Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 20 June Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

17:30

Date 2026-04-22

Distance 2m7f198y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Weather Clear

Temp 3.5°C

Wind 4mph E

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 57.52s (slow by 13.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jena d'Oudairies (FR) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	13/2	Won
2nd	Poet's Muse (IRE) Ciaran Gethings · I Chanin	40/1	0.2
3rd	Lady Caro (IRE) Cameron Johnstone-Baker · Emma Lavelle	100/30	2.25
4th	Miss Tiara (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	4/1	3
5th	Border Gem (GB) Chad Bament · Jeremy Scott	5/2F	0.2
6th	Hurst Hill (IRE) Daniel Sansom · Seamus Mullins	11/1	6
7th	Bee's Kiss (IRE) James Best · Jimmy Frost	50/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Pooley's Promise (IRE) Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	5/1

Runners (8)

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
3	Border Gem Bay J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	161	—	542452	93	107	80	28d	—	—	0	24.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
0-9 but she's a reliable sort and looks worth a crack at this sort of trip
1	Lady Caro Bay J:Cameron Johnstone-Baker(7) T:Emma Lavelle	J:Cameron Johnstone-Baker(7) T:Emma Lavelle	168	—	337421	100	101	93	29d	—	—	+13	32.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Cameron Johnstone-Baker rode over C&D (good) when winning easily with career best; up 8lb
7	Pooley's Promise Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	145	tp	-14595	77	104	85	29d	—	—	-3	13.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Just 3-1 when behind two of these on stable debut here last time; now tongue tied as well
4	Miss Tiara Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	160	t	-25963	92	99	95	29d	—	—	+5	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Staying-on 3rd to Lady Caro over C&D, albeit making it look very hard work in comparison
2	Jena d'Oudairies Bay J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	168	b	-47565	100	101	92	21d	—	—	+4	15.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Lack of impact in six handicaps, two over this sort of trip; different equipment this time
5	Hurst Hill Bay J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins	J:Daniel Sansom(3) T:Seamus Mullins	156	—	312242	88	102	96	163d	—	—	+16	22.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On the premises on 2025 evidence but the 163 days off ask a question
6	Poet's Muse Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:I Chanin	J:Ciaran Gethings T:I Chanin	153	—	7-1640	85	84	48	18d	—	—	+7	9.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Won a 3m maiden point last May; beaten 56l, 46l and 63l in her three hurdle races
8	Bee's Kiss Bay J:James Best T:Jimmy Frost	J:James Best T:Jimmy Frost	142	—	127P09	74	-	-	30d	—	—	+5	6.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Heavy defeats as hurdler; goes handicapping with a big rethink on trip but also 8lb wrong

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Border Gem	5/2	9/4	9/4
Lady Caro	10/3	10/3	10/3
Pooley's Promise	4/1	4/1	4/1
Miss Tiara	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jena d'Oudairies	13/2	13/2	13/2
Hurst Hill	12/1	11/1	12/1
Poet's Muse	50/1	33/1	40/1
Bee's Kiss	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lady Caro

32.3

OR: 12.5 Form: 14.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Border Gem

24.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Hurst Hill

22.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 11 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Miss Tiara

18.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 4 Odds: 4

9/2

Jena d'Oudairies

15.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Pooley's Promise

13.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 2 Odds: 5

4/1

Poet's Muse

9.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Bee's Kiss

6.6

OR: 6 Form: 0.3 Odds: 0.3

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lady Caro	100	101	93
Jena d'Oudairies	100	101	92
Border Gem	93	107	80
Miss Tiara	92	99	95
Hurst Hill	88	102	96
Poet's Muse	85	84	48
Pooley's Promise	77	104	85
Bee's Kiss	74	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Poet's Muse	18d ago	Fit
Jena d'Oudairies	21d ago	Fit
Border Gem	28d ago	Fit
Lady Caro	29d ago	Fit
Pooley's Promise	29d ago	Fit
Miss Tiara	29d ago	Fit
Bee's Kiss	30d ago	Fit
Hurst Hill	163d ago	Long break