

3

(2)

29th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 219y

Class 5

15:50 Redcar

Borjina

9st 6lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Edward Bethell

Won a Catterick novice over 7f in April; only seventh of ten on her handicap debut at Wetherby (7f, good to firm) next time but she ran well when runner-up at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 26 days ago; steps up in trip and she should have more to offer after just four starts.

5/1

Form: 5-3316 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won a Ripon maiden (1m, good) in July but she finished a remote last of six on handicap debut at Doncaster (1m2f) last time; that trip may have stretched her but she needs to resume her progress on this return to 1m.
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6th

1

(6)

23rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 43y

Class 5

17:23 Doncaster

Alterity

9st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: Charlie Johnston

Front-running filly whose RPRs are moving in the right direction; dominated a small-field maiden at Ripon (1m, good to firm) 17 days ago and her pedigree points to this move up to 1m2f suiting now handicapping.

6/4

1st

3

(5)

6th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:39 Ripon

Alterity

9st 0lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Charlie Johnston

Front-running, thrice-raced filly whose RPRs are moving in the right direction; good third at Beverley (8.5f, good) most recently; the pick on form and should have her own way at a track that is likely to suit.

11/10

Betting Forcast

11/2 Great Mates, 9/4 The Third Star, 4/1 Chantelle, 3/1 Luminare, 16/1 Alessia Fernanda, 20/1 Enola Grey, 33/1 Beauty By My Side, 8/1 Borjina, 16/1 Alterity

Verdict

Top of the list is the William Haggas-trained LUMINARE (nap), who found more progress with a near miss at Newbury in July and that form has worked out well. Course winner The Third Star has finished runner-up at Newbury in her last two starts and she’s feared most ahead of Chantelle, who is 2-3 on AW and still has potential after only five runs. Borjina is also in the mix, while another to keep an eye on is Tapeta specialist Enola Grey, who is on a dangerous mark back in this sphere.[David Moon]

Selections

POSTDATA:

The Third Star

RP RATINGS:

Enola Grey

SPOTLIGHT:

Luminare

NEWMARKET:

Chantelle

D Express:

Borjina

The Star:

Luminare

Daily Mail:

Chantelle

Telegraph:

The Third Star

The Guardian:

The Third Star

Daily Mirror:

The Third Star

Daily Record:

The Third Star

TOPSPEED:

Enola Grey

The Times:

Enola Grey

The Sun:

Enola Grey