October 31 / 16.05 Stratford

16.05

Good To Soft

Charlotte Cole And Becky Rowland Memorial Fillies’ ‘Junior’ National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • Class 5
  • 11 runners
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Charlotte Cole And Becky Rowland Memorial Fillies’ ‘Junior’ National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £28.10
  • Place: £5.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam dual bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle winner, including Listed level; would need to see confidence behind her.
Place /
No / Draw
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Verdict Starting price

1st

1

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

13:40 Stratford

Watamu

11st 9lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Debut bumper winner for Pat Murphy in October 2024; has made up into a fairly useful hurdler for current yard this term, landing 2m novice at Huntingdon in December; failed to settle upped to 2m4f when pulled up in EBF Mares' Handicap at Newbury a week ago and looks hard to beat back in these much calmer waters.

8/15

3

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 1

15:00 Newbury

Watamu

11st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Won at Huntingdon on penultimate start; soundly beaten behind Charisma Cat in a Listed race here the time before but put up a far better show against that rival when they were placed at Market Rasen on latest outing; they are closely matched judged on latest result and she has more to offer, including at this longer trip.

9/1

3rd

5

17th Feb 2026

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

14:00 Market Rasen

Watamu

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Emma Lavelle

Landed a junior bumper on debut at Stratford for Pat Murphy in October 2024; shaped nicely in her first two starts over hurdles before coming good to beat Khrisma (who is now 7lb better off) by a short head at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft) in December; needs to progress again.

12/1

13/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam French 1m4f/14.5f winner (RPR 93), sister to French 1m-1m5f winner Arizona Run (including Listed); stable won this with a useful newcomer 12 months ago.
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No / Draw
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1st

1

19th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

19:00 Huntingdon

Ride Like A Girl

12st 0lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Managed only fourth of eight when warm favourite for handicap debut at Hereford (2m, good) in November and not seen since but had wind surgery in March and is now fitted with a tongue-tie; hood removed; probably still has potential.

7/2

7

13th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:12 Hereford

Ride Like A Girl

11st 3lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Hooded for bumper win but not when third behind respected opposition on hurdling debut (2m, good); would have been closer without a mistake or two; every chance.

15/8

3rd

9

23rd Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:28 Warwick

Ride Like A Girl

10st 5lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Posted an ordinary RPR of 89 when winning a Huntingdon bumper in a first-time hood back in the spring (first run on good ground); open to improvement and she's receiving plenty of weight as a 4yo filly.

10/1

100/30

  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
£36,000 2yo; first foal; dam point and useful 2m hurdle/3m chase winner, half-sister to winners Glencove Marina (bumper/smart 2m-2m6f hurdle/chase), Kind Of Easy (bumper/2m5f chase) and Commodore Barry (2m4f-3m hurdle/chase); has an appealing pedigree and her yard wins plenty of bumpers.
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1st

7

11th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:20 Plumpton

Queens Theatre

10st 3lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Dam was a useful jumper; went off at 9-2 at Stratford (good to soft) and was beaten 12l, lacking the pace of the principals; can improve.

5/4

1st

7

11th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:20 Plumpton

Queens Theatre

10st 3lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Dam was a useful jumper; went off at 9-2 at Stratford (good to soft) and was beaten 12l, lacking the pace of the principals; can improve.

5/4

3rd

8

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Queens Theatre

11st 0lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

£36,000 2yo; first foal; dam point and useful 2m hurdle/3m chase winner, half-sister to winners Glencove Marina (bumper/smart 2m-2m6f hurdle/chase), Kind Of Easy (bumper/2m5f chase) and Commodore Barry (2m4f-3m hurdle/chase); has an appealing pedigree and her yard wins plenty of bumpers.

100/30

Form: 8

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
18-1 when about 10l behind Crystabel at Huntingdon; has others to worry about too.
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3rd

2

10th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 174y

Class 5

14:52 Ludlow

Slack Alice

11st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

Maiden under both codes; seemed to appreciate the return to good ground here 18 days ago (2m5f) and having the visor back on was no bad thing; needs a bit more off the same mark but hard to dismiss.

5/1

3rd

4

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

Slack Alice

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: Mickey Bowen

14-race maiden on Flat and over jumps; well beaten back over hurdles in her last three starts including in a handicap at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) three weeks ago; still unexposed in this sphere but she needs a transformation back on good ground; visor reapplied.

20/1

8th

3

31st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

17:00 Newcastle

Slack Alice

11st 8lb

J: James Bowen

T: Mickey Bowen

13-race maiden Flat and jumps; well beaten on her three starts over hurdles this season but this drier ground will suit and should fare better.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to winners Momayyaz (1m-8.6f; RPR 106), Night Circus (1m; 96), Cubomania (1m5f Flat; 67/2m-2m4f hurdle/chase) and Silver Vision (2m hurdle); dam 1m2f/1m7f winner (86); interesting newcomer for yard that's 5-18 in bumpers.
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4th

10

(4)

17th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

12:05 Lingfield (AW)

Girl Of Gold

9st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: James Owen

Bit of promise at a modest level on the Flat; hung badly right but opened her account at Fakenham (2m7f) in latest hurdles start; respected off current mark assuming she transfers the form back to this code.

9/4

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
£15,000 3yo; dam placed in bumper/2m hurdle and a half-sister to top-class jumper Simonsig; stable doesn't win many bumpers but pedigree heightens interest.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Crystal Spring

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Clear second on hurdling debut at Fakenham in May and again ran well when third at Uttoxeter (also 2m4f, good) later that month, albeit she seemed to lack a change of gear before staying on in the closing stages; can make her presence felt here.

