February 26 / 16.45 Wincanton

16.45

Heavy

Cheese & Cider Night 16th April Fillies’ “Junior” National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2178.4
  • 1m 7f 50y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Cheese & Cider Night 16th April Fillies’ “Junior” National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-sister to winners Urban Artist (Listed bumper and Group-placed 11.4f-1m4f Flat, RPR 108) and Our Jester (dual bumper); dam Listed bumper and 1m2f-1m4f Flat winner (108); should have a bright future and she's one to take seriously.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

8

6th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:02 Plumpton

Ace Artist

10st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Hughie Morrison

in touch with leaders, ran green from over 4f out

7/1

9th

8

6th Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 164y

Class 5

17:02 Plumpton

Ace Artist

10st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Hughie Morrison

in touch with leaders, ran green from over 4f out, weakened from over 2f out

7/1

5th

5

1st Mar 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 69y

Class 2

16:50 Newbury

Ace Artist

10st 6lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Hughie Morrison

in touch with leaders, ran green home turn, weakened over 3f out

7/1

Abandoned

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eleventh foal; half-sister to six winners (including in bumpers) out of a Flat winner in France; more appealing than many.
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7

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

And She Was

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Lightly raced but allowed to go off at 50-1 on handicap debut in January (2m, good to soft) and was pulled up; hard to be confident.

25/1

4

16th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

12:18 Market Rasen

And She Was

11st 11lb

J: Philip Armson

T: Alan King

Well beaten (bled from the nose) on penultimate outing but showed ability in her other two qualifying races, more recently when fourth in race won easily by 1-25 favourite; it's tricky to gauge what that form is worth but she's open to improvement in handicaps.

8/1

Form: 2

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Prominent in the betting ahead of her Newbury debut (2m, soft) ten weeks ago and she ran well for second, outstayed by the winner; this lesser stamina test should suit and her experience will stand her in good stead; strong claims.
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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

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
8,000euros 3yo; eighth foal; half-sister to bumper winner Meadowsweet; dam 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper/useful 2m-2m4f jumps winner Emcon; stable 0-21 in bumpers with just two placed.
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2

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

14:35 Fontwell

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 10lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

0-5 over hurdles for Harriet Dicken but signed off for her with respectable fifth at Ludlow (2m5f, good) last month, where her margin of defeat was magnified by a penultimate-flight error; drops back in trip for stable debut (same owners); interesting to see what Ben Pauling can do with her.

4/1

5th

1

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 12lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Harriet Dickin

Second of four on hurdling debut at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in November but she's not gone on from that and was a remote third in a Chepstow maiden last month; now switches to a handicap needing improvement on this step up in trip.

14/1

3rd

3

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

15:20 Chepstow

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 0lb

J: James Best

T: Harriet Dickin

Second of four on hurdling debut at Leicester (1m7f, soft) in November but the value of that form is open to question and she was safely held on her next two outings; others look stronger.

20/1

Form:

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dropped right away in a junior bumper over C&D 12 weeks ago; not easily recommended on the back of that.
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7

8th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

16:50 Sedgefield

Opale De Maine

11st 1lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Daughter of No Risk At All; tongue tied and took a big step forward from her debut when runner-up in bumper at Hexham 42 days ago; she can do better still so rates a big player.

5/4

2nd

6

27th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

19:45 Hexham

Opale De Maine

10st 13lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Weakened when last of ten on Wincanton debut (1m7f, soft) in December and can only be watched on her return; tongue-tie added.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam useful 2m4f hurdle/chase winner; trainer just 1-44 in bumpers during the last five seasons and she missed an engagement at Exeter last week on account of heavy ground.
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7th

2

11th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

15:42 Southwell

Royale Blue

11st 2lb

J: Ryan Mania

T: Adam Nicol

Not far behind good horses when fifth at Chepstow 14 months ago, though they did go very steady; has since moved yards; likely best watched.

10/1

5th

9

16th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 5

17:17 Chepstow

Royale Blue

10st 2lb

J: David Noonan

T: Nigel Hawke

First foal of a useful 2m4f hurdle/chase winner; stable just 1-44 with bumper runners in the last five seasons; likely best watched.

33/1

Verdict

Ace Artist is from a family that has served connections well and she’s a leading contender on her racecourse debut but ARFURSGAL ran a promising first race at Newbury ten weeks ago and she can put that experience to good use. And She Was looks best of the rest.[Paul Smith]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Arfursgal

LAMBOURN:

Ace Artist

The Star:

And She Was

The Times:

Ace Artist

Telegraph:

Ace Artist

D Express:

Ace Artist

Daily Mirror:

Ace Artist

The Sun:

Ace Artist

RP RATINGS:

Arfursgal

POSTDATA:

Arfursgal

WEST COUNTRY:

Arfursgal

The Guardian:

Arfursgal

Daily Mail:

Arfursgal

Daily Record:

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