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ICL, Impact For A Sustainable Future Challenger Mares Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares’ Hdl Series)

  • Prize money: £10562
  • 2m 2f 111y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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ICL, Impact For A Sustainable Future Challenger Mares Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares’ Hdl Series)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.00
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 840-24 C

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Won a 2m handicap against male opposition on this card 12 months ago and followed up on her return visit; those were off lower marks but she can cope with this one and her recent comeback effort here was encouraging.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7th

1

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

17:40 Exeter

Asian Spice

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Jimmy Frost

Three of her four wins have come here on good or good to soft, including over this trip; well treated on her form of late 2024; has been well below that level since over both hurdles and fences; back down in grade for this return to hurdles but there's a bit to prove at present.

9/1

6

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 150y

Class 4

14:51 Taunton

Asian Spice

11st 2lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: Jimmy Frost

Won twice over hurdles towards the end of 2024 but has lost her way since and things have not gone well in two chase runs (tailed off/unseated) this winter; has something to prove and she's never won over this far.

25/1

6th

9

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:02 Warwick

Asian Spice

10st 11lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Jimmy Frost

4-15 over hurdles; absent since modest fourth of seven in low-grade Newton Abbot handicap (2mf, good) in May, though, and set a tough assignment on this chasing debut; cheekpieces removed after one use.

33/1

8/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 3F44-6

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Fairly handicapped on the pick of last season's form at Taunton, a second in handicap company (2m3f) and third in a Listed race (2m; both on good to soft); needs to get back to that level but might come on for her reappearance run.
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Verdict Starting price

6th

5

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Warwick

Jaminska

11st 7lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Big player on her form during the first half of last season but neither run this year was anywhere near that level; reservations for now.

10/1

6th

3

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:08 Stratford

Jaminska

11st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Close third in Cheltenham Grade 2 novice (2m good to soft) in October and again ran commendably well when third in Newbury Listed race (2m, soft) a few weeks later but was tailed off when reappearing in a handicap last month and it's hard to know what to expect from her here.

8/1

7th

5

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

15:10 Exeter

Jaminska

11st 11lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Absent since late November but was in a good run of form back then, finishing close up in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham before again placed in a Listed race for mares; beaten off lower marks in her previous handicaps but looks a better horse now.

7/2

Form: 442-P1

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won by only 2l at Ludlow (2m, good) but she was firmly in control when fluffing the final flight; still put up 7lb for that and Tom Bellamy replaces a 7lb claimer, so faces a much tougher task at the weights; has low mileage, though.
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1st

6

20th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:00 Warwick

Brendas Asking

11st 9lb

J: Aamilah Aswat

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Both wins have came at Ludlow when claimer ridden; ran respectably following 12 months off when third of seven at Haydock (1m7f, good) last month; all of her best form previously had been over right-handed tracks, so a question remains over her suitability for this course.

6/1

3rd

4

15th Apr 2026

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 3

17:35 Haydock

Brendas Asking

11st 10lb

J: Aamilah Aswat

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Won a handicap hurdle at Ludlow in October 2024 (2m, good) and the following April a novice back at the same venue, after flying too high at the Cheltenham Festival; has the form to feature off this mark if on her game after a year out.

7/2

1st

6

23rd Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:38 Ludlow

Brendas Asking

10st 9lb

J: Nathan Andrews

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Ten hurdle races, winning a C&D handicap (good) in October under Nathan Andrews who today rides her for first time since; apparent best form when fifth in a Grade 2 for her sex at Ascot in January, but she hung right and eventually tailed off (after making the running) when 200-1 in the mares' novice at Cheltenham Festival; big player judged on her better efforts.

5/2

Form: /3-356 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Won her bumper here two years ago; 0-7 over hurdles and she'll need to run considerably better than the last twice, yet the ability is there to threaten off this mark and cheekpieces are tried.
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5

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Worcester

Micronormous

11st 4lb

J: James Davies

T: David Pipe

Should be well handicapped but was pulled up over hurdles and fences before departing early in a handicap chase here 12 days ago; best watched.