3/1

6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

15:13 Uttoxeter

Crystal Spring

10st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Stuart Edmunds

From a good family; placed in one of her bumper starts; clear second at Fakenham (2m4f) on the switch to hurdles and may build on that effort; one of the main contenders on form.

7/2

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat bred and with a top Flat yard for whom she was a rare bumper runner when going down narrowly from the front at Huntingdon (good); the winner was her market rival; should threaten once more.
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3rd

11

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

18:30 Ballinrobe

Crystabel

10st 11lb

J: J J Slevin

T: John Patrick Ryan

0-4 over hurdles and rated 97; best effort yet an 11l third of 16 at Sligo latest (2m2f, good) on return from a 200-day break; yard's runners always respected here and shorter trip will suit; place chance.

12/1

3rd

10

12th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 166y

17:58 Sligo

Crystabel

10st 13lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Second in a bumper for Andrew Balding; wasn't going to be beaten far when a late faller at Killarney, but tailed off here when last seen in October.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-sister to winners Blue Bear (2m1f chase) and Milo Miller (point); dam bumper and useful 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase winner; her trainer is 1-42 in bumpers recent seasons.
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3rd

4

13th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:30 Hexham

Highbury Hill

11st 10lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Nigel Hawke

Off the mark at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) in January; inconsistent, however, and she was tailed off when tried over 3m at Doncaster on latest outing, despite the stamina in her family; connections turn to 7lb claimer.

8/1

5th

2

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 5

15:57 Doncaster

Highbury Hill

11st 10lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Nigel Hawke

Third of 16 at Chepstow (2m3f, good to soft) in November on second handicap start and bounced back from lesser run to win at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) last month; has also shown promise elsewhere; her useful dam stayed 3m and is related to stayers and she could have more to offer now up in trip.

9/1

1st

5

27th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

13:00 Chepstow

Highbury Hill

11st 12lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Nigel Hawke

Two good efforts in the autumn included a close third of 11 finishers to Crossbeau over C&D (good to soft) but she finished remote at Uttoxeter (2m4f, soft; has acted on that surface) in December; needs to return to earlier level.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
12,000euros yearling; fifth foal; half-sister to winners Xian Express (5f-1m; RPR 82), Wind Of Dubai (Singapore 5.5f) and Giddyupadingdong (bumper); dam 5f AW 2yo winner (87); stamina not guaranteed for bumpers but yard is respected.
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9th

7

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Ocean Sky

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

12,000euros yearling; fifth foal; half-sister to winners Xian Express (5f-1m; RPR 82), Wind Of Dubai (Singapore 5.5f) and Giddyupadingdong (bumper); dam 5f AW 2yo winner (87); stamina not guaranteed for bumpers but yard is respected.

4/1

9th

7

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Ocean Sky

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

12,000euros yearling; fifth foal; half-sister to winners Xian Express (5f-1m; RPR 82), Wind Of Dubai (Singapore 5.5f) and Giddyupadingdong (bumper); dam 5f AW 2yo winner (87); stamina not guaranteed for bumpers but yard is respected.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to winners Leissieres Express (3m chase), The Premier Celtic (2m hurdle), Amalfi Skyline (2m5f chase) and Tiffany Rose (bumper); dam 1m2f-1m4f Flat (RPR 64) and 2m hurdle winner; yard 1-13 in these races in recent seasons; best watched.
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10th

6

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Marias Joy

11st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Grace Harris

Half-sister to winners Leissieres Express (3m chase), The Premier Celtic (2m hurdle), Amalfi Skyline (2m5f chase) and Tiffany Rose (bumper); dam 1m2f-1m4f Flat (RPR 64) and 2m hurdle winner; yard 1-13 in these races in recent seasons; best watched.

33/1

10th

6

31st Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Marias Joy

11st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Grace Harris

Half-sister to winners Leissieres Express (3m chase), The Premier Celtic (2m hurdle), Amalfi Skyline (2m5f chase) and Tiffany Rose (bumper); dam 1m2f-1m4f Flat (RPR 64) and 2m hurdle winner; yard 1-13 in these races in recent seasons; best watched.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ninth foal; half-sister to winners Stimulating Song (2m/2m5f hurdle) and Romeo's Bond (2m hurdle); dam unraced half-sister to two Flat winners; yard 0-17 in bumpers in recent seasons.
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7th

4

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 4

15:35 Newbury

Gaelic Choir

11st 0lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Bill Turner

in touch with leaders

50/1

7th

4

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 4

15:35 Newbury

Gaelic Choir

11st 0lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Bill Turner

in touch with leaders

50/1

5th

3

12th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:45 Huntingdon

Gaelic Choir

11st 0lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Bill Turner

raced in second

50/1

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Payout
Exacta £124.80
Straight Forecast £81.18
Trifecta £705.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Crystabel

The Guardian:

Queen's Theatre

POSTDATA:

Ride Like A Girl

The Times:

Watamu

D Express:

Queen's Theatre

The Star:

Queen's Theatre

Daily Mail:

Ride Like A Girl

RP RATINGS:

Crystabel

LAMBOURN:

Crystabel

Telegraph:

Crystabel

Daily Mirror:

Crystabel

The Sun:

Crystabel

Daily Record:

Crystabel