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BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap

Newcastle (AW) · 16 January 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance7f14y
  • GoingStandard
  • SurfaceAW
  • Runners11
  • HandicapYes

Stateira (FR) (6/4F) won the BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW) on 16 January 2026, beating Nikki Swango (IRE) by 4 lengths under Oisin Murphy for trainer Andrew Balding. 11 ran on Standard going over 7f14y; the winning time was 1m 25.95s (slow by 1.95s).

Winner Stateira (FR)
SP: 6/4F J: Oisin Murphy T: Andrew Balding O: Gary Gillies
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 2(7) Stateira (FR) 4f Prominent Persian King (IRE) – Douda (IRE) (Sea The Stars) Gary Gillies Prominent early - hit front after a furlong - driven along and travelling strongly 2f out - drifted left but opened up advantage over a furlong out - stayed on strongly to win Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 9-5 86106A100A 1:25.95 23,193 6/4F 2.65
2nd 8(10) Nikki Swango (IRE) 5m Held up Galileo Gold (GB) – Oh Simple Thing (IRE) (Compton Place) Claire Wylie Mark Mcguckin Mark Devlin Slow to break - held up towards back and eager to go quicker - looking for a gap 2f out - moved left and made progress inside final two furlongs - squeezed for space in the closing stages - found room to take second but no answer to winner 4 Hollie Doyle Adrian McGuinness 8-11 7886A92A 1:26.62 10,876.50 13/2 9.80
3rd 4(6) Indigo Dream (GB) 4f Held up Havana Grey (GB) – Chloris (GB) (Dansili) Eleanora Kennedy Restrained in rear - travelling smoothly 2f out - moved into second place over 1f out - pressed for effort and unable to sustain it - dropped to third inside the final furlong and faded 1¼ James Ryan Ross O'Sullivan 9-2 8388A90A 1:26.83 5,440.50 8/1 12.36
4th 10(2) Donna Nook (GB) v 4f Bated Breath (GB) – Rostova (USA) (Arch) M J Macleod Sluggish start - settled with the pack - urged into effort inside final two furlongs - stayed on well through the last furlong to finish fourth nse Mark Winn David O'Meara 8-7 7479A90A 1:26.83 2,718 25/1 40.00
5th 7(5) Enola Grey (IRE) 6m Havana Grey (GB) – Izola (GB) (Beat Hollow) Cragg Wood Racing Settled towards the back - stirred into action but stuck for space with a furlong left - responded to find some late progress but always short of contention 1 Kaiya Fraser Gemma Tutty 8-12 7981A88A 1:26.99 1,359 11/1 15.20
6th 5(8) Mollie Foster (IRE) 4f Held up Acclamation (GB) – Dutch Dream (GER) (Dutch Art) The Horse Watchers 11 Held up in the pack - pushed for effort with 2f left - unable to threaten the front end - finished sixth ½ Billy Loughnane Mark Loughnane 8-13 8080A87A 1:27.08 679.50 11/1 17.40
7th 1(1) Rajindri (IRE) 6m Prominent Profitable (IRE) – Ugneya (IRE) (Teofilo) Jastar Capital Limited Handy in the pack early - pushed along approaching the final 3f with no real gain into the 2f marker - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 7th 1¾ Tom Marquand Tom Clover 9-12 9388A84A 1:27.37 — 16/1 33.90
8th 6(9) Stellenbosch (IRE) 4f Prominent Wootton Bassett (GB) – Heaven On Earth (IRE) (Galileo) Westerberg Handy in the leading group - pushed for effort with two furlongs left - weakened close home to finish eighth ¾ Sean Levey Richard Hannon 8-13 8073A82A 1:27.49 — 15/2 8.92
9th 9(11) Mereside Diva (IRE) 6m Held up Ivawood (IRE) – Mujaesce (ITY) (Mujahid) Mereside Racing Limited Partner Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to challenge leaders - finished ninth ½ Andrew Mullen David & Nicola Barron 8-7 7465A82A 1:27.58 — 28/1 40.10
10th 11(3) Second Fiddle (IRE) t 7m Fulbright (GB) – Somedaysrdiamonds (GB) (Equiano) Miss Valerie Renwick Kevin Kerr Settled in the pack - pushed for effort with over 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 10th 2¼ Nicola Currie Iain Jardine 8-3 7054A77A 1:27.95 — 16/1 32.03
11th 3(4) Bela Sonata (GB) 4f Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) – Belatorio (IRE) (Oratorio) Oliver Cole Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went to the front then lost that position after a furlong but stayed close - pressed for effort with 2f left - faded fast inside the final furlong to finish well beaten 18 Hector Crouch Oliver Cole 9-4 8560C43C 1:30.95 — 8/1 12.98

Winning time 1m 25.95s (slow by 1.95s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 11 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (11 of 11 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £2.50
Tote Place £1.10 £2.50 £3.10
Exacta £12.10
CSF £11.96
Tricast £64.51
Trifecta £81.10

Quick answers

Who won the BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW) in 2026?
Stateira (FR) won the BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW) on 16 January 2026, ridden by Oisin Murphy and trained by Andrew Balding.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
1st Stateira (FR) (6/4F), 2nd Nikki Swango (IRE) (13/2), 3rd Indigo Dream (GB) (8/1).
What price was the winner of the 2026 BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
Stateira (FR) returned a starting price of 6/4F, with a Betfair SP of 2.65.
How many horses ran in the 2026 BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
11 horses ran in the 2026 BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW).
What was the winning time of the 2026 BetMGM AWC Fillies & Mares Trial Fillies Handicap at Newcastle (AW)?
The winning time was 1m 25.95s (slow by 1.95s).

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