May 26 / 16.20 Huntingdon

16.20

Good

Download The Oddschecker App Mares’ Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £4488.85
  • 2m 7f 129y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Download The Oddschecker App Mares’ Handicap Chase

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 254FU- D

Last run: 96 days

W: 12st 0lb

11 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Four-time chase winner who is suited by good ground; out of form for Henry Oliver during the winter, but makes stable debut from a good mark and may have been refreshed by combination of new regime and 96-day break.
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1st

1

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Jessie Lightfoot

12st 0lb

J: Mr Sam Burton

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Four-time chase winner who is suited by good ground; out of form for Henry Oliver during the winter, but makes stable debut from a good mark and may have been refreshed by combination of new regime and 96-day break.

7/1

1st

1

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Jessie Lightfoot

12st 0lb

J: Mr Sam Burton

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Four-time chase winner who is suited by good ground; out of form for Henry Oliver during the winter, but makes stable debut from a good mark and may have been refreshed by combination of new regime and 96-day break.

7/1

3

19th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

3m 2f 1y

Class 5

15:58 Doncaster

Jessie Lightfoot

11st 11lb

J: Miss Imogen Mathias

T: Henry Oliver

A four-time chase winner who was in a good run of form last year but seems to have lost her way; was struggling when falling four out at Ludlow.

14/1

10/11

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 8422-1 CD

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Low-mileage 6yo who has taken well to fences in recent months and kept on well to open account in small-field C&D (good) contest 18 days ago; nudged up only 2lb for that and probably still has more improvement to come.
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4th

3

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:57 Newton Abbot

Ann DArabie

11st 6lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Low-mileage 6yo who has taken well to fences in recent months and kept on well to beat Eightytwo Team in small-field contest at Huntingdon (2m7f, good) last month; 3m2f on a left-handed track also suits; respected.

4/1

2nd

4

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Ann DArabie

11st 0lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Low-mileage 6yo who has taken well to fences in recent months and kept on well to open account in small-field C&D (good) contest 18 days ago; nudged up only 2lb for that and probably still has more improvement to come.

10/11

2nd

4

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Ann DArabie

11st 0lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Low-mileage 6yo who has taken well to fences in recent months and kept on well to open account in small-field C&D (good) contest 18 days ago; nudged up only 2lb for that and probably still has more improvement to come.

10/11

Form: 22652-

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Runner-up twice off today's mark over hurdles last year (2m5f/3m2f); only third-best on merit when modest second over C&D (good) on last month's chasing debut but that run came after a break and she may still have potential over fences.
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4

16th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 5

14:38 Uttoxeter

Lucky Rose

11st 10lb

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

Three runs over fences and progressing, winning by a length at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) after racing up with the pace; just 4lb higher here.

4/1

1st

2

24th Jun 2025

Good

3m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:57 Newton Abbot

Lucky Rose

11st 11lb

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

Placed over this sort of trip over hurdles in the autumn and began chasing career with two very respectable runs at Huntingdon (both 2m7f, good; behind Ann d'Arabie last time) this spring; on a workable mark and probably won't be far away.

6/1

3rd

2

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Lucky Rose

11st 9lb

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

Runner-up twice off today's mark over hurdles last year (2m5f/3m2f); only third-best on merit when modest second over C&D (good) on last month's chasing debut but that run came after a break and she may still have potential over fences.

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 435-3

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
No match for easy winner when third of five on chase/handicap debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good) three weeks ago and needs to improve, but she remains very lighty raced under rules and ought to be suited by the longer trip; tongue-tie added.
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4th

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Generous Scorpion

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

No match for easy winner when third of five on chase/handicap debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good) three weeks ago and needs to improve, but she remains very lighty raced under rules and ought to be suited by the longer trip; tongue-tie added.

4/1

4th

3

26th May 2025

Good

2m 7f 129y

Class 5

16:20 Huntingdon

Generous Scorpion

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

No match for easy winner when third of five on chase/handicap debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good) three weeks ago and needs to improve, but she remains very lighty raced under rules and ought to be suited by the longer trip; tongue-tie added.

4/1

3rd

3

6th May 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

14:45 Fakenham

Generous Scorpion

11st 3lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

prominent, outpaced after 3 out, rallied and went second after 2 out, weakening when lost second final strides

9/4

Form: 07P7P-

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in Stratford marathon last month and now 0-13 under all codes; competes from 7lb out of the weights; needs addition of cheekpieces to generate huge improvement.
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10th

14

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

21-race maiden; big prices and well beaten in four starts since November including in a hurdle handicap at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last month; out of the weights again and can only be watched.

100/1

12th

17

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:45 Newcastle

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

18-race maiden; massive prices and well beaten in three starts since November (chase and two maiden hurdles); no reason to expect better from 5lb wrong; better to focus elsewhere.

100/1

13

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Worcester

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: William de Best-Turner

One of her better runs when 16l fourth of 13 to King Of The Story over C&D last month but this maiden is even further out of the handicap this afternoon and is hard to fancy.

40/1

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Payout
Exacta £9.50
Straight Forecast £8.60
Trifecta £18.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Ann d'Arabie

RP RATINGS:

Ann d'Arabie

POSTDATA:

Ann d'Arabie

WEST COUNTRY:

Ann d'Arabie

The Times:

Ann d'Arabie

Telegraph:

Ann d'Arabie

The Guardian:

Ann d'Arabie

Daily Mail:

Ann d'Arabie

D Express:

Ann d'Arabie

Daily Mirror:

Ann d'Arabie

The Sun:

Ann d'Arabie

The Star:

Ann d'Arabie

Daily Record:

Ann d'Arabie