September 04 / 16.20 Haydock

16.20

Soft

Arete Foundation Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £4448.9
  • 0m 6f 212y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Arete Foundation Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.70
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 223146 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Mostly consistent filly who won twice as a juvenile (7f, good) and was back on the scoresheet with neck success at Carlisle (7f, good to firm) in July; back on that mark after two unplaced runs but will need to prove her effectiveness on soft ground.
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8th

4

(7)

29th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 50y

Class 4

15:38 Ayr

Homestrait

9st 10lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Brian Ellison

Won at Haydock (7f, heavy) early this month and has finished close up at Chester (7f, good to soft/heavy) on both starts since; solid chance.

4/1

3rd

10

(4)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 7f 1y

Class 4

16:52 Chester

Homestrait

9st 4lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Brian Ellison

Doubled her tally for the season in 7f handicap at Haydock this month and backed it up with a very good neck second over C&D eight days ago; goes well on soft ground and a likely player.

7/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 155635 D

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Recorded a quick-fire double on good ground in June (7f/1m) and she was a close-up third off this mark at Carlisle (7f) last month; probably didn't stay 1m1f last time but she'll still need a bit extra and soft ground raises a query.
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6th

7

(10)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

17:35 Beverley

Only Dream Big

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Won twice within three days in June (7f/1m, good) and has largely remained in good form since; slightly disappointing when last in action, though, and probably doesn't have much margin for error off current mark.

12/1

7th

11

(9)

9th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 195y

Class 5

17:17 Carlisle

Only Dream Big

8st 10lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Won handicaps at Redcar (7f, good) and Musselburgh (1m, good) in June; held her form since but a career best will be needed to come out on top here.

12/1

2nd

11

(11)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Only Dream Big

9st 2lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Recorded a quick-fire double on good ground in June (7f/1m) and she was a close-up third off this mark at Carlisle (7f) last month; probably didn't stay 1m1f last time but she'll still need a bit extra and soft ground raises a query.

16/1

2/1

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 863241

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Dual soft-ground winner who cashed in on a reduced mark when coming well clear at Ffos Las (7.5f, good) last Friday; 5lb penalty still leaves her 7lb well in and she went back-to-back under a penalty around this time last year; might take some stopping.
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7th

4

(1)

13th Oct 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:14 Leicester

Cypriot Diaspora

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rod Millman

Landed her sixth win in emphatic style at Ffos Las (7.5f, good) in August off 9lb lower; unproven over 1m and may need to come down the weights before she can be considered.

12/1

3rd

4

(13)

14th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 12y

Class 5

15:42 Windsor

Cypriot Diaspora

9st 10lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Fine on soft and good ground; won by 6l at Ffos Las last month (7.5f, good) but a well-held third under a penalty at Haydock (7f, heavy) and now 6lb higher; has won at 6f but perhaps needs further now.

9/1

3rd

9

(2)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Cypriot Diaspora

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Rod Millman

Dual soft-ground winner who cashed in on a reduced mark when coming well clear at Ffos Las (7.5f, good) last Friday; 5lb penalty still leaves her 7lb well in and she went back-to-back under a penalty around this time last year; might take some stopping.

2/1

25/1

Form: -77267

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Shaped with encouragement here (6f) on her sole start as a juvenile in 2023; missed the following year and consistency has been an issue since, as evidenced by a good effort at Ffos Las (1m, also good to soft) being flanked by lesser ones; interesting that both those second-place finishes came on her only starts away from a sound surface, though.
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7th

3

(4)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

19:15 Newcastle (AW)

Toralou

9st 8lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Mark Loughnane

Turf maiden winner who is 0-12 in handicaps and has inconsistent form this year but is attractively treated off her lower mark back on AW.

12/1

4th

7

(1)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Toralou

9st 9lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Mark Loughnane

Shaped with encouragement here (6f) on her sole start as a juvenile in 2023; missed the following year and consistency has been an issue since, as evidenced by a good effort at Ffos Las (1m, also good to soft) being flanked by lesser ones; interesting that both those second-place finishes came on her only starts away from a sound surface, though.

25/1

7th

4

(2)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 68y

Class 5

19:30 Hamilton

Toralou

9st 12lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Mark Loughnane

Inconsistent mare who's been withdrawn on account of good to firm ground since disappointing on fast going early last month; holds claims on her previous Ffos Las second to a subsequent winner but only has a maiden win to her name.

