17:00 Southwell

Friday 12 December 2025

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Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 41.0s

(2)

Stateira²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding| OR: 86| C| D

8/11

Course winner on debut. Improved following a break when making all to land a 9-runner handicap at Newcastle (8f) 25 days ago by 4½ lengths from Donna Nook, readily justifying favouritism. Free-going sort should have more to offer if her enthusiasm is channelled the right way.

Form: 130481

(5)

Bridget's View²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Doughty| T: E Walker| OR: 78

17/2

Beat a few subsequent improvers when making all in a 7f Kempton maiden last November. Best forgiven handicap debut/reappearance over same C&D in May when caught wide. Off further 7 months but unexposed over this longer trip (out of sprinter but dam won over 1m) and worth noting if supported.

Form: 521-9

(6)

Donna Nook^p1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77

11/2

Sole win came on all-weather in Ireland for Ger Lyons. Unable to match the pick of her form from this season latest, 4½ lengths second of 9 to Stateira in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 12/1) 25 days ago, no match for winner. Should be competitive on better terms with cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 230642

(4)

Enola Grey³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 73| CD

9/2

5-time all-weather winner (including C&D), latest victory came this time last year. Has dropped in the handicap following a trio of starts on turf and was back to form when fourth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Redcar (7f, good) 38 days ago. Interesting off current mark back on all-weather.

Form: 255904

(1)

Mandana^h¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: P Cosgrave| T: James Owen| OR: 70| D

11/1

Sole win came over 1m on all-weather. Typically too free over longer trip on first outing since leaving Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole (for 22,000 gns) but drops markedly in trip and no surprise if shrewd new yard find the key to her at some point.

Form: 022073

(3)

Heed^h,t1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: G Boughey| OR: 67| D

40/1

Winning debut in a weak fillies' maiden at Ffos Las in August. Found out in listed company in France next time and too free in a first-time hood when fifth of 6 in a slowly run novice (7/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 38 days ago. Still early days and tongue strap now added to the mix on handicap debut.

Form: 185

Non-Runners

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Mostar Dreams¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: A Keatley J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Stateira (8/11), Mostar Dreams (4/1), Enola Grey (9/2), Donna Nook (11/2), Bridget's View (17/2), Mandana (11/1), Heed (40/1)

Lightly raced 3-y-o STATEIRA was much improved when justifying favouritism at Newcastle last time and she's taken to follow up in the same grade. A few free-going types in here and Enola Grey would be a likely beneficiary if they go too hard, while Mostar Dreams looks interesting if seeing things out on a belated first start over 1m.