December 18 / 15.35 Newbury

15.35

Good To Soft

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  • Prize money: £3812.2
  • 2m 0f 69y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.00
  • Place: £1.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam French 1m3f winner, half-sister to 1m4f winner out of maiden half-sister to 1m2f Group 3 winner Buckhurst; trainer has some promising bumper horses this season and she's not ruled out on debut.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

14:10 Market Rasen

Chatty Girl

11st 6lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Dug deep to win soft-ground Newbury bumper on debut last season and has made the frame on three of her four hurdling starts this term; does not appear to be making any progress but ought to be on the premises here.

4/1

4th

4

5th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

14:07 Wincanton

Chatty Girl

11st 0lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Alex Hales

Appears betwixt and between trip-wise at present, not seeing out 2m4f at Southwell before registering a keeping-on third over Taunton's 2m1f latest (good to soft); may fare better in handicaps either way.

10/1

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5/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; unraced dam half-sister to 6f winner Punk Rocker, out of 7f winner; trainer does well in bumpers and won this last year with a well-backed newcomer; has to be respected on debut; wears a tongue-tie.
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2nd

1

26th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 116y

Class 4

17:37 Plumpton

Arfursgal

10st 11lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Tongue tied for all her bumpers; failed to kick on in two good-ground ones after her debut second on soft at Newbury; has been off for 12 months and, with the stable also running Kamille Au Kanada, the market should tell a tale.

3/1

4th

6

11th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:20 Plumpton

Arfursgal

10st 3lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Flat bred; tongue tied for both races; runner-up at Newbury (soft) and a line through the third gives her the beating of stablemate Queen's Theatre; her Fontwell run on good ground was rather flat but the front two are useful; can be given another chance.

2/1

4th

6

11th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:20 Plumpton

Arfursgal

10st 3lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Flat bred; tongue tied for both races; runner-up at Newbury (soft) and a line through the third gives her the beating of stablemate Queen's Theatre; her Fontwell run on good ground was rather flat but the front two are useful; can be given another chance.

2/1

13/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Her dam was useful on the Flat in France and she was sent off the 9-4 favourite when runner-up on debut at Stratford in October (2m, good to soft; albeit no match for winner); open to improvement; leading claims.
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Verdict Starting price

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

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
24,000euros 2yo; third foal; dam useful French 2m2f hurdle winner, half-sister to two winners; in-form trainer saddled a newcomer to win a junior bumper at Bangor last Friday (8-1); firmly in calculations on debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

11

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

13:58 Stratford

Yeld To Call

11st 4lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Tamely dropped out of contention in valuable series final at Kelso (2m, good to soft) last month but posted good effort when second at Taunton (2m, heavy) two starts ago and has possibilities if able to replicate that form on the quicker surface here.

9/2

9

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

14:10 Kelso

Yeld To Call

10st 8lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

Fourth in warm novice hurdle against males at Newbury (2m, good to soft) in January and runner-up to Beauty In The Park at Taunton (2m, heavy) next time, beaten just over 3l; she's 6lb better off with the winner on this handicap debut and could have a part to play in a first-time tongue-tie.

14/1

2nd

7

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 104y

Class 3

14:45 Taunton

Yeld To Call

11st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Jane Williams

She's finished fourth on all four starts, most recently against males at Newbury (2m, good to soft) on her second hurdle start; back against mares today and might not be far away.

13/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
£5,000 2yo; second foal; dam point winner, out of bumper/2m4f hurdle winner; trainer is 2-5 in bumpers this season, with the winners being newcomers at 28-1 and 16-1, so she's well worth a second look on debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 69y

Class 2

16:50 Newbury

Tyger Lily

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Toby Bulgin

led early, raced in second after 2f

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
23,000euros foal; sixth foal; half-sister to three winners notably Christmas in April (useful bumper and 2m5f-3m6f hurdle/chase) and Go Chique (bumper and 2m7f-3m1f hurdle; RPR 123); catches the eye on breeding and it will be no surprise to see a good run on debut.
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5th

7

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

La Cantate

11st 1lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Record of 0-7 but she returned after 276 days off with a promising second in a Ludlow handicap (2m5f, good) last month; nudged up 2lb but she stayed on well last time and has possibilities on this step up to 2m7f.

9/2

2nd

7

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

La Cantate

10st 12lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Unexposed 5yo but she hasn't progressed over hurdles so far and has been well held in two handicaps (2m4f/2m2f) for her current yard; returns after 276 days off and she needs improvement back up in trip.

12/1

4th

6

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:08 Stratford

La Cantate

10st 4lb

J: Charlie Price

T: Robbie Llewellyn

Signs of promise in three maiden hurdles for Cliver Boultbee-Brooks; fair 15l sixth of ten in a 2m4f Worcester mares' handicap hurdle (good) on stable debut in May; down 3lb but still not obviously well handicapped and improvement needed.

9/1

Form: 05

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Related to winners but 125-1 this autumn on her first two starts and she's finished last on each occasion (2m, good to soft/good).
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

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

Form: 8

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to three Flat winners but well beaten at 66-1 on last month's debut at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft); a transformation is needed in a first-time tongue-tie.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

3

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 4

15:35 Newbury

Frangipani

11st 0lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Denis Quinn

in rear throughout

50/1

8th

3

18th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 4

15:35 Newbury

Frangipani

11st 0lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Denis Quinn

in rear throughout

50/1

8th

11

23rd Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 5

15:45 Huntingdon

Frangipani

10st 9lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Denis Quinn

Sixth foal; half-sister to very useful 5f winner Wise Words and two other sprint winners; dam useful 1m-1m2f winner; Flat-oriented trainer doesn't run many in bumpers; market may guide.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £25.00
Straight Forecast £21.67
Trifecta £73.20

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Ride Like A Girl

WEST COUNTRY:

Arfursgal

SPOTLIGHT:

Yeld To Call

D Express:

Chatty Girl

Daily Mail:

Arfursgal

The Sun:

Arfursgal

The Star:

Arfursgal

POSTDATA:

Ride Like A Girl

LAMBOURN:

Ride Like A Girl

The Times:

Ride Like A Girl

Telegraph:

Ride Like A Girl

The Guardian:

Ride Like A Girl

Daily Mirror:

Ride Like A Girl

Daily Record:

Ride Like A Girl