10/1

25/1

Form: 79-615

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
She appreciated the step up in trip when opening her account at Ffos Las (7.5f, soft; second start for this yard) in June; weak in the market when last of five (1m, good) next time but maybe getting back on a softer surface will help.
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5th

10

(9)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Gelato

9st 6lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

She appreciated the step up in trip when opening her account at Ffos Las (7.5f, soft; second start for this yard) in June; weak in the market when last of five (1m, good) next time but maybe getting back on a softer surface will help.

25/1

5th

3

(2)

4th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Ffos Las

Gelato

9st 3lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Ex-Irish filly who was going beyond 6f for the first time when winning here (7.3f, soft) in June on her second stable start; 7lb higher today and on different ground, but she had 3l in hand last time and could have more to offer at this sort of trip; key player.

2/1

Form: -93165 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Made the breakthrough at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in June but she was below that level on her next two starts; still 3lb higher and unraced on soft, but two of her full siblings have winning form on it; not dismissed.
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2nd

7

(8)

21st Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:12 Leicester

Magic Music

9st 7lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Steph Hollinshead

Made the breakthrough at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in June but she's been disappointing in three subsequent runs; had an excuse in the mud at Haydock last time, but not sure this drop back in trip will suit and others are more convincing.

10/1

6th

4

(6)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Magic Music

9st 10lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Steph Hollinshead

Made the breakthrough at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) in June but she was below that level on her next two starts; still 3lb higher and unraced on soft, but two of her full siblings have winning form on it; not dismissed.

12/1

10/1

Form: 7-6404 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Soft-ground winner in France who made a successful British debut at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) off this mark 12 months ago; hasn't managed to add to that in seven subsequent starts but last time's fourth was a step in the right direction after a blip; might play a part.
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17th

2

(15)

16th Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:48 Redcar

Folkene

10st 0lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Roger Fell

She has been inconsistent this term and her last two starts haven't suggested she's about to strike despite a slipping mark.

25/1

8th

9

(8)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 75y

Class 4

17:00 Beverley

Folkene

9st 1lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Roger Fell

Should be well treated but she has rather been going through the motions this year; latest fourth was a fair run but more is needed for her to return to winning ways.

6/1

12/1

Form: 445555

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden who has been stuck in fifth place over a variety of trips and surfaces since the summer; not disgraced in a higher grade than this last Monday but others hold more compelling claims.
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3rd

6

(1)

13th Oct 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Light The Night Up

9st 1lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Regressive maiden who finished last when tried in cheekpieces (now removed) at Catterick (7f, good to soft) last month; might be happier back on this surface and continues to slide down the weights but has a point to prove.

12/1

12th

2

(9)

8th Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

16:11 Catterick

Light The Night Up

9st 9lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Regressive maiden (7f-1m2f) who's had plenty of chances off a sliding mark this summer; perhaps first-time headgear will prove the answer for a yard bang among the winners but others have more pressing claims.

12/1

8th

12

(10)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Light The Night Up

9st 1lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Ten-race maiden who has been stuck in fifth place over a variety of trips and surfaces since the summer; not disgraced in a higher grade than this last Monday but others hold more compelling claims.

12/1

Form: 202482 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Tough filly whose 14 runs for Karl Burke last year included a win at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) and an unlucky runner-up spot in this race (good); kept busy for this yard too, adding another three AW wins to her record; not far off her best when second last time and she could have a say if soft ground doesn't dent her prospects.
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9th

3

(4)

17th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Dream Illusion

9st 11lb

J: David Probert

T: Michael Herrington

Three wins this year during a busy schedule and was runner-up at Wolverhampton before getting stuck in the mud at Haydock; very effective here.

10/1

9th

5

(8)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 212y

Class 5

16:20 Haydock

Dream Illusion

9st 10lb

J: David Probert

T: Michael Herrington

Tough filly whose 14 runs for Karl Burke last year included a win at Wolverhampton (7f, AW) and an unlucky runner-up spot in this race (good); kept busy for this yard too, adding another three AW wins to her record; not far off her best when second last time and she could have a say if soft ground doesn't dent her prospects.

8/1

Form: 3-3213 D BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
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.
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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: 2334

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
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Non-runners

Pickersgill, Imelda

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Payout
Exacta £99.00
Straight Forecast £76.70
Tricast £186.79
Trifecta £267.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Cypriot Diaspora

LAMBOURN:

Clementines Star

Telegraph:

Pickersgill

The Sun:

Clementines Star

RP RATINGS:

Cypriot Diaspora

POSTDATA:

Cypriot Diaspora

The Times:

Cypriot Diaspora

The Guardian:

Cypriot Diaspora

Daily Mail:

Cypriot Diaspora

D Express:

Cypriot Diaspora

Daily Mirror:

Cypriot Diaspora

The Star:

Cypriot Diaspora

Daily Record:

Cypriot Diaspora