September 25 / 14.40 Leicester

14.40

Soft

Joan Squire 80th Birthday Celebration Fillies’ Nursery Handicap

  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Joan Squire 80th Birthday Celebration Fillies’ Nursery Handicap

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.30
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 5646

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Promise in a couple of runs at Windsor, including on soft, and she was prominent in the market ahead of her nursery debut four weeks ago (5f, good to soft), only to find her path blocked at a crucial stage; dropped 1lb for her troubles; more to come.
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8th

6

(10)

21st May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 5

19:10 Chepstow

Cypriot Diaspora

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Rod Millman

A dual winner over the extended 7f at Ffos Las (good/soft) last August; made an encouraging return when fifth over 7f at Kempton in March but well held back on turf at Leicester 12 days ago.

14/1

9th

3

(1)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

19:25 Leicester

Cypriot Diaspora

9st 7lb

J: Oliver Searle

T: Rod Millman

A dual 7f winner last August and she made an encouraging return when fifth in 7f Kempton handicap in March; this course winner needs considering.

16/1

5th

4

(5)

25th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Cypriot Diaspora

9st 6lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Dual Ffos Las winner over this trip last August who resumes on a workable mark having lost her way latterly; nothing to suggest she's best caught fresh and she'll need to improve on previous AW efforts.

7/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 44533

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
She has finished third in her two nursery runs, keeping on well upped to 6f at Windsor three weeks ago; promise on soft on second start; cheekpieces tried last time now replaced by blinkers; one to consider.
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3rd

7

(8)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Happy Tears

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Failed to fire at Newcastle last time, an effort that was disappointing given she broke on terms; on the same mark as for her Chelmsford win in August but others have more pressing claims.

8/1

3rd

7

(8)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Happy Tears

9st 6lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Failed to fire at Newcastle last time, an effort that was disappointing given she broke on terms; on the same mark as for her Chelmsford win in August but others have more pressing claims.

8/1

5th

5

(11)

6th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:50 Newcastle (AW)

Happy Tears

9st 6lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Daniel & Claire Kubler

Overcame a tardy start to win at Chelmsford in August (6f) but she hasn't got away with it twice since; feasibly weighted but her propensity for missing the break makes her a risky proposition.

12/1

13/2

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 744152 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Made all to record a bloodless success at Ffos Las in July (6f, soft); disappointed at Doncaster five days later but she was back on the up when second of seven at Doncaster three weeks ago (6f, good to firm); 1lb higher today but Taylor Fisher's claim will help; one to consider.
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7th

10

(2)

12th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:00 Beverley

Without Flaw

8st 12lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Tina Jackson

Ties in with Glory Hyde on Wetherby reappearance running; has done all her winning in Class 6 but she's 2-3 over C&D and could go well from a good draw back here.

8/1

3rd

8

(7)

26th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 110y

Class 5

17:05 Wetherby

Without Flaw

8st 9lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Tina Jackson

Won two 5f handicaps at Beverley in the space of a week last July; went close off 1lb lower at Pontefract in October; ran well on last year's seasonal debut but just a suspicion others are better handicapped.

16/1

Form: 53832

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Two solid efforts since moving into nurseries (6f, soft), third at Ripon before a second of eight at Thirsk last week; any improvement for the addition of cheekpieces will see her bang there.
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14th

5

(8)

11th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 182y

Class 6

15:25 Carlisle

Maries Secret

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Ex-Adrian Nicholls; ten-race maiden who hasn't shown a great deal for her new yard recently but today's softer ground should be ideal.

16/1

11th

14

(6)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 217y

Class 5

19:00 Redcar

Maries Secret

8st 9lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Fair run on her stable debut/reappearance in April but she took a backward step at Catterick in May; absent since and improvement is required but her best RPR came on good to firm, a surface she's only tackled once.

33/1

5th

5

(6)

23rd May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 212y

Class 6

15:40 Catterick

Maries Secret

9st 5lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

in touch with leaders, switched to near side over 2f out, no extra over 1f out

11/2

Form: 120424 BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
5f AW winner in May; she has run some fair races in nurseries but ultimately a shade disappointing at Wolverhampton 24 days ago (beaten favourite); unraced on slower than good (non-runner on account of good to soft at Newbury last month).
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4th

1

(3)

26th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

17:15 Southwell (AW)

Mariamne

9st 10lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: B F Brookhouse

Sole win for James Ferguson at Wolverhampton (5f fillies' maiden; second start) in May 2023; hasn't really figured in four starts (6f-7f) since joining this trainer; visor applied dropping back in trip from an easing mark.

12/1

5th

1

(5)

7th Mar 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Mariamne

9st 9lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: B F Brookhouse

Landed a Wolverhampton maiden (5f, Tapeta) for James Ferguson last May and runner-up three times later in the year, but out of the frame in all three outings since debuting for this yard in December; exposed after 12 starts and plenty to prove up in trip.

16/1

3

(5)

23rd Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 5

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Mariamne

9st 8lb

J: Jack Gilligan

T: B F Brookhouse

Reliable sprinter for James Ferguson; two runs for new stable haven't been her best but cheekpieces (worn once when recording her peak RPR) now return; a possible.

16/1

5/1

Form: 61 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Finished in midfield on her Windsor debut (6f, soft) and took a good step forward to record a last-gasp success at Chelmsford 23 days ago; more to come now handicapping and her yard are ticking along nicely.
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8th

6

(7)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Unico

9st 7lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Chris Gordon

Just 1lb higher than when winning at Brighton (5f, soft) last September but she's not easy to predict and was last of eight at Wolverhampton in December; has bit to prove after that and this is competitive on her return.

