November 27 / 15.10 Hereford

15.10

Good To Soft

Keltruck Scania Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £3247.81
  • 2m 0f 53y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Keltruck Scania Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 44-233

Last run: 142 days

W: 10st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Placed in all three handicaps, most recently when close third at Worcester (2m, good) in July; may yet have a bigger performance in her and she's in the mix back from a break.
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7

14th Jul 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

15:50 Newton Abbot

Culligran

10st 12lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: John O’Shea

Won over hurdles at Hereford (2m, good to soft) in the autumn and battled on gamely for narrow chase success here (2m5f, good) last month; reverts to hurdling on a workable mark; cheekpieces (worn once last year) are refitted; probably won't be far away.

11/2

4th

6

27th Jun 2025

Good

2m 5f 34y

Class 4

16:55 Cartmel

Culligran

10st 5lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: John O’Shea

Sole hurdle win at 2m (good to soft) and she never went beyond about 2m4f but she gave a stout display over 2m5f at Newton Abbot (good) recently on her second chase start, when having to be switched and heading a subsequent winner late on; jumps soundly and a 2lb higher mark shouldn't be beyond her.

5/2

1st

5

4th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 216y

Class 4

15:05 Newton Abbot

Culligran

10st 10lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: John O’Shea

Comfortably won over hurdles off a similar mark at Hereford (about 2m1f, good to soft) in November; warm in the market when an encouraging second on her chase debut at Ffos Las (2m, good) 13 days ago, looking like a step up in trip could do the trick; gets that today and surely goes well.

100/30

10/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 21-P50 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 13lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Comfortable winner of Bangor maiden (2m, heavy) in February but disappointing in three runs since; mark is falling and now drops back to 2m but she was tailed off at Wincanton recently and others are more convincing.
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3

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

14:00 Wincanton

Strong Belle

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

visibility reduced by fog

7/1

3

16th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

14:00 Wincanton

Strong Belle

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

visibility reduced by fog

7/1

5th

11

28th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

12:05 Newbury

Strong Belle

10st 6lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Promising novice hurdler last winter and she took a step back in the right direction when 7l second at Hereford (2m, good to soft) last month; however, she's back up in grade today and a bigger performance is required.

14/1

11/2

  • Place: £3.50

Form: 713- D

Last run: 362 days

W: 11st 13lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat scorer in France and hurdles winner for current yard; returns without regular blinkers after a year off but her last run was a creditable third in juvenile Listed event at Newbury (2m, good to soft) and she's still unexposed in this sphere; needs close look on handicap hurdle debut.
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5th

1

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:23 Fakenham

Saisissante

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

Three Flat wins early in 2023 and another at Ludlow (2m, good to soft) that November on second start over hurdles; back from a year off with creditable third on handicap hurdle debut at Hereford in the autumn but she's not gone on from that and was only third of four at Market Rasen last month; mark continues to fall but she's now 1-7 over hurdles and others are more convincing; cheekpieces added.

6/1

5th

1

21st Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:23 Fakenham

Saisissante

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

towards rear, hit 5th, headway before 4 out

6/1

3rd

2

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

15:50 Market Rasen

Saisissante

11st 8lb

J: James Davies

T: Noel Williams

raced in last, went third before 2 out, lost ground approaching last, weakened run-in

16/1

Form: 22-221 D

Last run: 133 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Runner-up seven times in a row before making her breakthrough over hurdles with an easy win in Uttoxeter maiden (2m, soft) in July; hit with 5lb rise for that but she still looks feasibly treated and is strongly respected back in a handicap on return.
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4th

2

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Billams Legacy

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

in touch with leaders

9/4

4th

2

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Billams Legacy

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

in touch with leaders

9/4

1st

3

17th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:10 Uttoxeter

Billams Legacy

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Runner-up on the last seven of her ten hurdling starts, including a C&D handicap in April; her limitations are exposed but there is nothing obviously wrong with her attitude and she has a good chance at the weights in this run-of-the-mill maiden; suited by good and soft ground.

2/1

Form: 807

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 6lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Joined David Pipe after finishing second in Irish point in the spring but she's struggled at big prices in three hurdle runs (2m3f/1m7f) this autumn; still early days in this sphere and now goes handicapping but she needs a transformation.
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6th

9

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Missy Mole

10st 7lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

always behind, still plenty to do when slightly hampered after 9th, tailed off

12/1

6th

9

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:20 Uttoxeter

Missy Mole

10st 7lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Runner-up in a point on good going last April and she's yet to tackle such ground in a handicap; could be a lively one.

12/1

Form: 3765-7

Last run: 35 days

W: 10st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Showed clear promise in bumpers but well held in her four hurdle runs (2m, soft/good); now switches to a handicap but she needs to find plenty of progress to make a serious impact.
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6th

9

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Simply Belle

10st 3lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: David Dennis

prominent

25/1

6th

9

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Simply Belle

10st 3lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: David Dennis

prominent

25/1

7th

10

23rd Oct 2024

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:53 Southwell

Simply Belle

10st 13lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: David Dennis

towards rear, mistake 4th, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch

33/1

Form: 45-367

Last run: 110 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner who is 0-5 over hurdles and was a well-held seventh on handicap debut at Wexford (2m, good; 14-1) in August; left Paul Nolan since then and she needs improvement for new yard.
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5th

6

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 176y

18:18 Limerick

Doyen Magic

10st 11lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Won over hurdles at Clonmel in January; solid runs in defeat in handicap chases at Clonmel (2m, heavy) and here (2m2f, heavy); effective on good to yielding when successful over fences at Kilbeggan last summer off 87 (2m4f); player.

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 705-23

Last run: 26 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 5yo who has been placed in maiden hurdles in her last two runs, most recently when third behind an emphatic all-the-way winner at Uttoxeter (2m, good) 26 days ago; should be sharper with that reappearance run under her belt and she's open to more progress on this switch to a handicap; interesting contender.
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2nd

4

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:15 Warwick

Irish Chorus

11st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

3-5 over fences; eased late on when beating Politacus here and comfortably defied a 6lb rise at Newton Abbot (2m, good), albeit at the expense of just one other finisher; up another 5lb but sure to go well.

7/4

1st

3

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:42 Newton Abbot

Irish Chorus

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

2-4 since switched to fences, most recently against her own sex at Warwick (2m, good to soft) where the form has worked out well; steps back into open company off 6lb higher but she remains open to progress in this sphere.

11/10

1st

4

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:40 Warwick

Irish Chorus

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Won three-runner chase at Leicester in December, her second start over fences, and her subsequent second at Taunton (also 2m, good) was perfectly respectable; may not be ideally suited by the forecast slower ground here but still features prominently in calculations.

11/4

Non-runners

Granny B

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £20.20
Straight Forecast £19.43
Tricast £160.24
Trifecta £151.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Billams Legacy

D Express:

Irish Chorus

RP RATINGS:

Strong Belle

The Times:

Culligran

Daily Record:

Irish Chorus

POSTDATA:

Strong Belle

Telegraph:

Billams Legacy

The Guardian:

Billams Legacy

Daily Mail:

Billams Legacy

Daily Mirror:

Billams Legacy

The Sun:

Billams Legacy

The Star:

Billams Legacy