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Huntingdon · Mon 25th May 2026 · 14:00
📏 2m3f189y 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places (GoingStick: Chase 7.1, Hurdle 8.3) (Watering) 🏟️ Turf 💰 £3,829 🐎 Chase
2nd
Lady Jago
5/4
William Maggs(3)
1st
Ballyhiho
6/5F
Jack Hogan
3rd
She Won't Mind
5/1
Harry Reed
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Class
Class 5
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Distance
2m3f189y
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Going
GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places (GoingStick: Chase 7.1, Hurdle 8.3) (Watering)
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Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£3,829
🐎
Runners
9
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Weather
Sunny
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Type
Chase
📊 Betting Forecast
6/4 Lady Jago, 9/4 Ballyhiho, 4/1 Lady's Choice, 8/1 Kill The Groove, She Won't Mind
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
PU
Lady's Choice Form: 0/49-P
5y
168 lbs 		Paddy Hanlon(5)
John Joseph Hanlon 		100 20/1
🥈 2nd
Lady Jago Form: 0785-2
7y
164 lbs 		William Maggs(3)
Donald McCain 		96 5/4
🥇 1st
Ballyhiho Form: 12345-
6y
160 lbs 		Jack Hogan
D J Jeffreys 		92 6/5F
4
Kill The Groove Form: 2435-3
6y
155 lbs 		Caoilin Quinn
Karen Jewell 		87 –
5
After The Ball Form: 3348-8
5y
150 lbs 		Theo Gillard
Donald McCain 		82 –
🥉 3rd
She Won't Mind Form: 9/4U-7
8y
145 lbs 		Harry Reed
Tim Reed 		77 5/1
6
Beorma Form: 89/P8-
7y
149 lbs 		Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 		81 –
7
Crackerjack Queen Form: 7063-5
6y
148 lbs 		Jack Andrews
T Ellis 		80 –
9
Millies Mite Form: PPUF-6
10y
139 lbs 		Marc Goldstein
Karen Jewell 		71 –
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RACING POST VERDICT

None of these are convincing but LADY JAGO might be on the way back after running her best race for a while here last time.

Racing Post Pick
Lady Jago
Our Expert Tip

LADY JAGO is definitely the best handicapped horse in this race, although any betting movements for KILL THE GROOVE may be interesting.

LADY JAGO’s second last time out suggested a return to form is not far away and for that reason she gets the strong win recommendation here.

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
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Horse Silk
Westerton
J : Lewis Stones(3)
T : Jennie Candlish
17:00
Age: 6
Form: 559/82
Weight: 165 lbs
OR:
Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.
19:10 RiponFinished 3rd
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Horse Silk
Barley
J : David Allan
T : Tim Easterby
19:10
Age: 7
Form: 7-8062
Weight: 131 lbs
OR:
ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.