16/1

6/1

Form: 774521 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 1lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the seventh attempt when the ready winner of a 6f nursery at Brighton two weeks ago (good; blinkered first time); that effort was backed up by the clock but this is a stronger race and her best efforts have come on a quicker surface.
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7th

11

(2)

25th Sep 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Leicester

Line Of Fire

9st 1lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Rod Millman

towards rear

6/1

1st

3

(1)

11th Sep 2023

Good

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

15:30 Brighton

Line Of Fire

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Rod Millman

0-6 but she ran her best race so far when runner-up behind a well-backed favourite in a C&D nursery (good) eight days ago; did clear best of the closers in that race and she's a big player off same mark; hood added.

Evs

2nd

1

(6)

3rd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 215y

Class 6

15:35 Brighton

Line Of Fire

9st 11lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Rod Millman

Her first two runs were encouraging but she hasn't progressed, albeit she looked stretched by 7f at Leicester three weeks ago; this is uncompetitive and she can't be discounted dropping in grade.

9/2

12/1

Form: 333347

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 10lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Finished third in her four starts in novice and maiden company (6f and 7f, good or slower); no improvement in two nursery runs but this represents an ease in grade and she's edging down the weights.
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1st

2

(10)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Redcar

Crocus Time

9st 7lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Ron Barr

May have needed her Thirsk reappearance ten days ago, but just 1-28 and this is just her second attempt at 5f; others preferred.

11/2

10th

10

(3)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:57 Thirsk

Crocus Time

9st 2lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Ron Barr

Placed over C&D for Richard Hannon and her three runs at Thirsk for her new yard last summer yielded two close thirds and her breakthrough success; she has a 227-day absence to overcome today but is still likely to give it a good go.

10/1

OUR TIP

10/1

Form: 945

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 11lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Clear promise in three runs in novice/maiden company, recording her best RPR on her second start (6f, good to soft); likely she'll stay further than this in time but she makes her nursery debut at a realistic level and can't be ignored.
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11th

9

(8)

16th Jul 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Meganissi

9st 7lb

J: George Rooke

T: Richard Hughes

Some early promise but she's struggled since moving into handicaps; dropped 14lb as a result and not beyond the realms of possibility that blinkers could coax something extra from her.

16/1

9th

6

(7)

11th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:02 Salisbury

Meganissi

9st 6lb

J: George Rooke

T: Richard Hughes

Promise in first two starts at Newbury last summer, including when fourth of 16 in a maiden (6f, good; 200-1), but disappointed afterwards; fair fifth of nine on her Lingfield return (6f, AW) a fortnight ago but more is needed.

10/1

5th

10

(4)

28th May 2024

Standard

0m 6f 1y

Class 5

18:40 Lingfield (AW)

Meganissi

8st 12lb

J: George Rooke

T: Richard Hughes

Promise in novice/maiden company but she disappointed in two Class 5 nurseries in the autumn; dropped 8lb for those efforts and possible she'll fulfil that early promise this season; check betting.

10/1

Form: 576

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 6lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Three runs over 5f on good or slower, showing promise on two occasions; opening mark not obviously generous but 6f will suit and the best is still to come.
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10th

11

(1)

16th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

15:47 Dundalk (AW)

Haumea

8st 9lb

J: Alan Persse

T: Patrick J Flynn

dwelt start, in rear throughout, eased inside final furlong

66/1

13th

10

(1)

26th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

16:00 Dundalk (AW)

Haumea

9st 2lb

J: Alan Persse

T: Patrick J Flynn

anticipated start, prominent early, soon steadied and dropped to rear, weakened from 2f out

16/1

2nd

2

(2)

14th Oct 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Haumea

9st 9lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

prominent, went second halfway, not clear run over 1f out, ran on

13/2

Form: 095

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Fair fifth of nine at Haydock (7f, good) 45 days ago on her third start; this nursery debut provides a first realistic opportunity but the ground is a new variable and she's not obviously well treated.
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9th

13

(8)

24th Sep 2024

Good To Firm

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

17:37 Beverley

Timely Chance

8st 7lb

J: George Rooke

T: Steph Hollinshead

Didn't run badly when seventh here two starts ago but well beaten at Doncaster since and now 0-7; the hood needs to prompt improvement.

50/1

12th

13

(11)

3rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

17:10 Doncaster

Timely Chance

8st 11lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Steph Hollinshead

in touch with leaders

33/1

7th

4

(3)

22nd Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 96y

Class 6

19:30 Beverley

Timely Chance

9st 5lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Steph Hollinshead

Achieved very little last season, starting big prices when well beaten in a couple of nurseries latterly; isn't obviously fancied back from nine months off.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £99.10
Straight Forecast £81.89
Tricast £427.15
Trifecta £569.10

Selections

POSTDATA:

Without Flaw

RP RATINGS:

Marie's Secret

The Sun:

Unico

NEWMARKET:

Haumea

Daily Mail:

Mariamne

Daily Mirror:

Happy Tears

SPOTLIGHT:

Meganissi

The Star:

Unico

LAMBOURN:

Without Flaw

The Times:

Without Flaw

Telegraph:

Without Flaw

The Guardian:

Without Flaw

D Express:

Marie's Secret

Daily Record:

Marie's Secret