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25 February 2026
Wednesday 25th February
WinOlympics Family Day On Sale Now Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 1m 7f 50y
- Going: Soft
- Runners
- 7
- Type
- Hurdle
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Partly cloudy
Selection
Selection
Selected At
Shalfa
Selected at:
4/1
Shalfa was a four-time winner on the Flat and she produced an improved performance to finish second in a Plumpton maiden earlier this month. Lydia Richards’ mare is the type to do better in handicaps and an opening mark of 98 looks very workable.
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Racecard
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Runner
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Placed nine times including last two (chases); can hang but cheekpieces go on; big player
23-733
Age: 6
Weight: 12-0
OR: 100
Days: 34
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 26 | Hun Huntingdon | 16.5f Sft | 4NvHcCh | 11-5 | 3/6 | Touquet (6L) | 3/1 | 101 | 107 |
| 28 Dec 25 | Lei Leicester | 16f Gd | 4HcCh | 11-2 | 3/6 | Rodney (9L) | 4/1 | 103 | 107 |
| 22 Oct 25 | Wor Worcester | 20f Gd | 5HcH | 11-9 | 7/9 | Pertemps Diamond (17L) | 9/4 | 104 | 100 |
| 22 Apr 25 | Her Hereford | 16f Gd | 4HcH | 10-13 | 3/11 | Goblet Of Fire (2¼L) | 9/1 | 104 | 107 |
| 20 Mar 25 | Lud Ludlow | 16f Gd | 4HcHM | 10-13 | 2/3 | Ascending Lark (4½L) | 9/2 | 105 | 103 |
| 12 Mar 25 | Hun Huntingdon | 19.5f Gd | 5HcHM | 12-0 | F/7 | Imperial Jade () | 9/4 | 105 | - |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Latest 4th in Chepstow novice (2m, soft) was a fair effort; could do better now in h'caps
744
Age: 5
Weight: 11-13
OR: 99
Days: 29
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 26 | Chp Chepstow | 16f Sft | 4NvHM | 10-9 | 4/10 | Charisma Cat (16L) | 80/1 | - | 91 |
| 8 Jan 26 | Ffo Ffos Las | 16f Sft | 4NvH | 10-5 | 4/11 | Bossman Jack (40L) | 125/1 | - | 75 |
| 16 Dec 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 15f Sft | 4MdH | 10-4 | 7/18 | Swingin Safari (26L) | 125/1 | - | 88 |
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Latest 2nd at Plumpton (2m, soft) arguably makes this opening hurdles mark workable
5-32
Age: 7
Weight: 11-12
OR: 98
Days: 16
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 26 | Plu Plumpton | 16f Sft | 4MdH | 11-0 | 2/7 | Tennessee Tango (11L) | 33/1 | - | 98 |
| 11 Jan 26 | Fon Fontwell | 17.5f Sft | 4NvHM | 11-2 | 3/9 | Park Princess (14½L) | 125/1 | - | 95 |
| 2 Dec 25 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 10f St | 6Hc | 9-11 b | 8/8 | Bownder (10½L) | 14/1 | 64 | 50 |
| 1 Sep 25 | Bri Brighton | 10f GF | 6Hc | 9-6 b | 1/7 | Racing Demon (1L) | 5/1 | 62 | 69 |
| 15 Aug 25 | Nby Newbury | 10f Gd | 5Hc | 9-7 b | 4/6 | Nightsinwhitesatin (14½L) | 12/1 | 63 | 41 |
| 21 Jul 25 | Wdr Windsor | 10f Sft | 6Hc | 9-7 b | 2/13 | Ghost Story (4¼L) | 33/1 | 63 | 68 |
Down the weights but tailed off last twice; drop in trip/hurdles might help; risky
7-3657
Age: 5
Weight: 11-7
OR: 93
Days: 81
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 25 | Wet Wetherby | 19.5f Sft | 5HcCh | 11-3 b | 7/9 | The Jad Factor (62L) | 16/1 | 97 | 33 |
