March 11 / 15.00 Sandown

15.00

Soft

British Stallion Studs EBF Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £14807
  • 1m 7f 216y
  • Class 1
  • 9 runners
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British Stallion Studs EBF Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 32

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ties in very closely with Goodtimecrew having been just under 1l behind that rival at Wincanton, improving on her Ascot debut third; first-time hood looks a positive (took a good hold last time); shortlisted.
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2nd

1

24th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 3

14:30 Wincanton

Larchmont Lass

11st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

raced in second, led 4th, not fluent 8th, increased tempo before 2 out, headed when hit last, stayed on

7/4

7th

7

27th Dec 2024

Good

3m 0f 121y

Class 2

13:20 Kempton

Larchmont Lass

10st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, hit 8th, lost position 3 out, weakened approaching last

7/2

7th

7

27th Dec 2024

Good

3m 0f 121y

Class 2

13:20 Kempton

Larchmont Lass

10st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

prominent, hit 8th, lost position 3 out, weakened approaching last

7/2

11/4

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 1 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Two from two having won a point bumper (on heavy ground) for Bradley Gibbs and Hereford bumper (impressively by 12l on soft) for Nigel Twiston-Davies; promising mare who warrants plenty of respect.
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1

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 3

17:00 Cheltenham

Casa No Mento

12st 0lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Odds-on when winning a Bangor novice chase in February; useful hurdler with Listed honours but looks on a tough mark for her first handicap.

11/2

1

16th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 179y

Class 3

17:00 Cheltenham

Casa No Mento

12st 0lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Odds-on when winning a Bangor novice chase in February; useful hurdler with Listed honours but looks on a tough mark for her first handicap.

11/2

8/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 31 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Scored by half a length at Huntingdon (good to soft; second rules start) six weeks ago, adding to her Irish point win; hard to rate that form highly but she's open to further progress.
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4

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 85y

Class 4

14:30 Wetherby

Dontyawantme

11st 9lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Never got into it on stable debut over hurdles at Newcastle last month; however, that was her first outing since March 2024 and she may have needed it; this point, bumper and novice hurdle winner could go well on her first chase start if tapping back into her old ability.

10/1

8th

10

23rd Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 1

15:15 Newbury

Dontyawantme

11st 2lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Craig Lidster

Interesting on some of her bumper form as wasn't far behind Larchmont Lass in a Listed race at Sandown; the form of her Carlisle win (2m3f, soft; Drumlee Spud third) carries substance but now has to rebound from a poor run at Doncaster (well behind Baby Shally).

33/1

7th

4

2nd Mar 2024

Soft

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

15:10 Doncaster

Dontyawantme

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Craig Lidster

Gamely beat Lunar Discovery at Carlisle (2m3f, soft) last month on third run for new stable; worse off with that rival but could well improve further over this longer distance, being a point winner who has some 3m winners in pedigree; shortlisted.

7/1

Form: 3 BF

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Started favourite at Wetherby (soft) eight weeks ago and showed promise in finishing one place behind March Wind; open to improvement with that debut experience under her belt.
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4

21st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Warwick

Jeune Belle

11st 11lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Looked useful in bumpers and was a promising novice hurdler last season, albeit during a rather mixed campaign; stopped quickly and was pulled up when switched to fences for last month's handicap debut but it would be foolish to write off her chasing career after that.

11/1

Form: 016 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Only sixth to Casa No Mento at Hereford with hood removed, failing to back up the form of her 125-1 win at Ffos Las the time before; return of hood may help but she's not totally solid.
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5th

5

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

16:00 Warwick

Golden Millie

11st 3lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Dan Horsford

Bumper winner; cut little ice over hurdles but there were positives to take from chase debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, good to soft) where she made up some ground from off the pace; still needs more and Lunar Ocean was ahead of her last time.

12/1

6th

4

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 83y

Class 5

16:20 Ffos Las

Golden Millie

11st 4lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Dan Horsford

Lightly raced 8yo who may improve for this combination of switch to chasing and return to Ffos Las; sole course start resulted in bumper win in 2022 (peak form).

