15.20
SoftStaying Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £3812.2
- 2m 7f 25y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
Abandoned
Form: 445/8P
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 6lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
21st Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
pressed leader, lost position 8th, bad mistake 11th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out |
16/1 |
|
10th 12 |
12th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 2m 4f 194y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
took keen hold, prominent, weakening when mistake 3 out |
40/1 |
|
5 |
18th Nov 2024 Good To Firm 2m 6f 151y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Won a mares' handicap hurdle at Ffos Las last December (2m4f, heavy); poor efforts since, last time finishing 60l last of four when back over fences (pulled up on first occasion) at Hereford (3m, good); hard to fancy. |
14/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 05-35P
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 100
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 5 |
4th Jul 2023 Good 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 4lb |
held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened |
40/1 |
|
2 |
31st May 2023 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 5lb |
Close third on hurdle debut for Gordon Elliott at Perth (2m4f, good) last summer but he's been pulled up in three of his four runs for new yard this year, including in his last two handicaps; dropped another 5lb but has a lot to prove. |
33/1 |
|
6 |
20th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 3f 1y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
Close third on hurdle debut for Gordon Elliott at Perth (2m4f, good) last summer but this year's form for Seamus Mullins has been very underwhelming; drops back in trip after racing too freely in two handicaps last month (3m1f/3m2f); needs to turn a corner. |
33/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 8/2-
Last run: 403 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 213y |
11st 3lb |
unruly at the post, led narrowly 1st, headed and raced in second halfway, briefly disputed lead 5 out, weakened from 2 out |
50/1 |
|
5th 9 |
29th Apr 2025 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 213y |
11st 3lb |
unruly at the post, led narrowly 1st, headed and raced in second halfway, briefly disputed lead 5 out, weakened from 2 out |
50/1 |
|
8 |
4th Apr 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 210y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Front-running 10yo who has to defy the stats as only two veterans have landed this prize since its inception in 1981; however, has low mileage for her age and remains unbeaten over fences; bagged Listed honours, against her own sex, at Newbury/Exeter the last twice and is a rising force for Polly Gundry; gets the 7lb sex allowance and shouldn't be passed over lightly. |
16/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 6-63
Last run: 35 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
27th May 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
didn't jump with fluency, raced in last, pushed along briefly 5th, struggling from 14th, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up |
5/1 |
|
1 |
27th May 2024 Good To Soft 2m 7f 129y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
didn't jump with fluency, raced in last, pushed along briefly 5th, struggling from 14th |
5/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 02
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 6lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
9th Mar 2026 Good 2m 7f 198y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
C&D winner who had been running well in both codes until a well-held fifth in 2m4f Wincanton handicap hurdle 39 days ago; she's the sort to bounce back. |
12/1 |
|
5th 10 |
29th Jan 2026 Heavy 2m 3f 179y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Just 1-20 under rules but runner-up in two of her last three runs, including over hurdles at Hereford (2m5f, good) in November; sole win was on good to firm ground but she handles soft (more to prove on heavy) and has possibilities back in this sphere. |
10/1 |
|
5 |
4th Jun 2025 Good 3m 2f 105y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Well supported when scoring at Taunton (3m, good to firm) on penultimate start, her first after wind surgery; went up 5lb for that; couldn't match that effort when dropped back to 2m2f here latest; drops 1lb and the return to further should suit; player. |
7/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 425/43
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 6lb
8 yo Mare
OR: 109
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 10 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good 3m 1f 100y Class 2 |
10st 12lb |
Blinkers are turned to after finishing tailed off a month ago and her previous thirds were no great advertisement for her prospects here; probably wants softer ground as well. |
33/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
23rd Mar 2026 Good 3m 1f 30y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Third in a quite valuable Hereford mares' chase (3m1f, soft; first-time cheekpieces) in December and also ran well when filling same position in Bangor marathon (3m5f, soft) last month; might not be ideally suited by the quicker ground here but still respected. |
9/4 |
|
3rd 7 |
25th Feb 2026 Soft 3m 5f 142y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Third over 3m1f at Hereford last time (soft; first-time cheekpieces), making the frame in that handicap for the second successive season; consistent but perhaps doesn't win as often as she should (1-15 over fences and runner-up five times); unraced beyond about 3m1f. |
12/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 46
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
30th Aug 2025 Good 3m 1f 170y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Beat Testlight here in July but not in their rematch; bounced off the fast ground when winning well at Stratford 12 days ago to earn this 8lb higher mark; had some soft-ground form back in the day. |
13/8 |
|
5 |
18th Aug 2025 Good To Firm 3m 3f 119y Class 5 |
10st 8lb |
Dual point winner this spring; well beaten over hurdles on rules return in June but won comfortably when back over fences at Newton Abbot (3m2f, good) last month and ran well in defeat over that C&D a fortnight later; likely contender again. |
9/4 |
Verdict
She probably needs to improve a bit but GREAT SNOW should appreciate today’s stiffer stamina test and she is preferred to Lagonda (second choice). My Girl Katie, Inchagoill Lady and the returning Don’t Rightly Know should also have some say.[Alistair Jones]