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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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

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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7th

1

19th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 4

15:05 Newton Abbot

Arfursgal

11st 8lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Essentially disappointing since finishing second in her first bumper at Newbury (soft) and was beaten miles behind a stablemate on hurdle debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good).

14/1

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

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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2nd

5

17th Oct 2026

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:18 Stratford

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 8lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Ten-race maiden but she was 12l clear when she jinked both ways and unseated her rider at the final flight at Hereford (2m3f, good to firm; 3-1 favourite) on Tuesday; on same mark here and should be hard to beat if she can avoid any mishaps this time.

5/4

4

13th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:05 Hereford

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 5lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

0-5 over hurdles for Harriet Dickin; fell early on yard debut and then beaten knocking on 20l in a 2m handicap at Uttoxeter (15-2).

9/2

9th

7

15th Sep 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

16:30 Uttoxeter

Lady Dapple Rose

11st 8lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Ben Pauling

0-5 over hurdles for Harriet Dickin but signed off for her with respectable fifth at Ludlow in April; fell at the first flight on stable debut at Fontwell in May; has scope for improvement.

8/1

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:

Arfursgal