October 22 / 15.10 Worcester

15.10

Good

Ashok Patel Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Herring Queen Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Qual’) (GBB Race) (Div II)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Ashok Patel Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Herring Queen Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle Qual’) (GBB Race) (Div II)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

Form: 36-

Last run: 265 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Made a nice debut to be third in a Uttoxeter bumper (good to soft) and the ground was heavy next time; could be a factor.
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1

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Ghina Di Tacco

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Made a nice debut to be third in a Uttoxeter bumper (good to soft) and the ground was heavy next time; could be a factor.

8/1

6th

5

30th Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Ghina Di Tacco

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Half-sister to smart jumpers Easter Legend and Easter Meteor; the yard's apparent second string at Uttoxeter (good to soft) but finished in front of her stablemate, coming off the pace to be beaten three and a half lengths; that form gives her every chance and she should improve.

100/30

6th

5

30th Jan 2025

Heavy

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

16:25 Wincanton

Ghina Di Tacco

11st 2lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Half-sister to smart jumpers Easter Legend and Easter Meteor; the yard's apparent second string at Uttoxeter (good to soft) but finished in front of her stablemate, coming off the pace to be beaten three and a half lengths; that form gives her every chance and she should improve.

100/30

OUR TIP

Form: 6

Last run: 150 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Beaten about 11l in a good-ground bumper at Fontwell and was never closer than that; open to improvement over hurdles.
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2

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Hyperbole

11st 0lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Beaten about 11l in a good-ground bumper at Fontwell and was never closer than that; open to improvement over hurdles.

11/2

2

25th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

17:18 Fontwell

Hyperbole

11st 2lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Olly Murphy

First foal; dam bumper winner, sister to fair hurdler Touchy Feely, closely related to stable's useful bumper/jumps winner Sure Touch; trainer does well in bumpers (20% strike-rate); appealing on paper.

9/4

Form: 8-

Last run: 221 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Bought for £45,000 after finishing second in an Irish point (good to yielding); in rear throughout when beaten 24l in a Uttoxeter bumper (good to soft) and has since left Fergal O'Brien; has been found a weak race for hurdling debut.
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4th

2

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 7f 32y

Class 5

16:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Jetty May

11st 10lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Paul Nicholls

Off the mark at the fifth attempt over hurdles when keeping on well for a 16-1 win at Newton Abbot (2m6f, good) last month; up 5lb but she responded well to a tongue-tie last time and is open to more progress at this new trip; key player.

7/2

1st

5

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 5

15:08 Newton Abbot

Jetty May

11st 5lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Paul Nicholls

Placed in points but this Jet Away mare has yet to offer much in five runs under rules, undergoing breathing surgery before coming in last of 11 on her first go in handicaps at Taunton (2m3f) last month; tongue tied now.

12/1

11th

5

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

17:10 Taunton

Jetty May

11st 4lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Paul Nicholls

Runner-up in an Irish point and she shaped encouragingly on her hurdling debut when fourth in 2m Worcester novice in October; has failed to kick on since, beating only one in 2m Wincanton maiden the following month, and she needs a subsequent breathing operation to spark improvement in handicaps.

4/1

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W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-sister to point winner Sparkling Bird; dam well held in bumpers/2m4f hurdle, half-sister to smart winners Royal Regatta (bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Three Musketeers (2m4f-2m5f hurdle/chase); had wind surgery; watch out for any confidence behind her.
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4

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Sheezer Diva

11st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Third foal; half-sister to point winner Sparkling Bird; dam well held in bumpers/2m4f hurdle, half-sister to smart winners Royal Regatta (bumper and 2m-2m5f hurdle/chase) and Three Musketeers (2m4f-2m5f hurdle/chase); had wind surgery; watch out for any confidence behind her.

3/1

Form: 78

Last run: 123 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Has the benefit of two runs over hurdles at Bangor but didn't show much at all in either.
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No Results Found

Form: 3-

Last run: 188 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Clear second of four finishers in an Irish point on soft; kept on for third at Ffos Las (2m maiden, good to soft), shaping as though she needed further as breeding would imply; still considered.
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2nd

1

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 50y

Class 1

14:05 Haydock

White Noise

11st 7lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Tongue tied for her last three starts and it's made a difference; after her defeat at Warwick (2m3f, heavy) she didn't look an obvious candidate for the Grade 2 over 2m1f at the Cheltenham Festival (good), but in the van throughout she dug deepest when it mattered to spring a 40-1 surprise; there was no fluke about it and the third has since finished runner-up in a Grade 1; carries a penalty back at Listed level.

8/13

1st

19

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

White Noise

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Tongue tied for her last two starts; her winning spree ended when narrowly foiled by Kingston Queen in a Grade 2 at Warwick last month (2m3f, heavy) and she probably needs that trip or even further ideally.

33/1

2nd

9

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Warwick

White Noise

11st 4lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Progressive mare who won Newbury handicap (2m, good to soft; first-time tongue-tie) by 5l just after Christmas and is now 3-3 over hurdles this season; has good chance at the weights on this return to novice company, assuming she copes well with the slower ground.

9/2

Form: 1 D

Last run: 165 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

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Quickened up best in a slowly run bumper at Warwick (good; 15-2) in May and the third has since gone close in another; found an ordinary race here for hurdling debut.
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4th

1

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

14:25 Worcester

Caterpillar Girl

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom George

Won a bumper but beaten between 23l and 46l over hurdles (2m); 28-1 for last month's chase debut at Warwick (2m4f, good) where she was still in touch when falling five out; there was still a long way to go but this looks an even weaker race.

4/1

7

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

17:02 Warwick

Caterpillar Girl

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Tom George

Won her bumper here; beaten between 23l and 46l over hurdles (2m) so goes chasing/handicapping with much to prove on a few counts.

15/2

11th

3

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:20 Ludlow

Caterpillar Girl

11st 5lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Tom George

All three starts over 2m on good ground; 15-2 and won small-field bumper at Warwick in May; beaten 23l on hurdles debut at Worcester in October but that form received an elephantine boost when the winner landed the Dawn Run at last week's Cheltenham Festival; had an excuse (bled) when last seen in November; requires a second look.

7/1

Form: 5P

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

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Poor on the Flat and has shown nothing in either of her runs over hurdles.
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8

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Miss Galiway

10st 13lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Poor on the Flat and has shown nothing in either of her runs over hurdles.

100/1

7

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

18:00 Worcester

Miss Galiway

11st 2lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Matt Sheppard

Lowly rated maiden on the Flat for Harry Eustace; makes stable/hurdle debut after 444-day absence; can only be watched.

25/1

4th

8

(8)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Soft

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

17:25 Catterick

Miss Galiway

8st 13lb

J: Sam James

T: Harry Eustace

No improvement since switched to handicaps this year; dropping down the weights but others look safer.

20/1

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W: 10st 13lb

4 yo Filly

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First foal out of a 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner; wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.
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9

22nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:10 Worcester

Skittles Be Lucky

10st 13lb

J: Conor Ring

T: Sam Allwood

First foal out of a 2m3f/2m4f hurdle winner; wouldn't be the obvious answer to this.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta £15.00
Straight Forecast £17.69
Trifecta £144.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Caterpillar Girl

RP RATINGS:

White Noise

POSTDATA:

Ghina Di Tacco

Telegraph:

Caterpillar Girl

Daily Mail:

Caterpillar Girl

The Sun:

Caterpillar Girl

The Star:

Caterpillar Girl

Daily Record:

Caterpillar Girl

The Times:

White Noise

The Guardian:

White Noise

D Express:

White Noise

Daily Mirror:

Ghina Di Tacco