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Shirley Guest 80th Birthday Celebration Mares’ Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

  • Prize money: £3775.91
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Shirley Guest 80th Birthday Celebration Mares’ Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 44775-

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
0-8 over hurdles but returned from break when fairly encouraging fifth at Taunton (2m, good to firm; first run after wind op) last month and looks well handicapped if judged on last summer's fourth of 15 over C&D.
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5

17th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 5

17:00 Fakenham

Jos Rainbow

10st 12lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Hampered early last time, but unlikely judged on this year's struggles for both her former and current handlers that this would have cost her significantly better; cheekpieces hurriedly replace the visor.

25/1

9

30th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:07 Sedgefield

Jos Rainbow

10st 6lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Safely held on both recent starts for new stable (2m2f) and now 0-12 over hurdles; faced fairly tough assignment when third of five from out of the weights last time but still needs a boost from the new visor here.

20/1

5

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:12 Stratford

Jos Rainbow

10st 2lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

Left Dan Skelton after some below-par efforts this spring/summer and was tailed off on stable debut at Market Rasen (2m2f, good) three weeks ago; 12lb out of the weights and has a lot to prove.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 9456-

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 10lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Shaped well before fading into fifth on last month's handicap debut at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) and has a fighting chance here if suited by the drop back in trip.
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2

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Amberelli

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Shaped well before fading into fifth on last month's handicap debut at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) and has a fighting chance here if suited by the drop back in trip.

6/1

2

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Amberelli

11st 10lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Shaped well before fading into fifth on last month's handicap debut at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) and has a fighting chance here if suited by the drop back in trip.

6/1

6th

6

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:10 Ludlow

Amberelli

11st 0lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Finished closer when fifth of ten in 2m novice here (good to soft) last time, albeit well behind the front two; this move back up in trip may well suit and she's an unexposed handicap debutante.

14/1

Form: 0/352-

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner; 0-7 over hurdles but was creditable second to much-improved rival over C&D (good) in March and ran okay when back on the Flat this month; respected.
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9th

5

(4)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:55 Leicester

Fillyfudge

9st 6lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Lemos De Souza

Scored over hurdles at Stratford last May but below par on the AW over the winter, beating just one home in 1m2f handicap at Chelmsford in February; more is required after a break in a change of headgear.

14/1

7th

1

(7)

26th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Fillyfudge

9st 9lb

J: George Wood

T: Lemos De Souza

C&D scorer but she's not proving the easiest to predict of late, tried in a change of headgear when only sixth of eight in 1m handicap here last month; others are preferred.

12/1

6th

8

(6)

15th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Fillyfudge

9st 0lb

J: George Wood

T: Lemos De Souza

All three of her wins on the Flat have been over 1m2f; failed to beat a rival home at Southwell (1m3f, AW) in November but she ran a better race when fifth of 12 at Wolverhampton (9.5f, AW) 26 days ago; cheekpieces replace the visor but this is the shortest trip she has encountered since July 2023.

12/1

Form: 3F278-

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.
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8th

12

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Sadies Diamond

10st 12lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

0-17 but she's on a dangerous mark and was a strong-finishing second behind a clearcut winner at Stratford (2m, good) in May; should get a good tow into this race and has each-way claims again.

12/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Sadies Diamond

11st 7lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.

10/1

5

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Sadies Diamond

11st 7lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Placed off higher marks over fences for Shark Hanlon last year but did not get competitive when back over hurdles for stable debut in March and overall strike-rate is now 0-16.

10/1

Form: 44P2-8

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
0-13 on the Flat and 0-7 over hurdles; made the frame a few times (including over C&D) against own age-group last year but was safely held on recent handicap debut and needs to have taken significant benefit from that outing.
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7th

9

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Got off the mark at the 27th attempt under rules at Exeter (2m, good to firm) last October; ran her best since when runner-up at Fakenham (2m7f, good) 26 days ago; her versatility distance-wise holds her in good stead but her win-record is off-putting.

8/1

2nd

6

4th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

17:48 Fakenham

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 12lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Scored off today's mark in first-time cheekpieces at Exeter (2m, good to firm) in October and posted a good effort over 2m4f the following month but was pulled up three weeks ago, after a break, and her Flat pedigree raises doubts over the suitability of this trip.

10/1

10

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

15:08 Newton Abbot

Masonbrook Meadow

10st 9lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Seamus Mullins

Gained her breakthrough victory at Exeter (2m) in October but she's been off since coming in a below-par fourth in 2m4f handicap at Hereford in December; she needs to bounce back.

6/1

Form: 75657-

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Developed into fairly useful Flat racer for George Boughey in 2024 (three wins); soundly beaten in all five hurdle races for new stable this year, the last twice in handicaps, but heavy ground would not have suited on her latest outing (first-time cheekpieces) and there is still hope she can transfer some of that Flat ability to this code; watch the betting.
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10th

1

(3)

10th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 201y

Class 4

16:30 Salisbury

Organic

10st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Neil Mulholland

Three-time winner for George Boughey last year, latterly in a seller; has struggled over hurdles for this yard (past twice in cheekpieces) and returns to the Flat weighted to her best; needs a major revival.

33/1

7

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Organic

11st 1lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Developed into fairly useful Flat racer for George Boughey in 2024 (three wins); soundly beaten in all five hurdle races for new stable this year, the last twice in handicaps, but heavy ground would not have suited on her latest outing (first-time cheekpieces) and there is still hope she can transfer some of that Flat ability to this code; watch the betting.

9/1

Form: 7/46-4

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 13lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Fairly consistent (albeit without winning) on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn; dropped another 1lb since this month's Ffos Las fourth (2m, good); could have a say in this.
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6th

10

18th Jun 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Opticality

10st 2lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Competitive on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn but was not at her best on latest appearance 18 days ago and others in this line-up have much stronger claims.

20/1

8

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Opticality

10st 13lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Fairly consistent (albeit without winning) on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn; dropped another 1lb since this month's Ffos Las fourth (2m, good); could have a say in this.

7/1

8

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

19:00 Stratford

Opticality

10st 13lb

J: David Noonan

T: Tim Vaughan

Fairly consistent (albeit without winning) on the Flat and over hurdles for Tim Vaughan since the autumn; dropped another 1lb since this month's Ffos Las fourth (2m, good); could have a say in this.

7/1

Form: /4456-

Last run: 51 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Showed no significant promise in her three qualifying runs, the last twice for current stable (2m/2m3f); makes handicap debut from a lowly mark but still needs significant improvement; tongue-tie added.
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1st

10

6th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 111y

Class 5

17:18 Exeter

Sweet Serene

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Had wind surgery prior to posting one of her better efforts last time (2m4f) but isn't guaranteed to build on it, being an inconsistent maiden; again out of the weights.

14/1

5th

12

18th Feb 2026

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

16:25 Southwell

Sweet Serene

10st 2lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Georgie Howell

Struggled last May-August in her first four handicaps and 8lb wrong at the weights today; a transformation is needed following wind surgery.

100/1

Non-runners

Pomeriggio

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £48.70
Straight Forecast £45.92
Tricast £499.42
Trifecta £371.50

Selections

POSTDATA:

Amberelli

RP RATINGS:

Fillyfudge

SPOTLIGHT:

Jo's Rainbow

Telegraph:

Pomeriggio

The Times:

Amberelli

D Express:

Amberelli

The Star:

Amberelli

Daily Mail:

Jo's Rainbow

The Guardian:

Fillyfudge

Daily Mirror:

Fillyfudge

Daily Record:

Fillyfudge