May 17 / 16.05 Stratford

16.05

Good To Firm

William Austin 50 Year Celebration Mares’ Handicap Chase (Queen Boudicca Mares’ Chase Series Qual’)

  • Prize money: £4039.96
  • 2m 3f 98y
  • Class 5
  • 3 runners
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William Austin 50 Year Celebration Mares’ Handicap Chase (Queen Boudicca Mares’ Chase Series Qual’)

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.62

Form: /3P22-

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 3lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Pulled up when making chase debut on heavy ground but runner-up twice on good ground since, latterly at Fontwell (2m3f) last month; gets another chance off the same mark here; obvious contender.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

15:10 Stratford

A Little Something

12st 0lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

0-8 over hurdles but she's been a big improver since switched to chasing and completed a double with an emphatic win at Fontwell (2m3f, good) 19 days ago; now 11lb higher but she's on a roll and could continue on an upward curve over fences; key player.

6/4

1st

5

10th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

15:00 Fontwell

A Little Something

10st 13lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Got off the mark on her 13th start under rules, and her fourth attempt over fences, when accounting for two rivals (only one other completed) at Stratford (2m3f, good to firm) last month; runs off the same mark and this is tougher but still holds claims.

5/4

1st

3

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

A Little Something

11st 3lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Emma Lavelle

Pulled up when making chase debut on heavy ground but runner-up twice on good ground since, latterly at Fontwell (2m3f) last month; gets another chance off the same mark here; obvious contender.

13/8

Form: 81/66-

Last run: 52 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Made the frame in two Irish points in 2024 and won good-ground maiden hurdle later that year; returned from long absence with two disappointing handicap hurdle runs this year (2m3f/2m; last of six both times), though, and is tricky to weigh up for this chasing debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

6

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Worcester

Pure Seduction

11st 9lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Got off to a winning start over hurdles over 2m here in August 2024; a remote last to finish on all her three starts since, however, latest her chasing debut at Stratford (2m4f; three ran) in May; very hard to warm to.

14/1

2nd

1

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Pure Seduction

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made the frame in two Irish points in 2024 and won good-ground maiden hurdle later that year; returned from long absence with two disappointing handicap hurdle runs this year (2m3f/2m; last of six both times), though, and is tricky to weigh up for this chasing debut.

7/1

6th

3

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:58 Warwick

Pure Seduction

11st 10lb

J: Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Tailed off at 14-1 on handicap debut at Doncaster (2m3f, soft) last month when back from a long absence, and she has to prove how much ability she retains; however, she may have needed that latest run and it's too soon to write off this very lightly raced, good-ground novice hurdle winner.

12/1

Form: 0581P-

Last run: 97 days

W: 10st 6lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Displayed significant improvement when fitted with cheekpieces for chasing debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good to soft) in January, making all to win by just over 7l; lacked fluency and was pulled up at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) the following month but has strong claims if back on song after 97-day break.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

17th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Little Wren

10st 6lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Displayed significant improvement when fitted with cheekpieces for chasing debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good to soft) in January, making all to win by just over 7l; lacked fluency and was pulled up at Plumpton (3m1f, soft) the following month but has strong claims if back on song after 97-day break.

5/2

7

9th Feb 2026

Soft

3m 1f 157y

Class 5

16:15 Plumpton

Little Wren

10st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Maiden hurdler who was a very different proposition on her chase debut at Fakenham (2m5f, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces) three weeks ago when she scored easily by just over 7l; a 7lb rise could have been worse and there's stamina in the pedigree.

11/10

1st

7

18th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 44y

Class 5

15:10 Fakenham

Little Wren

10st 4lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Unable to justify prominence in the betting when safely held in two handicap hurdles (2m4f/3m) towards end of last year but remains unexposed after only six starts and this switch to fences may prompt the improvement that has evidently been expected; sports first-time cheekpieces.

5/2

Non-runners

Ballyhiho, Miss Fedora

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £3.80
Straight Forecast £3.55
Trifecta £3.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

A Little Something

TOPSPEED:

Miss Fedora

The Sun:

Little Wren

WEST COUNTRY:

Pure Seduction

RP RATINGS:

A Little Something

POSTDATA:

A Little Something

The Times:

A Little Something

D Express:

A Little Something

Daily Mirror:

A Little Something

The Star:

A Little Something

Daily Record:

A Little Something

Telegraph:

Miss Fedora