Quinnbet.com Fillies' Handicap Stakes

16:10 Newcastle (AW) Sat 05 Sep 2026 1m4f99y Class 5 Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Jujubella

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Jujubella (SR 74, 2/1) leads the field on ability and is the market's favourite, with an 18% market steam reinforcing confidence. Her MarkMv:-5 means she's dropped 5lb since her last win — a meaningful advantage in a Class 5 handicap — and her GoingFit:~ on good ground combined with a placed course record (W0P1 Newcastle AW) suggests she handles this surface. Carrying just 9-3 with David Nolan aboard (10% career SR) is a positive booking, and while her recent form string 953230 shows she hasn't won for a while, the cheekpieces (HG:p) applied today signal connections are serious about getting a result. Velvet Whisper steams at 10% market support but carries a GoingFit:- flag and is running off MarkMv:+3, making the race harder than her last win. Each-way alternative: Velvet Whisper. Main danger: Recobella — Recobella (SR 71) has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground and her recent form string ends in 121 — she's in form and the 22% drift may reflect the class rise rather than underlying concerns, making her the most dangerous if she handles the step up.

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Full result

Winner: Rubellite (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Rubellite Stephen Hanlon · Conor Whiteley(5) 4/1
2 Jujubella Fox #1 Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · David Nolan 5/4
3 Velvet Whisper Fox #2 Edward Bethell · Cian Horgan(5) 6/1
4 Dior Noir Mike Sowersby · Cam Hardie 22/1
5 Recobella Fox #3 Philip Kirby · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) 4/1
6 Princess Niyla Alan Brown · Alex Jary(3) 12/1
— Sharona Jessica Bedi · William Pyle -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Jujubella 2/1 🥈 2ND
2 Velvet Whisper 4/1 🥉 3RD
3 Recobella 10/3 5TH