July 20 / 14.08 Stratford

14.08

Good

Ardencote Spa Conditional Jockeys’ Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3511.86
  • 2m 2f 148y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Ardencote Spa Conditional Jockeys’ Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

15/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 7P3-12

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Ex-David Pipe; has run well for this yard on last two starts, winning a 2m4f Fakenham mares' novice on first occasion (good; Claim Du Brizais well back in sixth) before finishing runner-up off this mark in what looked a fair mares' novice handicap at Worcester (2m4f, good to soft); chance.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

3

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

15:00 Bangor-on-Dee

Back In The Bay

11st 10lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: James Owen

Made it 2-5 over hurdles when landing a mares' handicap at Stratford (2m3f, good) last July but she flopped in a three-runner race in final run last year; has bit to prove after 218 days but she has potential in this sphere and needs a close look in market.

9/2

3rd

1

17th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 4

14:40 Fakenham

Back In The Bay

12st 0lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

C&D maiden scorer; didn't quite run up to her previous best in taking a 2m3f Stratford mares' handicap when last seen in July (good; made all), but slightly longer trips are probably that bit better a suit and today's additional yardage is all to the good; 7lb rise demands extra.

11/10

1st

4

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:08 Stratford

Back In The Bay

11st 10lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Ex-David Pipe; has run well for this yard on last two starts, winning a 2m4f Fakenham mares' novice on first occasion (good; Claim Du Brizais well back in sixth) before finishing runner-up off this mark in what looked a fair mares' novice handicap at Worcester (2m4f, good to soft); chance.

15/8

8/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 521-4P

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott (2m, good); off the mark over hurdles in a 2m5f Ludlow novice handicap in April (good to soft) but has been a bit disappointing since.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6

8th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:08 Ludlow

Versace Twentyone

10st 12lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Sheila Lewis

Came good over hurdles over C&D (good to soft) in April and ran well in defeat off today's mark at Stratford (2m2f, good) on latest outing in July; probably won't be far away.

11/2

2nd

2

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:08 Stratford

Versace Twentyone

11st 13lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Sheila Lewis

Bumper winner for Gordon Elliott (2m, good); off the mark over hurdles in a 2m5f Ludlow novice handicap in April (good to soft) but has been a bit disappointing since.

8/1

4

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:55 Worcester

Versace Twentyone

11st 6lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Sheila Lewis

3l ahead of Rockola when obliging at Ludlow in April (2m5f, good to soft); last-time 15l Aintree fourth off 4lb higher represents her best ever form effort going left-handed, but needs more again here.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 331-41

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Fakenham mares' bumper winner in April (2m, good); only third at 4-9 on hurdles debut (didn't seem to stay 2m4f) but better at 2m1f last time when winning mares' novice at Newton Abbot (good to soft), beating her stable companion (had won her two previous two races and was a 2-9 shot) by a neck; contender.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

4

10th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 11y

Class 4

16:37 Ludlow

Claim Du Brizais

11st 0lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Bumper/hurdles winner who has posted mixed results since switched to chasing, best effort when third at Warwick (2m4f, good) on penultimate start; mistake contributed to her defeat there latest; still quite unexposed over this distance and not written off.

15/8

4th

6

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:02 Warwick

Claim Du Brizais

11st 2lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Bumper and novice hurdle winner; 0-4 as a chaser but best form yet in this scene when a 3l fourth over C&D four weeks ago and entitled to build on that.

7/4

3rd

2

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

15:28 Warwick

Claim Du Brizais

11st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Bumper and novice hurdle winner who is in top hands and has dropped down the weights; could rebound at some stage but she needs to produce more than she's managed on her first three chase starts.

7/1

Form: 6524-6

Last run: 58 days

W: 10st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
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.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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

5/1

Form: 23F0-3 C

Last run: 50 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Only win so far was off a 10lb lower mark over 2m here on good to firm in August last year; had a break earlier this year and best of two runs since return was when third in a handicap chase over 2m1f here last time; stays 2m2f.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

14:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Mary

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Both wins over hurdles came when making all; yet to convince as a chaser, falling in two of her three starts in this sphere; a clear round would be a priority.

7/2

2nd

4

7th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:45 Huntingdon

Mary

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Returned to form with front-running win at Warwick (2m3f, good) in September and caught the eye at Stratford (2m, good) last month, after a break, making good headway from a long way off the pace before fading into fifth on the run-in; back up in trip here and it will be interesting to see whether she reverts to much more positive tactics.

5/1

5th

6

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:08 Stratford

Mary

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Ian Williams

Returned to form with front-running win at Warwick (2m3f, good) in September but absent since tame finishing effort in November (breathing issue reported) and remains on fairly tough mark.

12/1

Form: 586-15

Last run: 61 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won a Sedgefield handicap hurdle in May (2m1f, good to firm) but has been rather disappointing over hurdles and on the Flat since; needs to bounce back.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5

20th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

14:08 Stratford

Addosh

11st 9lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Brian Ellison

Won a Sedgefield handicap hurdle in May (2m1f, good to firm) but has been rather disappointing over hurdles and on the Flat since; needs to bounce back.

9/1

4

(6)

5th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:53 Nottingham

Addosh

9st 5lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Brian Ellison

Four-time hurdle winner, including last month; has winning form on the Flat and forget Chester last week as the saddle slipped.

8/1

9

(3)

28th Jun 2025

Good

1m 7f 196y

Class 5

16:45 Chester

Addosh

8st 7lb

J: Shay Farmer

T: Brian Ellison

Four-time hurdle winner, including last month; has winning form on the Flat and placed on the AW earlier this year, but has no form here and others have more going for them.

25/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £12.40
Straight Forecast £12.30
Trifecta £53.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Back In The Bay

POSTDATA:

Mary

D Express:

La Cantate

RP RATINGS:

Back In The Bay

TOPSPEED:

Back In The Bay

Daily Mirror:

Back In The Bay

The Sun:

Back In The Bay

The Star:

Back In The Bay

Daily Record:

Back In The Bay

The Times:

Mary

Telegraph:

Mary