November 20 / 13.10 Warwick

13.10

Soft

Chapel Stud Supporting Breeders’ Day Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares’ Hurdle Series Qual’)

  • Prize money: £6337.2
  • 2m 5f 5y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Chapel Stud Supporting Breeders’ Day Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Mares’ Hurdle Series Qual’)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

Form: /4416-

Last run: 264 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Won by 11l on handicap debut at Kempton (2m, good to soft) in February and following run was too bad to be true; could still have more improvement to come over this new trip.
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5th

7

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 1

17:05 Market Rasen

Epinephrine

10st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Last month's keeping-on second at Bangor (2m1f, good to soft) came in just a run-of-the-mill handicap and she's now 0-4 over fences but she's unexposed over this sort of trip and may still have a bigger run in her; unraced on ground quicker than good to soft.

12/1

2nd

2

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 77y

Class 4

15:55 Bangor-on-Dee

Epinephrine

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Winning hurdler; has got closer in each of her three runs over fences, last time beaten 5.5l at Warwick (2m, good to soft); could well have more to offer.

100/30

4th

1

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:40 Warwick

Epinephrine

12st 0lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Venetia Williams

Well beaten on chasing debut in January and probably didn't achieve a great deal when second of three behind short-odds winner at Huntingdon (2m, heavy) last month; remains lightly raced but needs improvement here.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 611/2- D

Last run: 561 days

W: 11st 11lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
An improving mare when last seen in May 2024, only narrowly failing to bring up a hat-trick in handicaps against her own sex; that race was at 2m, with the two previous wins at about this far (including on soft); stable adept at getting them fit at home so considered.
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2nd

4

24th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:37 Uttoxeter

Politacus

11st 10lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

Returns to hurdling after going 0-5 over fences, producing only one effort of real note; nothing wrong with her mark if getting back in this discipline floats her boat.

5/1

6th

7

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:15 Warwick

Politacus

11st 3lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

No match for Irish Chorus here in March but she's got a handy pull in the weights with that rival and she lost a shoe when beaten 12l at Stratford; not discounted.

3/1

3rd

2

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 4

16:33 Stratford

Politacus

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Yet to add to her two hurdling successes (at about 2m4f) in this sphere but she comes here after a very good second of six in 2m Warwick handicap 20 days ago; that form is working out well so she's a big player eased 1lb for yard back among the winners.

100/30

Form: 4412- D

Last run: 251 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
In good form switched to hurdles last season, winning at Huntingdon (2m4f) then close second at Doncaster (2m5f); now goes in tongue-tie; only a 5yo and likely to improve further.
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4th

8

29th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 146y

Class 3

17:25 Ascot

Dramatic Encore

10st 11lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Harry Derham

Won a Huntingdon maiden (2m5f) last February and took a four-runner handicap at Plumpton (2m2f; second-time cheekpieces) 13 days ago, and good ground is probably okay, but to win this demands a career best.

6/1

1st

2

16th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 169y

Class 4

15:45 Plumpton

Dramatic Encore

11st 9lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Yet to build on her Huntingdon maiden hurdle win last February but she's gone close since; returned to some form when a 12l fourth at this level at Ludlow (2m5f, soft) last month, running without her usual tongue-tie but fitted with first-time cheekpieces; drops in trip here and eased in the weights, so worth considering.

2/1

4th

3

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

15:33 Ludlow

Dramatic Encore

11st 8lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Low-mileage 6yo who won Huntingdon maiden (2m4f, good to soft) just under a year ago; failed to build upon encouraging seasonal/handicap debut when well-held fourth at Sandown (2m4f, soft) in December but has possibilities if aided by new cheekpieces here; tongue-tie left off.

10/1

Form: 311-66 C

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Hasn't hit the ground running this season but getting back on a softer surface should be welcomed and cheekpieces are added; probably on a fair mark.
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7th

10

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 2

15:30 Warwick

Audacious Annie

10st 12lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

First and second in her two previous visits here, latterly over this far in first-time cheekpieces in November; below best in her last two races (3m/2m4f) and appears to have little margin for error off this mark; absent since January.

