October 07 / 14.37 Huntingdon

14.37

Good

JCB Tele-Handler Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3539.9
  • 2m 3f 137y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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JCB Tele-Handler Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 0P

Last run: 52 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed no promise on her first two hurdling starts (2m/2m4f) and can't be recommended here.
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1

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Artic Sting

11st 4lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Simon Edwards

Showed no promise on her first two hurdling starts (2m/2m4f) and can't be recommended here.

100/1

1

16th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

17:15 Market Rasen

Artic Sting

11st 4lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Simon Edwards

Beaten 38l when tenth of 11 finishers at Uttoxeter (2m, good; 200-1) on racecourse debut last month; steps up in trip and should need more time.

100/1

10th

2

16th Jul 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:08 Uttoxeter

Artic Sting

11st 4lb

J: Mr Huw Edwards

T: Simon Edwards

Seventh foal; half-sister to fair jumpers Artic Row and Artic Mann; dam fairly useful 2m-2m1f chaser, half-sister to smart jumper Artic Jack; probably best watched on debut.

50/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Irish raider who came good in points at fourth attempt, winning 16-runner maiden on good ground in May 2024; subsequently changed hands for 17,000euros; makes rules debut after long absence but still looks interesting.
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2

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Cosimeasy

11st 4lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Irish raider who came good in points at fourth attempt, winning 16-runner maiden on good ground in May 2024; subsequently changed hands for 17,000euros; makes rules debut after long absence but still looks interesting.

7/1

Form: 2-6329

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Suffered heavy defeat on handicap debut in August and needs to bounce back from that but has each-way claims at least if judged on her clear second at Market Rasen (2m4f good) two starts ago.
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12th

14

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Wexford

Last Note

10st 9lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Best hurdle run for Nick Littmoden came in a maiden contest at Market Rasen when a clear second of eight (2m5f, good); took a heavy defeat on handicap debut at Worcester (2m4f, good); more needed on stable debut.

13/1

3

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Last Note

11st 4lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Nick Littmoden

Suffered heavy defeat on handicap debut in August and needs to bounce back from that but has each-way claims at least if judged on her clear second at Market Rasen (2m4f good) two starts ago.

6/1

Form: 5P2P0-

Last run: 196 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Went close in 16-runner claiming hurdle in France (2m2f, very soft) last autumn but both British runs for Alan King last season were very disappointing and she has lots to prove on debut for latest new stable; hood added.
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5

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

15:15 Fontwell

Pate Mollee

11st 5lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Cynthia Woods

Nearly won a hurdle race in France but has accomplished little since arriving in Britain, including in a handicap run for Alan King.

50/1

4

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Pate Mollee

11st 4lb

J: James Best

T: Cynthia Woods

Went close in 16-runner claiming hurdle in France (2m2f, very soft) last autumn but both British runs for Alan King last season were very disappointing and she has lots to prove on debut for latest new stable; hood added.

20/1

13th

2

25th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

15:35 Taunton

Pate Mollee

12st 0lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

midfield, no impression from 4 out

10/1

Form: 33-

Last run: 194 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Placed on Irish point debut last October and in subsequent bumpers at Newcastle (AW) and Southwell (good); makes hurdling debut after 194-day absence but has a big role to play.
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17th

17

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Scavengers Reign

11st 4lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: James Owen

Wetherby maiden winner who has been beaten in her other four races over hurdles; she doesn't have the form or the profile for this.

100/1

3rd

3

5th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 88y

Class 4

16:10 Doncaster

Scavengers Reign

11st 5lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Made it fourth time lucky over hurdles with a comfortable win in big-field maiden at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; 11-10 favourite) on Boxing Day; that form has been boosted by the runner-up recently and this unexposed mare is 4lb well in on this handicap debut; interesting contender.

6/4

3

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:20 Huntingdon

Scavengers Reign

11st 0lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Placed in bumpers last season and made good start to hurdling career when clear second to odds-on favourite over C&D (good) last month; might have won that race with better jumps at the final two flights and looks very much the one to beat today.

1/2

Form: 635-23 BF

Last run: 135 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Clear second on hurdling debut at Fakenham in May and again ran well when third at Uttoxeter (also 2m4f, good) later that month, albeit she seemed to lack a change of gear before staying on in the closing stages; can make her presence felt here.
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7

7th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

14:37 Huntingdon

Crystal Spring

11st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Clear second on hurdling debut at Fakenham in May and again ran well when third at Uttoxeter (also 2m4f, good) later that month, albeit she seemed to lack a change of gear before staying on in the closing stages; can make her presence felt here.

3/1

6

25th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 3

15:13 Uttoxeter

Crystal Spring

10st 4lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Stuart Edmunds

From a good family; placed in one of her bumper starts; clear second at Fakenham (2m4f) on the switch to hurdles and may build on that effort; one of the main contenders on form.

7/2

Form: 70-

Last run: 173 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Not beaten far when 13th of 18 in Class 2 bumper at Cheltenham (good) in April, her second start, but quite a tricky filly to weigh up before this hurdling debut; the market may point the way.
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13

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

12:25 Uttoxeter

Topsout

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Not beaten far when 13th of 18 in bumper at Cheltenham (good) in April and shaped well when third (albeit well held in the end) over hurdles at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) this month but others in this field look much stronger.

20/1

13

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

12:25 Uttoxeter

Topsout

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Not beaten far when 13th of 18 in bumper at Cheltenham (good) in April and shaped well when third (albeit well held in the end) over hurdles at Huntingdon (2m3f, good) this month but others in this field look much stronger.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £3.00
Straight Forecast £2.78
Trifecta £11.10

Selections

RP RATINGS:

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D Express:

Crystal Spring

SPOTLIGHT:

Scavengers Reign

The Star:

Topsout

The Times:

Cosimeasy

The Sun:

Crystal Spring

NEWMARKET:

Scavengers Reign

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