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Sporting Agenda Challenger Series Mares’ Chase Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £26015
  • 3m 1f 56y
  • Class 2
  • 9 runners
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Sporting Agenda Challenger Series Mares’ Chase Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 3P3515 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 10st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Opened her chase account at the fifth attempt when scoring by 9l at Wincanton (3m1f, good; 6lb lower) but finished well beaten on either side of that win; others might be better handicapped.
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3rd

6

29th Jan 2026

Heavy

3m 1f 30y

Class 3

15:33 Wincanton

My Silver Lining

10st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Emma Lavelle

On a losing run but she was second in the Tommy Whittle at Haydock (3m1f, soft) and her bid for the Surrey National (3m5f, soft) ended early after a bad mistake; this is her sort of race and she's effective in the mud.

5/1

11

19th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 4f 178y

Class 3

13:50 Lingfield

My Silver Lining

11st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Emma Lavelle

Not as good as she was but ended last year with some good efforts, most recently when second in Tommy Whittle at Haydock (3m1f, soft), and this move back up in trip is sure to suit.

10/1

4th

9

26th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 210y

Class 3

13:30 Fontwell

My Silver Lining

10st 13lb

J: James Best

T: Emma Lavelle

Pulled up in three of her five runs last season but her third at Hereford (3m1f, good to soft) in December was a good effort and she finished fourth of 16 in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter last time; resumes off a dangerous mark and she's one to keep an eye on for in-form yard.

7/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 1-11PP D

Last run: 64 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Completed a hat-trick of wins when hammering Gazette Bourgeoise by 27l at Wetherby (3m, good to soft) over Christmas but hasn't got close to that form in the meantime; perhaps a break will have done her good but others appeal more.
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4th

9

28th Jul 2024

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 2

14:55 Uttoxeter

Juniper

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m6f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham (3m1f, good) in April; flopped when tried in cheekpieces at Newton Abbot two months ago and they are now removed; position 10lb out of the handicap here demands a big career best.

20/1

2

29th May 2024

Soft

3m 1f 170y

Class 3

14:58 Newton Abbot

Juniper

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Anthony Honeyball

Comfortable winner of two soft-ground handicaps (2m5f/3m1f) before creditable third when favourite at Cheltenham last month (3m1f, good); hard to fault and cheekpieces are now added.

13/8

5/2

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 151241 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 130

Form & Verdict
Overall profile is hit and miss but she's a talented mare when on song as she showed when much too good for Good Luck Charm and Do You Think at Fontwell a month ago (3m2f, heavy); 8lb higher but this is only her 15th start and she's built to carry weight; good ground is fine.
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5th

11

17th Nov 2024

Good

3m 3f 71y

Class 1

14:55 Cheltenham

Rose Of Arcadia

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Has run well on good ground here and won at Sandown (3m, good to soft) in March; reappeared with solid third at Exeter (3m, good to soft) last month and she should be fine with today's test (albeit well beaten 12 months ago); 2lb out of the handicap but not discounted for bang-in-form yard.

11/1

5th

11

17th Nov 2024

Good

3m 3f 71y

Class 1

14:55 Cheltenham

Rose Of Arcadia

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

prominent, outpaced after 3 out, lost fourth approaching last

11/1

6

22nd Oct 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 54y

Class 3

16:28 Exeter

Rose Of Arcadia

11st 12lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Thorough stayer who gained last season's chasing win at Sandown (3m, good to soft) in March; not quite in same form at Plumpton later that month but has good record when fresh and begins her new campaign on a workable mark; had wind operation in August; good chance.

4/1

OUR TIP

Form: 212213 BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 125

Form & Verdict
Well-held third back over hurdles last time but had been going well in 3m+ chases, including an easy success at Warwick (3m, good) in her final one; chance if back to that form, even off a 5lb higher mark.
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2nd

3

8th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 2

14:50 Carlisle

Credo

11st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Behind stablemate Blackjack Magic when seventh in final of this veterans' series at Sandown in January and was soundly beaten in major Ascot handicap last month but her first two runs this season were very respectable and she's now 3lb lower than when winning this race in 2025.

7/2

8th

7

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 185y

Class 1

15:00 Ascot

Credo

10st 4lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Successful in two legs of the 2025 Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series but came up short in the Final won by Nocte Volatus; hasn't won a conventional race since 2023.

20/1

5th

4

30th Mar 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 2

16:30 Ascot

Credo

11st 3lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Anthony Honeyball

In-form mare who won four-runner veterans' chase fairly comfortably at Carlisle (3m, good) a week ago and is now 2-3 since fitted with a visor; has 6lb penalty to carry today but is respected in her current mood.

2/1

Form: -24235 D

Last run: 55 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Dual hurdle winner who is 0-5 as a chaser; probably failed to stay an extreme trip at Exeter last time but wasn't at her very best in two runs prior to that; others have more going for them.
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4th

4

6th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 25y

Class 4

16:00 Leicester

Gazette Bourgeoise

11st 3lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Built on November's promising reappearance when a wide-margin winner at Fakenham (2m5f, soft), but has failed to reproduce that level since and was pulled up at Taunton eight days ago; capable off this mark but she isn't the easiest to predict.

