20.21
Good To FirmHighclere Castle “The Perfect Gin” Handicap
- Prize money: £3925.5
- 0m 5f 0y
- Class 6
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly sunny
9/4 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.30
Form: 66/411 D
Last run: 7 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 5 (5) |
1st Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 5 |
9st 9lb |
Missed 2025 but is making up for lost time and completed a hat-trick of 5f handicaps at Salisbury (good to firm) 11 days ago; thriving and may not have reached her limit just yet. |
3/1 |
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1st 1 (2) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
10st 0lb |
Missed last season but has come back an improved filly and now bids for a 5f hat-trick after classifed/handicap wins, latest at Leicester (good to firm) seven days ago when beating Dreambird Dolly by just over 1l; respected under 5lb penalty with further progress possible. |
9/4 |
|
1st 2 (5) |
14th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Off 19 months before this season; her second race back (seventh attempt overall) was her best when off the mark at 25-1 in a classified at Southwell (5f, AW) and in quite taking style too, so she needs a second look despite her handicap mark having been revised upwards in a major way. |
13/8 |
9/2
- Place: £2.10
Form: -82102 D BF
Last run: 7 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (3) |
22nd Aug 2026 Standard 0m 5f 6y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Got off the mark when landing a classified at Leicester (5f, good) in June; although she has gone close in handicaps on several occasions, she has not been able to land such a contest and doesn't therefore appeal for win purposes. |
10/1 |
|
5th 3 (6) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Front-runner who's barely put a foot wrong since the blinkers went on; has gone close a couple of times over C&D in the past and is one for the shortlist under experienced 7lb claimer Donagh Murphy. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 4 (7) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Has a record of 2102 since wearing blinkers, the success in Leicester classified contest (maiden previously); just over 1l behind Dottie Diamond there last Tuesday and now gets a 5lb pull with that opponent, who admittedly is open to further improvement; important contender. |
9/2 |
14/1
Form: 360730 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 4lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 7 (6) |
22nd Aug 2026 Standard 0m 5f 6y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Won over C&D last November but has failed to match that level since and doesn't appeal. |
9/1 |
|
4th 5 (6) |
13th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Won three times in the second half of 2025, including here (5f); mixed bag in 2026 but he is capable at this level and shouldn't be discounted; stable also run Real Gold. |
12/1 |
|
5th 8 (2) |
8th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Hard to predict and was well held at Salisbury last time but he looks interesting on his third in a Newbury handicap (6f, good to firm) in June; has claims if he can recapture that form and his last win was at this track. |
13/2 |
10/1
Form: 362538 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 7lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 53
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (3) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
Placed plenty of times since last success and current mark is attractive; well capable of taking a serious hand but his losing run is mounting up and latest effort wasn't one of his best. |
10/1 |
|
8th 4 (12) |
29th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 21y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner; no win anywhere since October 2024 but he's been placed this year on both his visits to Windsor (5f, good to firm); drawn wider this time but he's considered each-way. |
10/1 |
9/2
Form: 767512 D
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 8lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (5) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Back in much better form, having won a Lingfield classified event (6f, good) in clearcut fashion last month then finished a neck second in Bath handicap (5f, firm) last week; enters calculations despite still having a modest strike-rate. |
9/2 |
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2nd 3 (2) |
15th Jul 2026 Firm 0m 5f 10y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
C&D winner; well beaten here in handicaps in May and June; produced her best effort for over a year when winning going away in a Lingfield classified event (6f, good) latest; well treated on her return to this sphere if repeating that effort but it's hard to predict if she will. |
15/8 |
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1st 7 (10) |
18th Jun 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Sole win from 29 starts was at Bath (5f, good to firm) in August 2024; ran respectably in a classified event there (5.7f) two weeks ago but this looks tough on the figures and others are preferred. |
12/1 |
10/1
Form: 484-60 D
Last run: 107 days
W: 9st 8lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 (11) |
17th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 6lb |
5f winner here last June for another trainer; has another career-low mark today, having lost his way; third race for current yard. |
20/1 |
|
6th 6 (3) |
7th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 60y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Rather lost his way for Michael Attwater and finished a long way behind Dreambird Dolly for his new yard at Salisbury recently; hard to find a reason why he'll turn things round. |
12/1 |
|
7th 2 (4) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Gained sole success off a higher mark but isn't particularly solid on 2026 efforts, both in the spring; left Michael Attwater since; possibly best watched unless the betting speaks positively. |
10/1 |
20/1
Form: 592639 D
Last run: 29 days
W: 9st 4lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 11 (2) |
18th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 7f 1y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Sole win in 23 starts came in a handicap at Newcastle (5f, Tapeta) in February when trained by Brian Ellison; drops to this level for the first time, but has been well held in both starts for this yard and attempts this far for the first time; cheekpieces return. |
10/1 |
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8th 6 (1) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 5f 0y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Registered sole success in AW contest in February; returned to turf with a creditable effort but subsequent form is inconsistent; never figured on debut for new yard last time. |
20/1 |
|
9th 8 (4) |
22nd Jun 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 6 |
9st 3lb |
Off the mark on Newcastle AW in February (5f); ran well back on turf when runner-up at Nottingham (6f, good) in April but not so good in final two starts for Brian Ellison; sold for £1,000 since; regular cheekpieces left off on yard debut. |
10/1 |
7/2
Form: 594634
Last run: 7 days
W: 8st 10lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £17.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £38.63 |
| Tricast | £102.93 |
| Trifecta | £85.80 |
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