| 15 Nov 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 20f Hy | 5HcH | 11-5 | 5/7 | My Granny Lily (51L) | 22/1 | 101 | 52 |
| 22 Oct 25 | Wor Worcester | 20f Gd | 5HcH | 11-11 | 6/9 | Pertemps Diamond (16½L) | 66/1 | 103 | 96 |
| 30 Aug 25 | Nab Newton Abbot | 17f Gd | 4MdHM | 11-5 | 3/5 | Manyana Blue (23L) | 5/2 | 107 | 84 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Mus Musselburgh | 20f GS | 4MdHM | 10-5 | 7/7 | Lizzie Luna (61L) | 6/1 | 114 | 40 |
| 21 Jan 25 | Lei Leicester | 15.5f Hy | 4MdH | 10-2 | 3/8 | Pleasington (19L) | 9/1 | 118 | 80 |
Weakening when unseating on stable/h'cap debut 16 days ago; new hood probably no bad thing
760-3U
Age: 5
Weight: 11-4
OR: 90
Days: 16
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 26 | Cat Catterick | 15.5f Sft | 5HcHM | 11-10 t1 | UR/5 | Vanilla Dancer () | 20/1 | 93 | 83 |
| 20 Nov 25 | Wcn Wincanton | 15f Gd | 4NvMdHM | 11-4 | 3/7 | St Irene (16½L) | 40/1 | - | 90 |
| 8 Oct 25 | Kem Kempton (AW) | 12f St/Slw | 6Hc | 9-3 | 7/14 | Blue Train (11L) | 80/1 | 52 | 46 |
| 23 Sep 25 | Lin Lingfield (AW) | 10f St | 6Hc | 9-9 | 8/13 | Al Shabab (16L) | 25/1 | 55 | 33 |
| 3 Sep 25 | Bat Bath | 8f Hy | 6Hc | 9-7 | 7/11 | Ajrad (3¾L) | 22/1 | 58 | 55 |
| 14 Aug 25 | Chp Chepstow | 7f Gd | 6Hc | 9-6 | 3/6 | Soi Dao (4L) | 50/1 | 60 | 56 |
Close second in November; excuse latest; freshened up since and she can't be ruled out
952237
Age: 5
Weight: 11-1
OR: 87
Days: 68
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 16f Hy | 5NvHcH | 11-5 ht | 7/9 | Morning Mayhem (29L) | 6/1 | 88 | 70 |
| 25 Nov 25 | Sth Southwell | 16f GS | 5NvHcH | 11-5 ht | 3/8 | Secret Vino (8½L) | 7/1 | 86 | 84 |
| 17 Nov 25 | Lei Leicester | 15.5f Sft | 5NvHcHM | 11-5 ht | 2/6 | Sophie Power (nse) | 5/2 | 86 | 84 |
| 31 Oct 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 16f GS | 5HcH | 11-0 ht | 2/8 | Tigers Moon (2¾L) | 11/2 | 86 | 84 |
| 5 Oct 25 | Utt Uttoxeter | 16f Gd | 5HcH | 10-13 ht1 | 5/14 | Platenium (6L) | 28/1 | 86 | 84 |
| 29 Aug 25 | Fon Fontwell | 17.5f GS | 5HcH | 10-13 h | 9/11 | Cawthorne Banker (17½L) | 28/1 | 88 | 72 |
w1
Wind Op - First run after wind operation
Struggled following an absence; well treated and has had wind surgery; tongue-tie goes on
U31/9P
Age: 8
Weight: 10-5
OR: 77
Days: 44
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 26 | Her Hereford | 19.5f Sft | 5HcHM | 10-10 | PU/13 | Jamaicaine () | 66/1 | 82 | - |
| 22 Dec 25 | Hun Huntingdon | 19.5f GS | 5HcH | 10-12 | 9/11 | Albie Littlewood (48L) | 28/1 | 84 | 46 |
| 2 Nov 23 | Str Stratford | 18.5f Sft | 5HcH | 11-5 | 1/16 | Libor Lad (1½L) | 50/1 | 84 | 89 |
| 2 Oct 23 | Nab Newton Abbot | 21.5f Sft | 5NvHcHM | 11-2 | 3/6 | Kym Eyre (29L) | 16/1 | 84 | 60 |
| 13 May 23 | War Warwick | 16f GS | 4MdH | 10-11 | UR/8 | Glorious Fun () | 28/1 | - | - |
| 23 Apr 23 | Str Stratford | 16.5f GS | 4MdHM | 11-4 | 4/10 | Carrigeen Kampala (20L) | 7/1 | - | 76 |
Verdict
This might be the day for Plantaroma but handicap hurdle debutante SHALFA gets the nod.
Shalfa
Betting Forecast:
5/4 Plantaroma,
4/1 Shalfa,
Little Venice,
7/1 Man Maid,
9/1 Adaay Dancing,
16/1 Irisante,
33/1 Harthill
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