May 16 / 20.20 Sandown

20.20

Good To Soft

Tudor Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £4710.6
  • 1m 1f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Tudor Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 3212-7 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 13lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Finished last season in fine form (on good ground) and weakness in the market suggested that her reappearance run was needed; on a competitive mark and William Buick is booked; should go well.
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8th

4

(7)

1st Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 99y

Class 6

19:45 Windsor

Gert Lush

9st 6lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Roger Teal

Had dropped 11lb lower than when last successful when beaten a neck at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) last month (third and fourth have won since); races off the same mark, but she didn't get home in one previous attempt over this far.

5/1

2nd

4

(11)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:55 Leicester

Gert Lush

9st 6lb

J: Owen Lewis

T: Roger Teal

Without a victory since 2023; off 21 months before a never-dangerous seventh of ten in 9.5f Wolverhampton handicap last month; she needs to take a major step forward.

16/1

7th

8

(9)

6th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:55 Wolverhampton (AW)

Gert Lush

9st 4lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Roger Teal

5-34, the latest win gained at Sandown (1m1f, good to soft, 2-1 favourite) in May 2023; soundly beaten when last in action at Chepstow (1m2f) in July 2024; she's nine now, so can only be monitored off a substantial absence.

20/1

13/2

  • Place: £3.70

Form: 2143-6

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
The winner of a Ffos Las novice (7.5f, good) who has performed okay in her subsequent handicaps without genuinely threatening; dropped just 2lb for her troubles and looks vulnerable once more.
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1

(12)

14th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ae Fond Kiss

9st 9lb

J: Liam Wright

T: Ed de Giles

Sole win (from 18 starts) came in a 7.5f Ffos Las novice in August 2022; runner-up on penultimate start (beaten 15l) and struggled on similarly testing ground at Catterick next time; easing mark; dropping back in trip.

16/1

8th

6

(7)

21st Oct 2023

Soft

1m 5f 192y

Class 5

17:30 Catterick

Ae Fond Kiss

8st 13lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Ed de Giles

raced in second, lost second over 2f out, soon weakened

5/1

2nd

6

(5)

30th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 6f 87y

Class 4

15:45 Chester

Ae Fond Kiss

8st 11lb

J: Hayley Turner

T: Ed de Giles

raced in second, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10/1

Form: 751-23 D BF

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Placed in two handicaps (1m/1m2f) since winning her maiden at Wolverhampton and, with no excuses from the front last time, she is looking handicapped about right; return to turf also poses some nagging doubts, but on the plus side she would appear in better form than most of these.
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11th

10

(5)

15th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

16:40 Ascot

Mountain Queen

8st 12lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: Tom Dascombe

Ended last season with comfortable AW maiden win in November and has made the frame in all three handicaps this year, most recently when third of seven at Sandown (1m1f, good to soft) two months ago; needs to improve to win this competitive race, though.

20/1

3rd

3

(7)

16th May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

20:20 Sandown

Mountain Queen

9st 7lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Tom Dascombe

Placed in two handicaps (1m/1m2f) since winning her maiden at Wolverhampton and, with no excuses from the front last time, she is looking handicapped about right; return to turf also poses some nagging doubts, but on the plus side she would appear in better form than most of these.

9/4

3rd

5

(1)

13th Apr 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Mountain Queen

9st 0lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Tom Dascombe

led

9/4

Form: 237-66 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Won three handicaps on turf last season, the latest over C&D (on good); has returned to that winning mark after some uninspiring efforts on the AW and this return to grass will be in her favour.
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6th

1

(1)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

New Heights

10st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Jonathan Portman

Won her novice on Polytrack but hasn't run well on the AW since and has rather struggled this year, coming 9lb down the weights; needs a revival back from six weeks off.

6/1

6th

1

(1)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

New Heights

10st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Jonathan Portman

Won her novice on Polytrack but hasn't run well on the AW since and has rather struggled this year, coming 9lb down the weights; needs a revival back from six weeks off.

6/1

7th

5

(2)

21st Sep 2024

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 4

17:05 Newmarket

New Heights

10st 11lb

J: Mr James Harding

T: Jonathan Portman

led, led narrowly 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

14/1

OUR TIP

Form: 45-528 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Ran well on the AW after reappearing from a break but took a significant backward step when returned to turf at Brighton (1m2f, good to firm), a track that she can handle; that was only two weeks ago.
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6th

6

(3)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard

2m 0f 120y

Class 6

16:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Arenas Del Tiempo

9st 4lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Scored over the extended 1m5f at Chelmsford last summer and was seemingly back in good form when running on well for third over 2m there last month; doesn't often run on Tapeta but could have a say.

11/2

Form: 4-677

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Well held in her three qualifying runs (1m-1m4f) and again when easy to back (10-1) for her handicap debut over 1m4f at Wolverhampton; best trip remains questionable for now and others are preferred.
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6th

8

(5)

16th May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

20:20 Sandown

Silence Is Golden

8st 7lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Teal

Well held in her three qualifying runs (1m-1m4f) and again when easy to back (10-1) for her handicap debut over 1m4f at Wolverhampton; best trip remains questionable for now and others are preferred.

14/1

5

(5)

2nd May 2023

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 5

19:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Silence Is Golden

9st 3lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roger Teal

Beaten just under 9l in her three qualifying runs, starting off at 1m2f, then 1m4f and latterly 1m; could have some improvement lurking now into handicaps.

10/1

7th

2

(6)

5th Apr 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Kempton (AW)

Silence Is Golden

9st 11lb

J: William Carson

T: Roger Teal

towards rear

16/1

Form: 03-4

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
Third of 12 behind the smart Eternal Pearl at Kempton (1m4f, Polytrack) before leaving the Gosdens for 20,000gns; finished tailed off on her debut for this yard on the AW (1m4f novice) and lots to prove here on the back of that.
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6th

8

(8)

13th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 3y

Class 5

19:35 Epsom

Stepmother

8st 10lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: Michael Attwater

Placed in AW novice for the Gosdens last summer but not come close to that level in four runs for new yard in 2023; dropping down the weights but others safer.

33/1

Form: 26-365

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
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0

4

(3)

5th Oct 2023

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

13:40 Lingfield (AW)

Karatayka

9st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: Alex French

0-10 but she sets a fair standard on her best form including a close third in a Wolverhampton handicap (8.6f, AW) in March; had excuses in her final two runs in the spring and she's a key player if she can get back near her best after a break.

9/2

4

(4)

16th May 2023

Good To Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

20:20 Sandown

Karatayka

9st 5lb

J: Stefano Cherchi

T: Alex French

5th

1

(4)

1st May 2023

Soft

0m 7f 96y

Class 5

16:03 Beverley

Karatayka

9st 10lb

J: Stefano Cherchi

T: Alex French

Nine-race maiden but she has shown promise for this yard, notably a second over the extended 1m here last summer and a third at Wolverhampton in March; reportedly finished lame when below her best at Newcastle four weeks ago; unproven on the ground but can win races.

4/1

Non-runners

Karatayka

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £20.10
Straight Forecast £19.53
Tricast £43.20
Trifecta £57.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Gert Lush

The Times:

Mountain Queen

Daily Mail:

New Heights

Telegraph:

Mountain Queen

D Express:

Mountain Queen

Daily Mirror:

Mountain Queen

The Star:

New Heights

RP RATINGS:

Gert Lush

TOPSPEED:

Gert Lush

POSTDATA:

Gert Lush

LAMBOURN:

Gert Lush

The Guardian:

Gert Lush

The Sun:

Gert Lush

Daily Record:

Gert Lush