March 13 / 13.42 Hexham

13.42

Good To Soft

Major Family Law 16 Year Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 0f 48y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Major Family Law 16 Year Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.45
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 2234

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
In the frame in all four starts, including in two maiden hurdles (the second over 2m4f); 18l fourth on handicap debut at Doncaster last time (2m3f, good; pulled quite hard); back down in trip with cheekpieces tried; the one to beat.
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2

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 110y

Class 4

13:13 Carlisle

Benmore

11st 10lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: L J Morgan

Two wins in small-field chases this season, the second over 2m5f here last month (good to soft); up 2lb; stamina to prove on first run at this trip.

3/1

1st

1

8th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 4f 198y

Class 4

15:50 Carlisle

Benmore

11st 10lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: L J Morgan

Won three-runner chase at Leicester (2m, good) in December and probably bettered that form when second at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; set to finish second again before last-fence fall at Southwell (2m, good to soft) last month and could plausibly have untapped potential over this longer trip.

4/1

5

2nd Feb 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

13:37 Southwell

Benmore

11st 8lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: L J Morgan

Consistent sort who comes here in good form, having won at Leicester (2m, good; three ran) in December and finished runner-up at Market Rasen (2m1f, good to soft) since; contender.

2/1

13/2

  • Place: £2.60

Form: U0-P45

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ex-Gordon Elliott; ten-race maiden; fair efforts in handicaps at Navan (2m6f, soft to heavy) and Ayr (2m4f, heavy) on last two starts; down in trip with cheekpieces tried for stable debut; each-way chance.
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No Results Found

Form: 46

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner in November (3m, good to yielding; second has since won British bumper); bought for £40,000; fair fourth in a Newcastle bumper on stable debut (2m1f, good to soft); well beaten on hurdles debut at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) but this an easier race; improvement likely and worth considering.
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1st

3

17th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Soldier In Mayo

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Irish point winner who made steady progress in his qualifying races over hurdles last season; placed in Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good) last month and should have further improvement to come in handicaps.

7/2

1st

3

17th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:20 Bangor-on-Dee

Soldier In Mayo

11st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

Irish point winner who made steady progress in his qualifying races over hurdles last season; placed in Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good) last month and should have further improvement to come in handicaps.

7/2

5

3rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

14:07 Sedgefield

Soldier In Mayo

11st 6lb

J: Theo Gillard

T: Donald McCain

Point winner; behind Nathan Wells at Hexham (2m, good to soft) recently but that was only his second outing over hurdles and he's bred to do better now upped in distance; likely to improve.

13/2

Form: U04

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
1m Flat winner for the Gosdens; well beaten on both completed starts over hurdles, latest at Ayr last week; not an obvious contender.
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10th

6

(11)

16th Jun 2025

Soft

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Carlisle

Freedom Day

9st 2lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Paul Robson

Sole success came in Redcar novice in April 2023 when trained by the Gosdens; unsuccessful in five starts over hurdles this year for current yard and three modest efforts on the Flat since; on a career-low mark but hard to fancy.

25/1

9

(5)

29th May 2025

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 5

16:55 Ripon

Freedom Day

9st 1lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Paul Robson

Something to prove regarding current form but he's tackled 7f/1m1f the last twice and is now 7lb lower than when a creditable fourth over 1m4f at Southwell (AW) last August; not written off now back up in trip.

33/1

8th

9

(5)

29th May 2025

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 5

16:55 Ripon

Freedom Day

9st 1lb

J: Andrew Elliott

T: Paul Robson

Something to prove regarding current form but he's tackled 7f/1m1f the last twice and is now 7lb lower than when a creditable fourth over 1m4f at Southwell (AW) last August; not written off now back up in trip.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish pointer; well-beaten third in a maiden in May last time (3m, yielding to soft); bought for £9,000 soon after; best watched on stable/hurdles debut.
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6

8th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 4

15:20 Carlisle

Jungle Jet

11st 5lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Placed in an Irish point but he's offered little in a pair of 2m novice hurdles for his current yard, undergoing breathing surgery before being pulled up at Wetherby on his return in January; has plenty to prove.

50/1

7

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

12:50 Wetherby

Jungle Jet

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

Mixed form among his five (winless) point starts and absent since tailed off on hurdle debut at Hexham last March; however, he was just 11-2, he's had wind surgery since, and his stable has been enjoying an excellent season; interesting to see what the market makes of him on his return.

20/1

Form: P-6558

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden; well beaten off low marks in four handicaps this term, the first over fences; cheekpieces now tried; others appeal more.
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No Results Found

Form: 7

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Home-bred 5yo; dam a half-sister to a couple of useful winning jumpers; didn't show much in a Wetherby bumper last month; best watched for now.
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8

13th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

13:42 Hexham

Whateverwilldo

11st 5lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Danny Brooke

didn't jump well, in rear, not fluent 1st, reminders after 2nd, dropped to last and struggling before 5th, tailed off 3 out

50/1

7th

7

1st Feb 2025

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:22 Wetherby

Whateverwilldo

11st 7lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Danny Brooke

First foal of a poor but well-related maiden; yard is only 1-20 in bumpers; best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise.

25/1

7th

7

1st Feb 2025

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:22 Wetherby

Whateverwilldo

11st 7lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Danny Brooke

First foal of a poor but well-related maiden; yard is only 1-20 in bumpers; best watched unless the betting suggests otherwise.

25/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £5.20
Straight Forecast £5.33
Trifecta £23.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Benmore

SPOTLIGHT:

Soldier In Mayo

D Express:

Jungle Jet

TOPSPEED:

Benmore

POSTDATA:

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