12/1

4th

5

18th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

14:05 Fakenham

Audacious Annie

11st 6lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Jamie Snowden

Seemingly aided by first-time cheekpieces when clear second at Warwick (2m5f, good to soft) in November and ran well for a long way before fading into fifth at Kempton (3m, good) just after Christmas; this drop back in trip looks the right move; probably won't be far away.

9/2

Form: 2213-0 CD

Last run: 205 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won her novice over C&D (soft) and then beaten 6l on handicap debut (good); got warm before finishing comfortably held in a deep handicap at Punchestown in April; wouldn't be remotely exposed just yet.
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7

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 2

15:30 Warwick

Crazierthandaisy

11st 2lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Looked a bit unlucky not to win at Uttoxeter last time (2m4f, good to soft) but wouldn't be certain to run as well again given her inconsistency; 5lb above the only mark she's defied in a handicap and a 7lb claimer was employed last time.

6/1

2nd

1

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

14:35 Uttoxeter

Crazierthandaisy

11st 13lb

J: Mr Daniel Williams

T: Nicky Henderson

Won on seasonal debut at Warwick (2m5f, good to soft) in November but has mixed record in three subsequent runs and was tailed off at Ascot (2m7f, good to soft) last month; still has low mileage but she's been hard to predict and needs to bounce back again.

5/1

14th

14

14th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 7f 123y

Class 3

16:10 Ascot

Crazierthandaisy

11st 4lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Won on seasonal debut at Warwick (2m5f, good to soft) in November and put a poor run behind her when fourth of 17 at Newbury (3m, good to soft) month, where a last-flight jumping error cost her momentum; suited by soft ground (unraced on heavy) and still unexposed at around 3m.

13/2

Form: 6/124- D

Last run: 293 days

W: 11st 3lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Confined to three runs last season, winning at Ffos Las (2m6f, soft) before a second at Sandown off this mark (2m4f, heavy); below par the last time; returns after a wind operation and couldn't be ruled out.
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3rd

8

15th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 3

15:55 Chepstow

Casts Tasha

10st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Clarke

Had a near miss at Leicester in December (2m4f, soft) but now has to bounce back from three lesser efforts; wears a first-time visor.

20/1

7th

5

17th Feb 2026

2m 4f 118y

Class 4

16:30 Newbury

Casts Tasha

11st 13lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

Has performed moderately the last twice but her near miss behind One Eye On Vegas at Leicester in December (2m4f, soft) brings her into this; hard to be confident about her chances, though.

25/1

5th

2

30th Jan 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

16:00 Ffos Las

Casts Tasha

12st 1lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Ben Clarke

Campaigned mostly over further (stays 2m6f); ran poorly last time, failing to back up her reappearance effort; 2-2 at Ffos Las but this drop back in trip presents a question mark.

10/1

Form: 6243-1 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Steady improver who was third in a strong Newbury handicap (2m4f, good) before getting off the mark when odds-on for a Hexham maiden; front two were clear and the second has since been placed in a big-field handicap; has a bit to prove on soft ground (her half-sister loved the mud) but appealing otherwise.
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2nd

10

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 1

15:00 Newbury

Pismo Beach

10st 12lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Stuart Edmunds

Held up; 1-9 over hurdles but 5lb lower than when fourth under Murray Dodd at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) in December, her best form; no match for Indannya or Fresh As A Daisy at Warwick next time, but her latest start (pulled up at Ludlow; tongue tied first time) is the chief worry.

16/1

4

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

15:33 Ludlow

Pismo Beach

11st 7lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Just 1-8 over hurdles but kept on well to take fourth from out of the weights in good Cheltenham handicap (2m4f, good to soft) in December and also ran well when placed in Warwick novice (2m5f, good to soft) at end of that month; won't be far away if she copes with the slower ground here; tongue-tie added.

8/1

Betting Forcast

5/1 Epinephrine, 4/1 Politacus, 5/1 Dramatic Encore, 13/2 Audacious Annie, 4/1 Crazierthandaisy, 10/1 Casts Tasha, 4/1 Pismo Beach