August 16 / 15.45 Newbury

15.45

Good To Firm

Highclere Thoroughbred Racing St Hugh’s Stakes (Listed Race) (IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £25519.5
  • 0m 5f 34y
  • Class 1
  • 13 runners
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Highclere Thoroughbred Racing St Hugh’s Stakes (Listed Race) (IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.00
  • Place: £2.80

Form: 21102 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Her wins came at Catterick and Carlisle; behind some of these in the Queen Mary and Adrestia again had her measure in a Sandown nursery 16 days ago; a 4lb pull with that improving rival looks insufficient to turn the tables.
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6th

2

(2)

2nd Sep 2025

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:18 Goodwood

Englemere

9st 13lb

J: Jack Callan

T: George Boughey

Listed winner during a busy 2yo campaign but well held at that level in her first two runs of this season and fared no better back in a handicap at Royal Ascot last time when tried in blinkers; handles slow ground but now has questions to answer.

16/1

17

(8)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Englemere

8st 13lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Busy 2yo campaign yielded three wins, notably in Listed grade at Newbury in August (5f, good); unplaced in two Listed events this spring; dropped 3lb for her troubles but the first-time blinkers need to have a positive effect.

33/1

6th

2

(6)

1st May 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

19:15 Chelmsford (AW)

Englemere

9st 2lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: George Boughey

dwelt start, took keen hold, midfield

12/1

2nd
7 (4)
Kaadi

6/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 217324 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Only 1-6 but has progressed well since her Windsor novice win and held her own in three Listed races before finishing close up in the Super Sprint over C&D last month; she doesn't look strikingly progressive but has a good chance on the figures.
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10

(9)

20th Sep 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

15:05 Ayr

Kaadi

9st 0lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Armed with experience after eight starts; has won only once but has consistently performed to a smart level and ran right up to her best in a French Group 3 19 days ago when beaten by last week's Doncaster Group 2 winner Aesterius; solid claims.

6/1

2nd

7

(4)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Kaadi

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

raced centre, prominent, switched left 2f out, soon challenging, went second inside final 110yds, kept on, 2nd of 8 in group

6/1

4th

11

(14)

20th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 34y

Class 2

15:35 Newbury

Kaadi

8st 11lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Improving steadily, with 3l second in a Deauville Listed race (5f, soft) two weeks ago another step up the ladder; may not have reached her ceiling just yet and she represents a stable having a stellar year, including with its 2yos; one for the shortlist.

7/1

25/1

  • Place: £8.20

Form: 213564 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Successful on AW and placed in French Listed race earlier in the year; beginning to look a shade exposed, having finished sixth in the Super Sprint (behind Kaadi) and fourth in a conditions race at Goodwood (behind Storm Call); vulnerable.
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3rd

8

(7)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Kuwaitya

9st 2lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

raced centre, in touch with leaders, headway 2f out, challenging over 1f out, no extra and lost second inside final 110yds, 3rd of 8 in group

25/1

4th

6

(9)

31st Jul 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 Goodwood

Kuwaitya

9st 2lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Successful on AW and placed in French Listed race in the spring; creditable sixth in the Super Sprint at Newbury (5f, good to firm; cheekpieces applied) most recently; could go well in the retained headgear.

11/1

6th

15

(19)

20th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 34y

Class 2

15:35 Newbury

Kuwaitya

8st 8lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Ran best race when a close third in Listed event at Vichy (5f, heavy) in May and she had an excuse (hampered halfway) when well held in similar event at Deauville next time; cheekpieces go on and she's not without a squeak.

25/1

7/1

Form: 2321 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Front-running filly who performed to a good level in her first three races without being overly strong through the line; however, she saw it out well to get off the mark in a Pontefract maiden (5f, good to firm; 11-10f) and she's getting better by the looks; needs considering.
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8th

12

(12)

11th Oct 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:47 Newmarket

River Seine

9st 0lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: K R Burke

Off the mark at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) in July; upped to Listed level since, running creditably at Newbury but not so well at York; faces a difficult task on the figures.

20/1

14th

17

(9)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

16:45 York

River Seine

8st 11lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: K R Burke

Ran creditably in similar event at Newbury (5f, good) last week, taking her form figures to 23214; this front-running filly is proving consistent and should give another good account.