14/1

4

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

16:01 Taunton

Gazette Bourgeoise

11st 10lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Overall record of 4-35 but her last win was a dominant display at Fakenham (2m5f, soft) in December; still looks feasibly treated on that form but she's not easy to predict and was last of eight back at Fakenham last month; risks attached.

12/1

8th

2

18th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 44y

Class 2

14:40 Fakenham

Gazette Bourgeoise

11st 1lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Ben Case

Not the force of old but exploited favourable mark when beating Jacks Touch by 21l in two-finisher C&D (soft) contest last month, her second C&D success; also suited by much faster ground but has gone back up 7lb.

4/1

Form: -95P1P D

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 122

Form & Verdict
Four-time hurdle winner; appeared to have the upper hand when left well clear at the final fence to open her chase account at Bangor (3m, good to soft) but that's been the sole bright moment over fences; others safer.
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0

7

27th Dec 2023

Good

3m 0f 121y

Class 2

15:40 Kempton

Emmpressive Lady

10st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sue Gardner

Had interesting times over fences, a wide-margin winner on one occasion from five attempts but pulled up three times and finished remote on the other; dropped right out on return to hurdles in November but she did run well in this race in 2020 before winning it the following year and is lower in the weights than for either of those runs; cannot ignore.

16/1

5th

4

22nd Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 7f 191y

Class 3

14:50 Ffos Las

Emmpressive Lady

11st 9lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sue Gardner

A case of all or nothing over fences earlier in the year, a 41l success at Bangor (3m, good to soft) in March surrounded by four modest efforts; has dropped 4lb lower than when last winning over hurdles, though, and won't have a problem with the trip or likely testing ground; shortlisted.

10/1

Form: 5-2261

Last run: 49 days

W: 10st 13lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Her defeat on penultimate start was over hurdles and chasing is more her thing now; the application of cheekpieces worked well when going away in the finish at Taunton (2m5f, good) and a 3lb rise is easy to stomach; stays 3m but unraced over this far; possible.
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5

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 30y

Class 3

13:28 Wincanton

Lady Kk

11st 8lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Jeremy Scott

Bounced back from a disappointing seasonal debut (over hurdles) to win narrowly at Taunton (2m7f, good) last month; will be fine on today's slower ground but has become a hard mare to predict and is on a career-high mark.

7/2

1st

1

30th Nov 2023

Good

2m 7f 3y

Class 4

13:25 Taunton

Lady Kk

12st 0lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Seemingly boosted by first-time cheekpieces when winning small-field mares' chase here (2m5f, good) in March but was pulled up on both subsequent outings (chase/hurdle) and has become a hard one to predict.

10/1

0

6

29th Oct 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

16:04 Wincanton

Lady Kk

11st 11lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Ran poorly on last season's sole run over hurdles, while taking well to fences until a respiratory noise was reported on final outing; cheekpieces last two; needs to be back at her best on this first run since wind surgery.

16/1

Form: -25P32

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Bumper/dual hurdle winner who is 0-5 over fences and her last three defeats have come in races won by Juniper, Lady Kk and Rose Of Arcadia; chance to be placed again.
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5th

6

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 2

15:55 Doncaster

Good Look Charm

10st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

raced in second, lost position before 2 out

8/1

8th

9

18th Jan 2025

Heavy

3m 0f 58y

Class 3

15:05 Haydock

Good Look Charm

10st 12lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Anthony Honeyball

Ran well on first four starts last season, latterly over an extended 2m7f, and she was back to that peak form when winning in clearcut style at Sandown (2m4f, heavy) six weeks ago under claimer Chad Bament; respected even though she's up 5lb and may well need a career best.

6/1

Form: -31323 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 10st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Edged out Credo to make a winning chase debut at Hereford (3m1f, good to soft) in November; twice hammered by Rose Of Arcadia since and it was uncompetitive race in which she was second at Huntingdon in between; probably up against it.
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8

13th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:35 Hereford

Do You Think

11st 4lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

Now 2lb lower than when clear second to Shirocco's Dream in similar race to this over C&D (good) in November but has lost her way since, and ought to have coped better with the heavy ground when pulled up last month.

10/1

8

13th May 2024

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 4

15:35 Hereford

Do You Think

11st 4lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

Now 2lb lower than when clear second to Shirocco's Dream in similar race to this over C&D (good) in November but has lost her way since, and ought to have coped better with the heavy ground when pulled up last month.

10/1

4

7th Apr 2024

Heavy

3m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:45 Exeter

Do You Think

11st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Emma Lavelle

Did well to finish second at Hereford (3m1f, good) in November, after some sketchy early jumping, but was struggling before coming to grief on next outing and suffered heavy defeat when back over hurdles last time; comes here with questions to answer and would appeal more on better ground.

14/1

Non-runners

Do You Think

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £66.60
Straight Forecast £58.35
Tricast £307.51
Trifecta £372.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rose Of Arcadia

RP Ratings:

Credo

TOPSPEED:

Gazette Bourgeoise

The Guardian:

Lady Kk

D Express:

Credo

The Sun:

Credo

The Star:

Credo

The Times:

Gazette Bourgeoise

Daily Mail:

Gazette Bourgeoise

POSTDATA:

Rose Of Arcadia

WEST COUNTRY:

Rose Of Arcadia

Telegraph:

Rose Of Arcadia

Daily Mirror:

Rose Of Arcadia

Daily Record:

Rose Of Arcadia