February 24 / 15.35 Warwick

15.35

Good

Charlie Wilson Memorial Mares’ Handicap Chase (Challenger Mares’ Chase Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £9241.75
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 5 runners
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Charlie Wilson Memorial Mares’ Handicap Chase (Challenger Mares’ Chase Series Qualifier)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

11/4 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00

Form: 4-2122 D BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
All the better for going over fences this season; shot up 13lb for winning so well at Chepstow (2m7f, good to soft) in November but has continued to run well over 3m1f (on good last time); every chance.
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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: 113-21 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Likeable mare with a strike-rate of 5-15; only joined her current yard this season and she jumped well when making most of the running in a mares' handicap at Wetherby (2m3f, soft); 5lb higher this time on ground drier than she's been accustomed to, but looks sure to go well.
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3

29th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

16:15 Ludlow

Midnight Mary

11st 5lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Lucy Wadham

Likeable mare with a consistent profile but her only chase win came off a 12lb lower mark and she's gone up 5lb for performing above herself in the face of a stiff task in a Listed race for mares last time (2m4f; fine at 3m and on soft); possibly flattered by that and opposable off current mark.

7/1

Form: -27134

Last run: 27 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 129

Form & Verdict
All five wins have come in mares' races, getting off the mark over fences in a small field at Huntingdon in November (2m4f, good); not disgraced in decent handicaps against male opposition the last twice and returning to 3m will be fine; major claims.
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3rd

2

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:10 Perth

Panic Attack

11st 4lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Ran in the Grand National 11 days ago, badly hampered at the second fence and falling at the third; won two high-profile handicaps last November before Listed win at Newbury and the drop back to 2m4f didn't appear ideal at the Cheltenham Festival; leading claims if none the worse for last time.

2/5

31

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

4m 2f 74y

Class 1

16:00 Aintree

Panic Attack

10st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

10yo who is better than ever this term, including with a big handicap double in November in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2m4f, soft) and Coral Gold Cup at Newbury (3m2f, good to soft); dropping back to 2m4f, however, was probably not ideal when creditable third in mares' race at Cheltenham last month; 8lb higher than in the Newbury race but her dominance that day is hard to forget.

15/2

3rd

7

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Panic Attack

11st 2lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

10yo who has been better than ever this term, completing a notable handicap double in November in the Paddy Power Gold Cup (2m4f, soft; here) and the Coral Gold Cup (3m2f, good to soft) before easily completing a hat-trick in a Listed mares' chase (2m7f, good to soft); the drop back in trip isn't an obvious plus but rain would aid her cause and she's entitled to respect.

11/4

Form: 21-66P D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Confined to soft or heavy ground for all ten runs under rules; the winner of two mares' handicaps over fences, the latest at Bangor (3m) last March off this very mark; although below par this season, her runs have been in decidedly strong 3m4f-3m6f handicaps; better expected, provided she goes on the ground.
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11th

1

6th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 152y

Class 3

15:07 Plumpton

Wouldubewell

11st 12lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Emma Lavelle

Lightly raced 9yo who made it 3-9 over fences when making all off reduced mark at Wincanton (3m1f, good) in April; 3lb higher in this much deeper race on her return but that was a comfortable success last time and she has won when fresh in the past.

10/1

1st

1

5th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

14:40 Wincanton

Wouldubewell

12st 1lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Emma Lavelle

made all, slow jump 5th, joined 16th, went clear again after 4 out, kept on well, comfortably

7/2

4th

2

24th Feb 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

Class 3

15:35 Warwick

Wouldubewell

11st 12lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Emma Lavelle

Confined to soft or heavy ground for all ten runs under rules; the winner of two mares' handicaps over fences, the latest at Bangor (3m) last March off this very mark; although below par this season, her runs have been in decidedly strong 3m4f-3m6f handicaps; better expected, provided she goes on the ground.

6/1

Form: 5-7584

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Unplaced in her nine Irish runs (0-4 chasing) and in first-time cheekpieces she made no real impression on her stable debut at Uttoxeter (2m5f, good to soft); tongue-tie returns after wind surgery but the others come with fewer risks.
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6

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:33 Huntingdon

Moon Eagle

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tom Gretton

0-6 over hurdles and hasn't run over them since March 2023 but unpenalised for 2m7f chase win here (good) in April and ran well over 2m4f at Cheltenham next time; place chance.

13/2

6

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:33 Huntingdon

Moon Eagle

11st 0lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tom Gretton

0-6 over hurdles and hasn't run over them since March 2023 but unpenalised for 2m7f chase win here (good) in April and ran well over 2m4f at Cheltenham next time; place chance.

13/2

4th

6

27th May 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:25 Huntingdon

Moon Eagle

11st 2lb

J: Lee Edwards

T: Tom Gretton

disputing second, raced in third before 9th, outpaced and reminders 3 out, carried head awkwardly before 2 out, lost third last, weakened run-in

9/2

Non-runners

Moon Eagle

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £10.80
Straight Forecast £12.50
Trifecta £12.40

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Credo

SPOTLIGHT:

Panic Attack

Daily Record:

Midnight Mary

POSTDATA:

Credo

WEST COUNTRY:

Credo

The Times:

Credo

The Guardian:

Credo

Daily Mirror:

Credo

The Star:

Credo

RP Ratings:

Panic Attack

Telegraph:

Panic Attack

Daily Mail:

Panic Attack

D Express:

Panic Attack

The Sun:

Panic Attack