10/1

4th

12

(3)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

River Seine

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: K R Burke

raced centre, led overall, headed over 1f out, no extra final 110yds, 4th of 8 in group

7/1

Form: 3011 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
£420,000 breeze-up buy; faced tough task for a maiden in the Queen Mary but has won both subsequent runs, latterly overcoming a slow start and a bit of bother in running to comfortably beat Englemere (conceding 4lb) in a Sandown nursery (5f, good to firm); one of the stronger contenders on form and this Cheveley Park entrant appears to be improving.
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11th

6

(2)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:55 Ascot

Adrestia

9st 5lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Saw off 23 rivals when winning last season's Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes at the Royal meeting (C&D; good to firm); better form when pipped at Goodwood last July; this season yet to take off but she may have needed her return and then there were blindfold issues at Redcar three weeks ago; Colin Keane booked and a revival isn't out of the question but her low draw may be an issue.

12/1

8th

1

(10)

20th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:00 Redcar

Adrestia

9st 11lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Won the Palace Of Holyroodhouse at 2025 Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm); also second in a Glorious Goodwood handicap and a Beverley Listed race later in 2025; last month's Windsor reappearance may have been needed and she's back on a good mark if returning to form in a first-time tongue-tie.

9/2

7th

4

(7)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 21y

Class 2

17:40 Windsor

Adrestia

9st 6lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Won the Palace Of Holyroodhouse Handicap at Royal Ascot (5f) last June and hard to knock her subsequent defeats including a near-miss at Glorious Goodwood; returns after 239 days off but she still looks feasibly treated and was a good third over C&D on her reappearance last season; dangerous.

5/1

Form: 2197 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Easy winner at odds-on second time out; lost a shoe and didn't have the clearest of runs when beaten 6l in the Queen Mary and saw a lot of daylight against the boys in Goodwood's Molecomb (again 5f on good to firm), in which she looked dangerous until wilting late on; back against her own sex with a tongue-tie added, she's of major interest.
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2nd

10

(7)

13th Jul 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 2

18:15 Southwell (AW)

Amestris

8st 10lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Michael Bell

Fairly useful on turf, albeit with a record of only 1-9 and she was behind some of today's opponents at York on reappearance; good second at Haydock since but this is a step back up in class and the change of surface presents a question mark.

10/1

6

(5)

21st Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:40 Haydock

Amestris

9st 9lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Michael Bell

Easy winner of a Lingfield novice (5f, good) last May; highly tried after that but she struggled in a novice in final 2yo run and was the same story on handicap debut at York (first run after wind surgery) last month; now drops into a Class 4 but has bit to prove and she needs to get back on track.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran really well for a newcomer to be beaten under a length at Sandown (5f, good; 22-1) three weeks ago; there are races in her but this is unlikely to be one of them.
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5th

7

(11)

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 2

19:00 Windsor

Cindy Lou Who

9st 8lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Three sprint wins in 2025 on extremes of going, including over C&D; excelled herself by going close in a 5f Listed race at Bath on return but she couldn't take advantage of her old mark back in a handicap next time and an 11lb higher mark contributed to an Epsom defeat (5f) since; still not ruled out back over 6f.

14/1

9th

4

(12)

6th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

15:15 Epsom

Cindy Lou Who

9st 7lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Progressive in 2025 and she took her form to a new level when second of 14 in a Bath Listed event on her reappearance (5f, good); not in the same form at Newbury (6f, good) when last seen seven weeks ago and she is now 11lb higher; others look stronger.

25/1

9th

13

(5)

17th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:25 Newbury

Cindy Lou Who

8st 11lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Made giant strides for Tony Carroll last season, winning four times (three of them at Bath); confirmed her affinity for Bath, as well as the fact that she had done well over the winter, when short-headed in a Bath Listed race on Easter Sunday (5f, good); 15lb well in on this return to handicap company; obvious chance.

100/30

Form: 43

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both runs likeable, going down by under a length here the last time (good); however, a repeat of that bare form wins nothing at this level and she's dropping back from 6f.
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8th

5

(2)

3rd Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 4

16:55 Doncaster

Cressida Wildes

9st 8lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Phil McEntee

Three poor efforts since returned to turf; now back to the mark off which she won at Yarmouth (sole turf win) last July but she'll need a major revival against some in-form sprinters.

50/1

6th

6

(3)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 4

14:40 Yarmouth

Cressida Wildes

9st 0lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Phil McEntee

Won a Wolverhampton (5f) handicap in February off this mark, but she has beaten just one rival home in three runs since; others much safer.