14/1

7th

4

17th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:12 Wetherby

Golden Millie

11st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Dan Horsford

Bumper winner who returned from a very long absence to make her handicap and stable debut at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) last month and ran well for a long way before fading into seventh of 12; could take a step forward now back down in trip and she's one to be interested in.

7/1

Form: 2

Last run: 108 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Absent since her encouraging debut at Wetherby (heavy; clear second) in November; returns in a stronger race but pedigree suggests she has the potential to develop into a useful sort; interesting.
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6th

8

11th Mar 2023

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 1

15:00 Sandown

Mercian Omen

11st 2lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

Absent since her encouraging debut at Wetherby (heavy; clear second) in November; returns in a stronger race but pedigree suggests she has the potential to develop into a useful sort; interesting.

9/1

2nd

8

23rd Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:40 Wetherby

Mercian Omen

11st 0lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Amy Murphy

prominent

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 1 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £135,000 after finishing second in Irish point; went one better in Wincanton bumper (good to soft) for new yard, slowly away then coming from well back to collar Larchmont Lass near the finish; big player.
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4th

2

13th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Worcester

Goodtimecrew

11st 13lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

Did not jump well enough when switched to fences for last month's handicap debut at Stratford (2m3f, good) but still kept on for a respectable third; reverts to hurdling with cheekpieces fitted today; probably still has a bigger run in her.

6/1

3rd

1

19th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Goodtimecrew

12st 0lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

Bumper winner who made the frame on three of her four hurdling starts last season (1m7f-2m3f); switched to fences for today's handicap debut and ought to have some improvement to come.

3/1

3rd

1

19th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:05 Stratford

Goodtimecrew

12st 0lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

didn't always jump with fluency, prominent, lost position when slow jump 3rd, dropped to rear when awkward jump 4th, detached from 6th, steady headway from 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went third approaching last, kept on

3/1

Form: 2

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promising second at Wetherby (soft) on debut; faces a harder task at this level but is open to progress and represents an in-form trainer who had two notable winners last Saturday.
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12

9th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 5

14:45 Musselburgh

March Wind

10st 10lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Sandy Thomson

Unable to transfer her bumper promise to hurdles and she was pulled up at Ayr last time; however, she may have needed that first run since May and back then she was a fair fifth of 15 on her handicap debut at Perth (2m4f, good to soft); her mark has fallen and she's not written off.

16/1

Form: 526-1 D

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Proved game at Uttoxeter (heavy) ten weeks ago on sole outing this season, opening her account at the fourth attempt; trainer has won this race twice in the last decade; possibilities.
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4

25th Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 2

15:30 Cartmel

Saint Bibiana

11st 0lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Georgina Nicholls

The four-timer came up short when a close second to Pounding Poet over 2m7f at Uttoxeter (good) but that was no backward step; a 2lb nudge does her no favours but this C&D winner is shortlisted.

100/30

3

27th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

15:37 Uttoxeter

Saint Bibiana

10st 12lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: Georgina Nicholls

Progressive mare who kept on resolutely to win similar race to this over C&D (good; first-time cheekpieces) last month and has now won three in a row; another 7lb higher today but still makes obvious appeal.

4/1

12

29th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 2

13:30 Uttoxeter

Saint Bibiana

10st 8lb

J: Finn Lambert

T: Georgina Nicholls

Completed a hat-trick early last season and better than ever on her latest two starts for wins at Huntingdon (3m1f, good) and Warwick (3m2f, good); up 6lb into a much more competitive race and wears first-time cheekpieces after a fairly workmanlike display from the front last time.

11/2

Non-runners

March Wind

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £21.60
Straight Forecast £17.57
Trifecta £82.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Casa No Mento

Telegraph:

Goodtimecrew

Daily Mail:

Saint Bibiana

The Guardian:

Mercian Omen

The Times:

March Wind

D Express:

Goodtimecrew

RP Ratings:

Casa No Mento

POSTDATA:

Casa No Mento

WEST COUNTRY:

Casa No Mento

Daily Mirror:

Casa No Mento

The Star:

Casa No Mento

Daily Record:

Casa No Mento

The Sun:

Saint Bibiana