16/1

2

25th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

14:33 Worcester

Micronormous

11st 13lb

J: James Davies

T: David Pipe

Back below the mark of November's mares' handicap win at Fakenham (2m6f, good to soft); rarely operated at that level since, with little about two latest runs suggesting April's wind surgery has done anything for her.

14/1

4

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

15:05 Worcester

Micronormous

11st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: David Pipe

Won over fences last season (2m5f, good to soft) but it was an up-and-down campaign in both disciplines; ran moderately on the back of wind surgery on return to hurdles at Southwell but certainly has a big run in her if she can rediscover her form.

7/2

Form: 13424

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Good-ground bumper winner in Ireland; has made a solid start for her new yard and it wasn't a bad novice for mares in which she ran fourth at Ludlow two weeks ago; considered on handicap debut.
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6

8th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:08 Ludlow

Versace Twentyone

10st 12lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Sheila Lewis

Came good over hurdles over C&D (good to soft) in April and ran well in defeat off today's mark at Stratford (2m2f, good) on latest outing in July; probably won't be far away.

11/2

2nd

2

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:08 Stratford

Versace Twentyone

11st 13lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Sheila Lewis

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott (2m, good); off the mark over hurdles in a 2m5f Ludlow novice handicap in April (good to soft) but has been a bit disappointing since.

8/1

4

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:55 Worcester

Versace Twentyone

11st 6lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

3l ahead of Rockola when obliging at Ludlow in April (2m5f, good to soft); last-time 15l Aintree fourth off 4lb higher represents her best ever form effort going left-handed, but needs more again here.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1343-3 D

Last run: 126 days

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Excellent third in valuable mares' chase at Cheltenham (2m4f, good) in April; usually consistent, but did disappoint before then over fences and again on her return to hurdles during the summer (tailed off in four-runner race); hard to trust on the back of that and she'd prefer slower ground.
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8th

1

21st Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:12 Ffos Las

Midnight Ginger

12st 0lb

J: Dillon Butler

T: Andrew J Martin

On a long losing run but she wasn't discredited on the back of wind surgery when fourth of six in 2m3f Warwick handicap 60 days ago; possibilities off a falling mark.

12/1

4th

3

20th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

16:05 Warwick

Midnight Ginger

11st 11lb

J: Dillon Butler

T: Andrew J Martin

Runner-up at Ludlow last February and now 8lb lower; however, this 10yo has struggled to get competitive since; has had wind surgery since last time, which needs to make a big difference.

14/1

Form: /8-025

Last run: 58 days

W: 10st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Debut bumper winner in March 2023; the best of her three hurdles runs was when second in a 2m maiden at Worcester two runs back and she perhaps failed to stay 2m4f next time; respected on handicap debut, back in trip.
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4

3rd Jun 2026

Good

3m 2f 105y

Class 4

16:00 Newton Abbot

Miss Goldfire

11st 7lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

Returned to form to win under Ciaran O'Shea at Fontwell (2m5f, good) last month; unseated before the race got serious there last time; stays 3m2f and is effective on good to soft ground; capable of having a big say.

2/1

4

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

15:45 Fontwell

Miss Goldfire

11st 5lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

Bounced back to form with C&D win under Ciaran O'Shea this month and is now 3-15 over hurdles; still on workable mark after recent 5lb rise; obvious contender if in similar mood again.

15/8

1st

3

6th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

17:42 Fontwell

Miss Goldfire

12st 0lb

J: Ciaran O’Shea

T: Harry Fry

Two wins last spring on good ground included a 2m7f handicap off this very mark; clearly a contender if back to that level, though that's not been the case in her last four races.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £20.70
Straight Forecast £24.50
Tricast £53.71
Trifecta £106.20

Selections

Telegraph:

Brendas Asking

WEST COUNTRY:

Miss Goldfire

SPOTLIGHT:

Asian Spice

RP RATINGS:

Jaminska

POSTDATA:

It's Easy

TOPSPEED:

Midnight Ginger

The Times:

Miss Goldfire

The Guardian:

Brendas Asking

D Express:

Brendas Asking

Daily Mirror:

Brendas Asking

The Sun:

Brendas Asking

The Star:

Brendas Asking

Daily Record:

Brendas Asking

Daily Mail:

Asian Spice