13:40 Newcastle

Friday 16 January 2026

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2015:5516:30

BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 1m 25.95s

(1)

Rajindri³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: Tom Clover| OR: 93| D

16/1

Useful handicapper. Run best excused when last of 16 to Alva in listed race at Deauville (7.4f) 34 days ago, hampered. Should be more at home back in handicap company.

Form: 40/4050-

(7)

Stateira³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 86| BF| C| D

6/4

Improved following a break when making all to land a 1m handicap here in November, readily justifying favouritism. No match for a big improver at Southwell subsequently but still can't be taken lightly.

Form: 304812-

(4)

Bela Sonata¹⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: H Crouch| T: Oliver Cole| OR: 85| D

8/1

Improving type who made it 2 wins from 4 starts with an effort verging on useful in 9-runner handicap at Newbury (7f, good) in July. Off since but that form has worked out well and an 8 lb higher mark could estimate her.

Form: 0/131-

(6)

Indigo Dream³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 83| D

8/1

Confirmed previous promise when off the mark in 13-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) 35 days ago, soon clear. Makes handicap/tapeta debut and more required.

Form: 27/2531-

(8)

Mollie Foster⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 80

11/1

Found improvement back in calmer waters on all-weather debut, winning 8-runner handicap from less-than-ideal position at Southwell (8.1f) 92 days ago on final start Ed Walker. Since purchased for £32,000 by shrewd ownership group and merits respect on stable debut.

Form: 483301-

(9)

Stellenbosch²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| D

15/2

Improved to resume winning ways at Chelmsford City in November. Good second of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) since and ought to remain competitive.

Form: 371412-

(5)

Enola Grey⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: G Tutty| OR: 79| C| D

11/1

Capitalised on falling mark when winning 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 5/1) in December, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Ran about as well as could be expected from a 5 lb higher mark back up in grade when fifth of 6 at this course (1m) last week.

Form: 90451-5

(10)

Nikki Swango²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| D

13/2

Proved better than ever to make it 4 wins from her last 5 starts in 13-runner handicap at Dundalk (7f) 28 days ago, driven out. Can go well again.

Form: 211211-

(11)

Mereside Diva¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: T D Barron| OR: 74| D

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024 and again finished well held at Ayr on most recent outing in September. Plenty to prove.

Form: 838070-

(2)

Donna Nook^v1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024 but got back on track with the help of a good position when third of 6 in handicap at this course (8f) 7 days ago, better placed than most. Visor on for 1st time.

Form: 6423-83

(3)

Second Fiddle^t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-3| J: Nicola Currie| T: I Jardine| OR: 70| BF| C

16/1

Rounded off a fantastic 2025 with another impressive success here (1m) in December. However, was possibly found out by a further 6 lb rise in the weights here on most recent outing.

Form: 11131-7

Forecasts

Stateira (6/4), Nikki Swango (13/2), Stellenbosch (15/2), Indigo Dream (8/1), Bela Sonata (8/1), Enola Grey (11/1), Mollie Foster (11/1), Rajindri (16/1), Second Fiddle (16/1), Donna Nook (25/1), Mereside Diva (28/1)

BELA SONATA has an absence to overcome but she showed an excellent change of pace to land a Newbury handicap in good style in July and is still unexposed after just 4 career starts, so she's an appealing candidate. Stateira was no match for a big improver at Southwell on her most recent outing but could still have more to offer if her enthusiasm can be channelled the right way, with Irish-raider Nikki Swango completing the shortlist.