13.20
GoodRoy Couchman Memorial Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4901.4
- 1m 7f 168y
- Class 4
- 13 runners
Runners: 13 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
6/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.00
- Place: £1.40
Form: 10-1 D
Last run: 167 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
15th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Very closely matched with Masked Dance on their two Ludlow encounters in February, over 2m5f (soft) and 3m (good to soft); she's fine after a break and should have a part to play. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 174y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Three-time course winner, most recently when fending off Masked Dance over 2m5f (soft) three weeks ago; unraced beyond that trip but remains well handicapped on older form; will be a tough nut to crack if her stamina holds out. |
3/1 |
|
1st 6 |
4th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Dual 2m course winner in 2023 (both times on soft); returned from long absence with quite encouraging run over that trip here (good to soft) two months ago and has slipped to a good mark but her stamina for 2m5f must be taken on trust. |
10/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.60
Form: 9/18- D
Last run: 197 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 2 |
27th Oct 2024 Good 2m 4f 35y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
pressed leaders, raced in third after 3rd, mistake 4 out |
10/1 |
|
1 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Has mixed record over fences since last autumn but was a respectable fifth in a much stronger race than this when back over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month and is another 3lb lower here; seems best suited by good/good to soft ground; big player. |
7/1 |
|
5th 10 |
28th Aug 2024 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Bumper/hurdle winner; very mixed over fences since joining this yard and now returns from a third wind operation; risky. |
10/1 |
33/1
- Place: £5.60
Form: 7-
Last run: 202 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 3 |
29th Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 169y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Best of four runs came on good ground when third in a Uttoxeter maiden in October 2022; two modest runs (soft) either side of wind surgery since returning from an absence but this is her handicap debut and the yard is going very well. |
8/1 |
|
1 |
3rd Feb 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Tailed off here (2m3f, soft) on Boxing Day on first encounter with slow ground; however, that was her first run after an absence and she's had wind surgery since; promising third on hurdle debut at Uttoxeter (2m, good) in October 2022 and she's not written off. |
12/1 |
20/1
Form: 3977-
Last run: 236 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
6th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 191y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
prominent, led after 1st, pecked on landing 7th, headed 11th, bad mistake and pulled up quickly 12th |
12/1 |
|
6th 7 |
20th Nov 2023 Good To Soft 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
took keen hold, prominent |
25/1 |
11/2
Form: 4
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
24th Sep 2024 Good 2m 3f 0y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Ran well in defeat behind a progressive mare at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) in May but her form has dipped in the meantime and she's now 0-13 over hurdles. |
12/1 |
|
8th 6 |
1st Sep 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
in touch with leaders |
16/1 |
|
7th 12 |
8th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 1lb |
Fell heavily mid-race on latest outing and now 0-11 over hurdles but was second to a big improver at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) two starts ago and is a contender if judged on that performance. |
7/1 |
20/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 5lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 9 |
7th Jul 2024 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Yet to show any significant promise after six hurdling starts, the last twice in handicaps for current stable (2m3f/2m7f); needs to find a good chunk of improvement from somewhere; 1lb out of the handicap. |
16/1 |
|
16 |
15th Jun 2024 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
Modest for Tom Lacey and beaten 60l on first start for Rebecca Menzies at Catterick (2m3f Class 5 mares' handicap) last December; tongue-tie newly applied off a six-month absence; no obvious reason to anticipate an upturn in fortunes. |
33/1 |
|
11th 14 |
19th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 66y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Modest form for Tom Lacey; bought for £4,000 in August; no easy task on stable debut on return from a break. |
16/1 |
66/1
Form: 260-7
Last run: 167 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
20th Nov 2022 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Runner-up in bumper here (2m, heavy) on debut but tailed off on her four starts since, most recently here on her first hurdles start. |
100/1 |
|
7th 5 |
28th Oct 2022 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
always towards rear, hampered home turn, tailed off |
66/1 |
100/1
Form: 7
Last run: 30 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10 |
28th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 3f 66y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Holds very weak claims on her rules form (2m); combination of first-time headgear and new trip needs to make a difference. |
200/1 |
|
8th 2 |
20th Nov 2022 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Down the field at triple-figure odds on both rules starts. |
100/1 |
14/1
Form: 73-
Last run: 218 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 8 |
17th May 2023 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Close third in a Chepstow bumper last March but she's struggled at big prices in three hurdle runs since; takes a big drop back in trip but she needs considerable improvement. |
16/1 |
|
9th 3 |
9th May 2023 Good 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Third in a Chepstow bumper but she has offered little in two runs in this sphere, pulled up in Southwell maiden (2m4f) in January; others appeal more. |
66/1 |
|
11 |
29th Jan 2023 Good 2m 4f 88y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Close up in a Chepstow bumper but 50-1 when tailed off in a maiden for mares at Uttoxeter. |
100/1 |
33/1
Form: 63P/
Last run: 607 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
17th Nov 2022 Good 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Ability in AW bumpers early in 2021 but little in two starts over hurdles, the latest after a long absence. |
50/1 |
|
10th 6 |
28th Oct 2022 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
midfield, weakened after 6th, tailed off |
33/1 |
4/1
Form: 1P8- D
Last run: 230 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
26th Dec 2023 Good To Soft 2m 2f 140y Class 4 |
11st 12lb |
Soft-ground bumper winner who easily won a 16-runner novice hurdle at Doncaster (2m, good to soft) in January; soundly beaten on last month's handicap and seasonal debut at Huntingdon (2m, good) but could improve for the run and this unexposed mare may well have potential off her current mark. |
5/1 |
|
8th 6 |
25th Nov 2023 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 10lb |
Improved to win 16-runner Doncaster novice (2m, good to soft) in January and was not discredited when beaten odds-on favourite the following month; makes handicap debut after 291-day absence but probably still has potential; enters calculations. |
11/2 |
2/1
Form: 2- BF
Last run: 228 days
W: 11st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
13th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Had rather mixed record over hurdles last season but her clearcut win at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in January was a good performance, and her Irish point dead-heat in 2021 bodes well for her prospects on this chasing debut; unraced on ground quicker than good to soft. |
12/1 |
|
1 |
13th May 2024 Good 3m 1f 44y Class 4 |
12st 2lb |
Had rather mixed record over hurdles last season but her clearcut win at Leicester (2m4f, soft) in January was a good performance, and her Irish point dead-heat in 2021 bodes well for her prospects on this chasing debut; unraced on ground quicker than good to soft. |
12/1 |
|
7 |
18th Apr 2024 Good 2m 4f 56y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Won with authority under Dylan Johnston at Leicester (2m4f, soft; five ran) in January on second start for this yard but has made two backward steps since; that latest came when tried at 3m, which sees the cheekpieces go on today and she's got a bit to prove. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: 5-
Last run: 197 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
26th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 150y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A winner over hurdles (novice) but has failed to complete in her last five appearances, the last twice over fences; getting away from soft ground could be a bonus. |
11/2 |
|
7 |
21st Feb 2024 Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Has won over hurdles; failed to complete in last four races but was in touch when falling four out at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; chase debut) most recently; could go well granted a clear round. |
9/1 |
|
0 6 |
25th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 3f 85y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear |
9/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £13.80 |
| Straight Forecast | £13.98 |
| Trifecta | £195.00 |
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