33/1

Form: 6517 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Hamilton maiden winner who had her limitations exposed at Listed level over 6f here four weeks ago, albeit against mostly male opposition; has a lot on her plate at these weights.
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6th

3

(2)

28th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

16:45 Southwell (AW)

I Got Soul

9st 1lb

J: Sam James

T: Kevin Ryan

prominent, lost position under 2f out, soon weakened

10/1

6th

3

(2)

28th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

16:45 Southwell (AW)

I Got Soul

9st 1lb

J: Sam James

T: Kevin Ryan

prominent

10/1

6th

3

(5)

23rd Nov 2024

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:40 Newcastle (AW)

I Got Soul

9st 6lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Kevin Ryan

Hamilton maiden winner over this distance in the summer; seemed to have her limitations exposed at Listed level on her next two starts; now needs to get back on track on AW debut after over three months off.

14/1

Form: 15

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
French raider; her debut win came over 6f on soft ground and she was outpaced back over 5f on good in a Listed race at Deauville, though still ran well; the third had filled the same placing in the Queen Mary; could yet have a bigger run in her and, representing Andre Fabre (2-6 here) and Ryan Moore, she'll have her supporters.
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9

(8)

11th Oct 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

16:50 Newmarket

Lady Of Andros

9st 2lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Ollie Sangster

6f win on debut in France as 2yo; three close calls in 6f handicaps for new yard this year but a serious turnaround is needed with Dubai Treasure on their Goodwood July run and she faded in a 6f Listed race at Pontefract since; up against it with new blinkers replacing cheekpieces.

16/1

Form: 58816 D BF

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
The form of her nursery win at Musselburgh (5f, good) is head and shoulders above all else she's achieved; even on that piece of winning form she has a lot to find in this company.
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8th

4

(8)

28th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Music History

9st 4lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Edward Bethell

in touch with leaders

10/1

8th

4

(8)

28th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Music History

9st 4lb

J: Aidan Keeley

T: Edward Bethell

in touch with leaders

10/1

5th

2

(6)

23rd Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 7y

Class 4

14:58 Hamilton

Music History

9st 5lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Her form has been very up and down in her six-race career (unraced on slow ground) but she won in good style on her nursery debut at Musselburgh (5f, good) in July and wasn't beaten far when Listed seventh at Newbury (5f, good) last time; not ruled out now back in a handicap.

9/2

Form: 21022 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Narrowly beaten in a Windsor nursery before the winner breezed past her in a conditions race at Glorious Goodwood (5f, good to firm); probably beaten by a smart one that day (stablemate of Adrestia) but she'll need a career best by some margin to win this.
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6th

2

(1)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

19:00 Nottingham

Storm Call

9st 10lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Michael & David Easterby

Has won twice over 5f but has been below her best this year; has dropped to a career-low mark but doesn't look ready to take advantage.

8/1

6th

3

(2)

7th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

16:48 Pontefract

Storm Call

9st 13lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Michael & David Easterby

Reponded well to the fitting of blinkers when winning at Redcar (5f, good) last October, but not matched that form since; also has something to prove over this stiffer 5f.

12/1

4th

2

(7)

22nd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Catterick

Storm Call

9st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Won at Redcar last October (5f, good) off 2lb lower when blinkered for the first time; not quite so good in two runs on the AW since; may need the run on first outing since March.

10/1

Form: 211218 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Prominent racer who was finishing out the first two for the first time in seven runs when stretched by the 6f on rain-hit ground in a valuable sales race at Naas 11 days ago; however, her three wins (5f/6f) came in maiden/novice company at minor tracks and she lacks Pattern-race experience.
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14

(6)

16th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 1

15:45 Newbury

Violet Love

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: George Boughey

raced centre, prominent, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 8 in group

8/1

8th

3

(21)

5th Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 205y

16:50 Naas

Violet Love

9st 3lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: George Boughey

Yet to finish out of the first two in six starts; won twice in June, a maiden at Chepstow and a novice at Bath, both over 5f; good run when second over 6f at Pontefract; excellent winning effort over 6f at Ripon four weeks ago, giving 16lb to the runner-up.

10/1

1st

1

(7)

8th Jul 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:20 Ripon

Violet Love

10st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: George Boughey

Yet to finish out of the first two, winning maiden at Chepstow (5f, good to firm) and novice at Bath (5f, good to soft); good run when second over 6f at Pontefract last time (good to firm); obvious contender but has to give upwards of 14lb away all round.

2/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £54.40
Straight Forecast £57.87
Trifecta £899.60

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Adrestia

Daily Mail:

Lady Of Andros

POSTDATA:

Englemere

The Guardian:

River Seine

SPOTLIGHT:

Amestris

The Star:

Storm Call

D Express:

Kaadi

Daily Mirror:

Lady Of Andros

The Sun:

Lady Of Andros

TOPSPEED:

Adrestia

NEWMARKET:

Adrestia

The Times:

Adrestia

Daily Record:

Adrestia

Telegraph:

Englemere