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SoftDragonBet The Roar Before Is Coming Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £5446
- 2m 0f 53y
- Class 4
- 13 runners
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
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3rd 5 |
15th Apr 2026 Good 2m 5f 50y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
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 |
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1st 1 |
26th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 16y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
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 |
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1st 5 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
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
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 6 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
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5th 9 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
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 |
11st 1lb |
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
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 6 |
5th May 2026 Good 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
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5th 8 |
17th Apr 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 5lb |
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 |
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9th 7 |
22nd Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 0y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Dual Flat winner; 0-5 over hurdles but very consistent and every chance of being involved off a slightly reduced mark. |
11/4 |
6/1
Form: 4-416 D
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 10 |
6th Apr 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
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 |
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4th 1 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
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6th 3 |
23rd Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 0y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
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 |
5/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 1 |
11th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 16y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
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 |
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1st 5 |
14th Mar 2026 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
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 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
7/4
Form: /58-22 D BF
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 106
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 16 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 0f 51y Class 2 |
10st 4lb |
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 |
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6th 7 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
20/1
Form: 237/9/
Last run: 836 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 12 |
12th Apr 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
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 |
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7th 8 |
25th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
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 |
11st 5lb |
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 |
25/1
Form: 0-
Last run: 394 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 8 |
22nd Feb 2026 Soft 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
10st 9lb |
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 |
10st 9lb |
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 |
50/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
20/1
Form: 237
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
16/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Mare
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Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
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No Results Found |
50/1
Form: 095
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
50/1
Form: 377-
Last run: 393 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 10 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
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 |
10st 5lb |
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 |
10st 2lb |
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 |
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