December 20 / 14.00 Newbury

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Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Mares’ Chase (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £18508.75
  • 2m 7f 86y
  • Class 1
  • 5 runners
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Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Mares’ Chase (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 1311-4 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 142

Form & Verdict
In excellent form ridden prominently this February-April over 2m-3m on a variety of ground, with form that would give her a good shout today; soundly beaten on recent reappearance and the concern is whether that can have put her right for this.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

18th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 62y

Class 3

16:25 Cheltenham

Pink Legend

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Has 8-28 strike-rate over fences that includes a win off 10lb higher in this race 12 months ago; looked as good as ever when collecting 2m7f Listed prize in December but seems badly to have lost her way this year.

10/1

6th

2

18th Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 62y

Class 3

16:25 Cheltenham

Pink Legend

11st 8lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Has 8-28 strike-rate over fences that includes a win off 10lb higher in this race 12 months ago; looked as good as ever when collecting 2m7f Listed prize in December but seems badly to have lost her way this year.

10/1

1

30th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 3f 203y

Class 2

15:15 Haydock

Pink Legend

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Multiple wins in Listed mares' chases, the latest at Newbury (2m7f, soft) in December; she's well treated on that form now back in a handicap but has been a long way below her best the last twice; needs to bounce back.

11/1

OUR TIP

8/11

  • Place: £1.10

Form: P154-1 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 145

Form & Verdict
Well beaten when she came up against the top staying novice chasers at the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals, also in another Grade 1 at Kempton last Christmas, but she has dominated her other three chases, notably a Grade 2 in January; reappearance Listed win at Market Rasen was not her best performance but she would be hard to beat if building on that.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 2f 19y

Class 3

15:12 Carlisle

Galia Des Liteaux

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Grade 2-winning chaser who ran well to be eighth in the 2024 Grand National; last season ended disappointingly (latterly in the Midlands National when tongue-tie joined regular cheekpieces) but she was second in the 2m4f Listed race on this card before respectable efforts in the Coral Gold Cup and Welsh National (won by Val Dancer); stays this far and the handicapper has given her a chance; interesting.

8/1

5th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 2f 19y

Class 3

15:12 Carlisle

Galia Des Liteaux

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Grade 2-winning chaser who ran well to be eighth in the 2024 Grand National; last season ended disappointingly (latterly in the Midlands National when tongue-tie joined regular cheekpieces) but she was second in the 2m4f Listed race on this card before respectable efforts in the Coral Gold Cup and Welsh National (won by Val Dancer); stays this far and the handicapper has given her a chance; interesting.

8/1

5th

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good

3m 2f 19y

Class 3

15:12 Carlisle

Galia Des Liteaux

12st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Grade 2-winning chaser who ran well to be eighth in the 2024 Grand National; last season ended disappointingly (latterly in the Midlands National when tongue-tie joined regular cheekpieces) but she was second in the 2m4f Listed race on this card before respectable efforts in the Coral Gold Cup and Welsh National (won by Val Dancer); stays this far and the handicapper has given her a chance; interesting.

8/1

Form: 413-17 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 128

Form & Verdict
Won twice over 3m2f at Fontwell in small-field handicap chases last season; won her reappearance over hurdles at Newton Abbot (3m3f, heavy) in October but her seventh of 13 in good handicap at Cheltenham four weeks later was comfortably below last season's chase form; probably needs to be at her peak to hold any winning chance in this non-handicap.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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

Form: 133-67 C

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won at Carlisle (2m5f, soft) in February but that form hasn't been repeated in four three starts since; probably stays but has a very stiff task even if back to her best.
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1

27th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 1f 30y

Class 4

15:30 Wincanton

Lilith

12st 0lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Returned to form with small-field win in first-time visor at Carlisle (2m5f, soft) last month; remains on a workable mark and will be fine over today's longer trip but was struggling to keep up with Juniper before falling quite heavily at three out at Taunton (2m5f, soft) on latest outing.

7/2

2

29th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 5f 150y

Class 4

17:00 Taunton

Lilith

11st 12lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Made it 2-2 at Carlisle (2m5f; both on soft) when winning the same race for the second time this month (first-time visor replaced blinkers, as today); acts on sharp right-handed tracks as well and, despite going back up 4lb, her first Carlisle win came off this mark; looks good for a big run.

13/8

1st

3

5th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 4f 198y

Class 3

15:02 Carlisle

Lilith

11st 3lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Hasn't threatened this season but he faced a tough Listed assignment last time and is now 4lb lower than when winning this last year (soft); not ruled out with a first-time visor replacing blinkers.

11/4

Form: 4/1P6-

Last run: 328 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Won a three-runner chase on seasonal debut at Warwick (2m4f, soft) in November 2022; out of form in her only two starts afterwards and even her best form suggests she has a mountain to climb in this company; stamina to prove too; has left Anthony Honeyball.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

22nd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Lingfield

Swincombe Fleat

11st 9lb

J: Freddie Gordon

T: Chris Gordon

Won three-runner chase debut at Warwick (2m4f, soft) in November 2022; right out of form in her three starts since, the latest (way out of her depth) for new yard in December having left Anthony Honeyball; questions to answer.

7/1

Non-runners

Tweed Skirt

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £6.60
Straight Forecast £6.35
Trifecta £14.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Galia Des Liteaux

Daily Mail:

Pink Legend

LAMBOURN:

Tweed Skirt

WEST COUNTRY:

Rose Of Arcadia

RP RATINGS:

Galia Des Liteaux

TOPSPEED:

Galia Des Liteaux

POSTDATA:

Galia Des Liteaux

The Times:

Galia Des Liteaux

Telegraph:

Galia Des Liteaux

The Guardian:

Galia Des Liteaux

Daily Record:

Galia Des Liteaux

D Express:

Tweed Skirt

Daily Mirror:

Pink Legend

The Star:

Pink Legend