BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies' Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

13:40

BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies' Handicap

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 2

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £23,193

Weather Fog

Temp 2°C

Wind 6mph SE

Rain 0%

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (7)	Stateira Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	131	—	04812-	86	102	70	35d	—	—	0	30.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Fairly useful form over 1m on last two starts; 1-1 at 7f (debut win); may improve further
8 (10)	Nikki Swango Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Hollie Doyle T:Adrian McGuinness	123	—	11211-	78	101	90	28d	—	—	+24	34.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Irish mare who has a record of 211211, all at Dundalk, since rejoining this stable
6 (9)	Stellenbosch Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	125	—	71412-	80	102	66	27d	—	—	+14	25.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Record of 1412 since racing in 7f contests on AW; may well remain competitive
4 (6)	Indigo Dream Grey J:James Ryan T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:James Ryan T:Ross O'Sullivan	128	—	/2531-	83	99	74	35d	—	—	+15	24.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Straightforward task last time and this is harder but she may have more to offer on AW
3 (4)	Bela Sonata Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Oliver Cole	J:Hector Crouch T:Oliver Cole	130	—	0/131-	85	103	57	181d	—	—	+2	11.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Record is 2-4 and gained both wins fresh; open to further progress on reappearance
5 (8)	Mollie Foster Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:Mark Loughnane	125	—	83301-	80	99	53	92d	—	—	+14	22	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Made a winning AW debut when last seen; interesting prospect for shrewd new connections
7 (5)	Enola Grey Grey J:Kaiya Fraser T:Gemma Tutty	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Gemma Tutty	124	—	0451-5	79	100	64	7d	—	—	+2	9.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Six-time AW winner but is more exposed than most of today's rivals
1 (1)	Rajindri Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Tom Clover	J:Tom Marquand T:Tom Clover	138	—	/4050-	93	99	58	34d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Mixed results in a light 2025 campaign; by no means certain to defy top weight
11 (3)	Second Fiddle Bay J:Nicola Currie T:Iain Jardine	J:Nicola Currie T:Iain Jardine	115	t	1131-7	70	100	81	6d	—	—	+1	6.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ex-Irish mare who is 6-8 (all over 1m and mostly at Newcastle) for current yard
10 (2)	Donna Nook Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	119	v	423-83	74	102	72	7d	—	—	+3	7	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Faces a tougher task upped in class but is 1-1 at 7f on AW (Irish success)
9 (11)	Mereside Diva Chestnut J:Andrew Mullen T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Andrew Mullen T:David & Nicola Barron	119	—	38070-	74	103	-	118d	—	—	+4	7.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Goes into unknown territory, being the only AW debutante in the field

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Stateira	15/8	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Nikki Swango	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2
Stellenbosch	6/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	6/1
Indigo Dream	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Bela Sonata	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Mollie Foster	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Enola Grey	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Rajindri	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Second Fiddle	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Donna Nook	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mereside Diva	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Nikki Swango

34.6

OR: 7 Form: 24.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Stateira

30.4

OR: 9 Form: 12 Odds: 9.4

2/1

3rd

Stellenbosch

25.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 15 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Indigo Dream

24.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 13.6 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Mollie Foster

OR: 7.5 Form: 12.4 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Rajindri

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Bela Sonata

11.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Enola Grey

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Mereside Diva

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Donna Nook

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Second Fiddle

6.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rajindri	93	99	58
Stateira	86	102	70
Bela Sonata	85	103	57
Indigo Dream	83	99	74
Stellenbosch	80	102	66
Mollie Foster	80	99	53
Enola Grey	79	100	64
Nikki Swango	78	101	90
Donna Nook	74	102	72
Mereside Diva	74	103	—
Second Fiddle	70	100	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Second Fiddle	6d ago	Quick return
Enola Grey	7d ago	Quick return
Donna Nook	7d ago	Quick return
Stellenbosch	27d ago	Fit
Nikki Swango	28d ago	Fit
Rajindri	34d ago	Fit
Stateira	35d ago	Fit
Indigo Dream	35d ago	Fit
Mollie Foster	92d ago	Long break
Mereside Diva	118d ago	Long break
Bela Sonata	181d ago	Long break