February 22 / 14.40 Hereford

14.40

Soft

DragonBet The Roar Before Is Coming Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5446
  • 2m 0f 53y
  • Class 4
  • 13 runners
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DragonBet The Roar Before Is Coming Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 13 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £12.00
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2

Last run: 282 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Won a point bumper and a British maiden point (2m4f) before finishing runner-up in an Aintree bumper in May (all on good ground); goes hurdling having had wind surgery; interesting newcomer.
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3rd

5

15th Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 50y

Class 1

14:05 Haydock

Just A Glance

11st 2lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: I Chanin

Won a point bumper and followed up in a 2m4f maiden; unbeaten over hurdles after minor wins over 2m at Hereford (soft) and Chepstow (good to soft); should stay this longer trip fine but on the face of it these terms look tough.

16/1

1st

1

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

15:20 Chepstow

Just A Glance

11st 7lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: I Chanin

Winning pointer who was second in 17-runner Aintree bumper (good) on rules debut last May and made pleasing start to hurdling career last month, winning Hereford maiden (2m, soft) from the front; obvious contender.

Evs

1st

5

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Just A Glance

11st 6lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: I Chanin

Won a point bumper and a British maiden point (2m4f) before finishing runner-up in an Aintree bumper in May (all on good ground); goes hurdling having had wind surgery; interesting newcomer.

9/2

11/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 2355

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Placed in two bumpers; fair form in runs over hurdles, last time finishing 10.5l fifth of 13 in a Taunton mares' maiden (2m, good to soft; form working out quite well); interesting.
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2nd

6

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Lyrical Choice

11st 6lb

J: David Bass

T: Henry Daly

Placed in two bumpers; fair form in runs over hurdles, last time finishing 10.5l fifth of 13 in a Taunton mares' maiden (2m, good to soft; form working out quite well); interesting.

11/1

5th

9

17th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

13:32 Taunton

Lyrical Choice

11st 4lb

J: David Bass

T: Henry Daly

Competitive in her two bumpers but at 22-1 she was soon left behind in a Hereford maiden; has to step up on that form.

25/1

8

26th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 209y

Class 2

16:05 Aintree

Lyrical Choice

11st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Half-sister to useful jumpers Frontal Assault, The Folkes Tiara and Riskintheground; made promising debut when second of nine at Worcester (good) in May, albeit grossly flattered by proximity to hard-held winner, and ought to be on the premises again here.

9/2

7/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form: 343

Last run: 13 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner at up to 1m4f for the Kublers (best RPR 67); in the frame on all three starts over hurdles, last time finishing runner-up in a mares' handicap at Plumpton; each-way chance.
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6th

6

5th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

14:48 Ffos Las

Penn Avenue

11st 6lb

J: Rian Corcoran

T: David Pipe

Dual Flat winner; no easy task in a maiden last time and has run well in a couple of handicaps; could have a part to play if reacting positively to the new tongue-tie.

7/1

5th

8

17th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:55 Ayr

Penn Avenue

10st 5lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: David Pipe

Dual Flat winner; 0-6 over hurdles and the worst of those runs was the latest in a handicap at Carlisle; gets all the allowances as a 4yo filly but others probably have greater upside even if she is back to something like her best.

12/1

9th

7

22nd Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 0y

Class 5

14:45 Carlisle

Penn Avenue

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Dual Flat winner; 0-5 over hurdles but very consistent and every chance of being involved off a slightly reduced mark.

11/4

Form: 4-416 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish; beat a 1-3 Mullins favourite when winning a Wexford bumper in October (2m, yiedling); bought for £70,000 in November; low-key hurdles debut when 25l sixth of 16 at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft); may do better down in trip.
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2nd

10

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

13:35 Hereford

Ballymoreen

10st 13lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Emma Lavelle

Ex-Irish; bought for £70,000 after landing a Wexford bumper in October; improved upon her hurdles/stable debut when a respectable third in a 2m mares' contest here in February, shaping as though this step back up in trip would suit; likely to be involved.

11/4

4th

1

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Ballymoreen

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Ex-Irish; beat a 1-3 Mullins favourite when winning a Wexford bumper in October (2m, yiedling); bought for £70,000 in November; low-key hurdles debut when 25l sixth of 16 at Taunton (2m3f, good to soft); may do better down in trip.

6/1

6th

3

23rd Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

13:35 Warwick

Ballymoreen

11st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Emma Lavelle

Battled well to pip Willie Mullins-trained hotpot in Wexford bumper (yielding ground; front pair well clear) in October, her third start; changed hands for £70,000 the following month and Sean Bowen is booked for this stable/hurdle debut.

10/1

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W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; bought for 20,000gns last October; acts on soft ground; an interesting newcomer.
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2nd

1

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 16y

Class 4

13:05 Chepstow

Molten Sea

11st 7lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; well-held fifth of 13 on hurdling debut at Hereford in February but she left that form well behind when justifying favouritism with a 14l win at Kempton (2m, good) last month; has a penalty but that was an impressive win and she could have a lot more to offer in this sphere; strongly respected.

