March 26 / 17.17 Hereford

17.17

Good

Ladies Evening With Abba 9th May Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £2450.7
  • 2m 0f 53y
  • Class 5
  • 6 runners
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Ladies Evening With Abba 9th May Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran well in defeat on his three starts in Irish maiden points (3m, soft/yielding) and changed hands for £28,000 in December; makes bumper debut with new yard in fine form and he could play a leading role.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

30th Mar 2026

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:27 Ludlow

Jimbo Sport

11st 7lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Bumper winner who wasn't overly pressed to justify favouritism in a 2m1f maiden at Newcastle last month (good to soft; has won on good) and looks sure to put up another bold show under a penalty.

9/4

1st

6

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 190y

Class 4

13:05 Newcastle

Jimbo Sport

11st 7lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

In the frame in three points before making all in Hereford bumper in March; held in two hurdle runs at Kempton (2m, good) since but he went close in the first one and his latest third was behind a smart prospect on Boxing Day; sets a fair standard on that latest effort and he's a big player for in-form yard.

5/4

1st

2

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Jimbo Sport

11st 2lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Ben Pauling

Ran well in defeat on his three starts in Irish maiden points (3m, soft/yielding) and changed hands for £28,000 in December; makes bumper debut with new yard in fine form and he could play a leading role.

13/8

9/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 9

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
9-2, beaten just over 10l when ninth of 12 on last month's debut at Huntingdon (2m, good to soft); however, that gives him something to build on and he's open to plenty of improvement for his top yard; a hood goes on.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

4

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Soldier Saint

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Placed in a bumper for Nicky Henderson; best effort yet for this yard an 11l fifth of 15 at Clonmel (19.5f, gd-yld) latest; this trip might suit on that evidence and O'Keefe up now; interesting.

11/1

5th

4

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:20 Clonmel

Soldier Saint

11st 7lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Runner-up in good-ground Hereford bumper for Nicky Henderson last year and pick of hurdles form when okay effort in Down Royal maiden on yielding; backed into favouritism on yard debut at same venue on latest in 2m1f handicap but didn't jump well and never figured.

15/2

11th

8

4th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 88y

14:10 Down Royal

Soldier Saint

11st 6lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Mark Edmund McCrory

Was E90,000 store and runner-up in Hereford bumper for Nicky Henderson (beaten 2l by winner who is now a 118-rated hurdler); was picked up for £18,000 by Noel Kelly and had creditable run in C&D maiden; tailed off on handicap debut in December and has changed yards again since.

14/1

Form: 9

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off on recent debut at Sandown (2m, good to soft) but she was nibbled into 20-1 in that Listed mares' bumper; drops in grade today and has a useful pedigree; not ruled out.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

7

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:58 Warwick

Gower Spirit

11st 1lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Won Uttoxeter maiden (2m4f, heavy) in November and has also shown promise in some handicaps subsequently; however, well beaten at Hereford (2m, good) recently and there is a question mark about the forecast good ground.

9/1

8th

3

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:37 Hereford

Gower Spirit

11st 13lb

J: James Bowen

T: Matt Sheppard

Got off the mark at Uttoxeter (2m4f) in November and comes here in good nick, scuppered by a late blunder when fourth of ten in 2m3f handicap hurdle at Taunton 23 days ago; she must enter calculations eased 1lb.

4/1

4th

1

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

14:15 Taunton

Gower Spirit

12st 0lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Goes well in the mud, including a 2m4f mares' maiden success on heavy at Uttoxeter in November; runner-up in soft-ground handicaps over the extended 2m3f at Hereford on her last two outings; ought to be in the mix again.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
25,000euros 2yo, £65,000 3yo; sixth foal; closely related to useful jumper Emir Sacree, half-brother to two winners; dam unraced half-sister to outstanding 2m chaser Sprinter Sacre; wears a hood on debut; stable has modest strike-rate in bumpers and he may be one for further down the line.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

9th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 5

18:15 Hexham

King Sacre

12st 0lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Unexposed; showed improved form on handicap debut when second at Sedgefield last time (2m1f, good); further progress likely; a possible.

5/1

2nd

6

19th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

17:10 Sedgefield

King Sacre

11st 4lb

J: James Davies

T: Nigel Hawke

Improvement needed based on what he's shown in two bumpers and three maiden hurdles but there's potential in his pedigree and he's travelled from Devon to make his handicap debut; interesting, especially if well backed.

13/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
14,000euros yearling; third foal; dam unraced sister to high-class bumper and 2m1f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Ballycasey; trainer has done well in bumpers this season and it will be no surprise to see a good run.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

7

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Out The Mist

10st 6lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: Tom Weston

14,000euros yearling; third foal; dam unraced sister to high-class bumper and 2m1f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Ballycasey; trainer has done well in bumpers this season and it will be no surprise to see a good run.

6/1

Form:

Last run: 125 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made debut at Warwick (2m, good to soft) in November in a tongue-tie having had wind surgery, and was tailed off at 25-1; however, she's with a respected trainer and there's potential in her pedigree, and she should be capable of much better at some stage.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Good Buy Dolly

10st 9lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made debut at Warwick (2m, good to soft) in November in a tongue-tie having had wind surgery, and was tailed off at 25-1; however, she's with a respected trainer and there's potential in her pedigree, and she should be capable of much better at some stage.

14/1

11th

9

21st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:31 Warwick

Good Buy Dolly

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

in rear

14/1

Non-runners

Gimarias

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.80
Straight Forecast £3.47
Trifecta £16.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jimbo Sport

RP RATINGS:

Soldier Saint

D Express:

Out The Mist

The Times:

King Sacre

The Star:

Out The Mist

POSTDATA:

Soldier Saint

LAMBOURN:

Soldier Saint

Daily Mirror:

Soldier Saint

The Sun:

Soldier Saint

WEST COUNTRY:

Jimbo Sport

Telegraph:

Jimbo Sport

The Guardian:

Jimbo Sport

Daily Mail:

Jimbo Sport

Daily Record:

Jimbo Sport