7/4

1st

5

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:33 Kempton

Molten Sea

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; ran to only a modest level when 15l fifth of 13 on her 2m Hereford hurdle debut (soft) 20 days ago but she's entitled to come on for the experience.

15/2

5th

9

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Molten Sea

11st 6lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Quite a useful handicapper at up to 2m for William Haggas on the Flat; bought for 20,000gns last October; acts on soft ground; an interesting newcomer.

5/1

Form: /58-22 D BF

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner for Laura Morgan in 2024 (2m, soft); runner-up on both runs over hurdles, last time finishing a long way clear of the remainder at Newcastle (2m, good to soft); should go well again.
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3rd

16

21st Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

14:10 Kelso

Madame La Papillon

10st 4lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Claire Dyson

Bumper winner who was runner-up on her first two hurdle starts (2m/2m1f, soft/good to soft); disappointing favourite at Hereford (2m, soft) since but she failed to settle and was hampered a couple of times; retains potential and she's not ruled out each-way on handicap debut.

33/1

6th

7

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Madame La Papillon

11st 6lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Claire Dyson

Bumper winner for Laura Morgan in 2024 (2m, soft); runner-up on both runs over hurdles, last time finishing a long way clear of the remainder at Newcastle (2m, good to soft); should go well again.

7/4

Form: 237/9/

Last run: 836 days

W: 11st 6lb

8 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Placed in three bumpers on soft/heavy in 2022; well beaten both starts since, the latest on hurdles debut at Newbury in November 2023 when making one bad mistake; has had two wind operations, latest in October 2025; back after 836-day absence.
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7th

12

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:03 Ffos Las

Tipperary Star

10st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Thrown in judged on 2022 bumpers but her four hurdle races have yielded nothing approaching that; two wind operations (2023 and 2025); makes handicap debut from 6lb wrong; Sean Bowen rides and it will probably be instructive to gauge market strength.

20/1

7th

8

25th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

15:30 Hereford

Tipperary Star

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Fairly useful form shown when placed in bumpers in 2022; raced very infrequently since though and she came in a well-held ninth over 2m here in February before early fall at Huntingdon a week ago; hard to warm to.

8/1

6

18th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

15:15 Huntingdon

Tipperary Star

11st 5lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Warren Greatrex

Placed in three bumpers on soft/heavy in 2022, form which reads well; however, she's been well beaten on all three starts since, absent 836 days before her run at Hereford last month; has had two wind operations, latest in October 2025; up in trip but it's hard to bank on a sufficient revival.

12/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 394 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Mare by Blue Bresil out of a French 1m2f winner; well-beaten 16-1 shot in a Doncaster bumper in January 2025 (2m, good to soft); stable having a fine season; should do better.
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10th

8

22nd Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 4

14:40 Hereford

Miss Macaroni

11st 6lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Ben Pauling

Mare by Blue Bresil out of a French 1m2f winner; well-beaten 16-1 shot in a Doncaster bumper in January 2025 (2m, good to soft); stable having a fine season; should do better.

25/1

15th

14

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

15:48 Doncaster

Miss Macaroni

10st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Fourth foal; half-sister to bumper winner I'd Go Maniac; dam French jumps winner, half-sister to smart French jumper Saint Goustan Blue; takes on males on debut but no surprise if she features.

10/1

15th

14

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

15:48 Doncaster

Miss Macaroni

10st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Fourth foal; half-sister to bumper winner I'd Go Maniac; dam French jumps winner, half-sister to smart French jumper Saint Goustan Blue; takes on males on debut but no surprise if she features.

10/1

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W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Mare

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Form: 237

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Mare

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7 yo Mare

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Form: 095

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form: 377-

Last run: 393 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Second in an Irish point in November 2024; not shown much in a bumper and two races over hurdles; others preferred this time.
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5th

10

30th May 2026

Good To Firm

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

20:50 Stratford

Shes All Pride

10st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Deborah Cole

Showed first form over hurdles when third of nine over C&D (good) in March on her handicap debut; failed to replicate that effort at Ludlow since.

14/1

8th

10

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

Shes All Pride

10st 5lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Deborah Cole

Improved form upped to 2m6f on handicap debut when third from off the pace at Stratford (good; lost shoe) last month; 3lb out of the weights again but she was only beaten around 2l last time and that was behind a progressive rival; dangerous.

6/1

3rd

9

28th Mar 2026

Good

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

15:57 Stratford

Shes All Pride

10st 2lb

J: Lewis Stones

T: Deborah Cole

Second in an Irish point in November 2024; has not shown much in a bumper or three hurdle races but going handicapping (albeit from 3lb wrong) offers a much more realistic chance in theory and she's bumped upped substantially in trip, which looks a good move on pedigree.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £91.50
Straight Forecast £63.78
Trifecta £450.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Madame La Papillon

The Times:

Just A Glance

D Express:

Ballymoreen

Telegraph:

Just A Glance

RP RATINGS:

Madame La Papillon

TOPSPEED:

Madame La Papillon

POSTDATA:

Madame La Papillon

Daily Mirror:

Madame La Papillon

The Star:

Madame La Papillon

Daily Record:

Madame La Papillon