July 19 / 15.10 Uttoxeter

15.10

Soft

Scott McGarry 60th Birthday Bash Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4356.8
  • 1m 7f 168y
  • Class 4
  • 7 runners
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Scott McGarry 60th Birthday Bash Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.25
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 4322-P

Last run: 71 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Won Irish point; still a maiden under rules but twice third over hurdles and twice runner-up over fences before an excusable latest failure; since sold for £30,000; could easily be the answer to this on stable debut despite all her best form being over further.
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2nd

6

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

18:50 Warwick

Police Academy

11st 8lb

J: Miss Ellie Callwood

T: Kelly Morgan

Unlucky to lose last June's Uttoxeter chase win (3m, good) on a medical technicality; wheels came off in the autumn but she has revived for current yard, keeping on well for Higham and High Easter open successes on good to firm; could prove the answer.

6/4

4

17th Oct 2025

Good

2m 5f 44y

Class 4

16:25 Fakenham

Police Academy

11st 2lb

J: Mr Ben Sutton

T: Fergal O’Brien

Unlucky to lose June's hard-fought Uttoxeter chase win (3m, good) off this mark, when an ovarian tumour removed a month later was found to have increased her testosterone levels; effectiveness at today's shorter trip is long proven and this looks an easier contest than the 0-120 last time.

11/8

4/5

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 53-221 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Had her consistency rewarded when making all for a 9l success at Worcester (2m, good; effective on softer) and looks sure to put up another good account despite the penalty.
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3rd

1

6th Feb 2024

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 3

15:50 Taunton

Manimole

11st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

led, jumped right 1st, jumped right 2nd

7/2

5th

1

21st Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 2

12:40 Lingfield

Manimole

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Twice beaten by Ooh Betty last spring but has come on leaps and bounds since then, producing career-best RPRs in winning 2m mares' hurdles at Newbury late last year (latest a Listed race); has more on her plate here but she's a no-nonsense mare who will be up there throughout.

14/1

1st

1

2nd Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 1

11:55 Newbury

Manimole

11st 3lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Nigel Twiston-Davies

Splendidly tough mare who was notching her third win of a busy campaign when trouncing ten rivals in a novice over C&D (good to soft; made most of the running) three weeks ago; that was her best effort by some way and there seemed to be no fluke about it; probably again the one to beat.

7/4

Form: 37-18

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a Fontwell bumper (2m1f, good) in workmanlike style and surely ran too badly to be true when tailed off behind Manimole on hurdling debut at Worcester; all runs on good ground and was withdrawn once on account of soft.
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6th

5

1st Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:30 Worcester

Mays Hill

11st 1lb

J: Jack Hogan

T: Fergal O’Brien

0-5 over hurdles but bumped into a big improver and had a next-time-out winner behind her when second over C&D (good) last month; competes off same mark today; likely contender.

5/2

2nd

8

13th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Worcester

Mays Hill

10st 10lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

Bumper winner who is still unexposed over hurdles; lacked the pace to land a telling blow on recent handicap debut at Market Rasen (2m4f, good) but kept on well and was beaten under 5l in the end; that was her first run since last summer and it might have done her good.

7/1

Form: 66-467

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Showed more in a first-time hood when 40-1 at Ludlow three runs back (2m5f, good to soft; beaten 13l) but she's been tailed off in two runs since then and has plenty on at these weights.
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4th

3

20th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 177y

Class 5

16:50 Ffos Las

Miss Pearl

10st 9lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: David Rees

Went close at Bangor early last year and was placed again next time; however, her form ran cold afterwards and she finished well behind over hurdles last week after a layoff.

10/1

7th

8

13th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

18:00 Newton Abbot

Miss Pearl

10st 3lb

J: Conor Ring

T: David Rees

Very nearly won a handicap at Bangor early last year and was placed again next time; however, her form ran cold afterwards and she's been off for 13 months; new trainer.

14/1

8th

10

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:10 Ludlow

Miss Pearl

10st 7lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Sheila Lewis

The closest she's come in 13 races was very close indeed, coming from the back off this mark at Bangor (2m3f, soft) in February, but her form has subsided again.

20/1

Form: 5

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £4,000 after winning her seventh start in Irish points; never on an even keel after jumping slowly at the first flight at Cartmel (2m6f, good to soft); may be capable of better.
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5th

9

1st Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Worcester

Time For Joy

11st 2lb

J: Abbie McCain

T: Donald McCain

Successful at the seventh attempt in Irish points, winning at Toomebridge in May (3m, yielding to soft); modest form in two hurdle runs for new yard this summer; now tongue-tied but likely to fare better in handicaps.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4-5

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

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2

19th Jul 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Falanghina

11st 0lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

5th

7

22nd Jun 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

17:25 Uttoxeter

Falanghina

10st 11lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

From a very good jumping family and shaped with significant promise before tiring in closing stages of soft-ground Hereford bumper in January; features prominently in calculations on today's hurdling debut.

7/2

4th

6

30th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

16:40 Hereford

Falanghina

11st 2lb

J: Peter Kavanagh

T: Donald McCain

£26,000 3yo; closely related to winners One For Rosie (bumper/smart 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase) and Grumpy Charley (useful 2m-3m2f hurdle/chase), half-sister to two winners notably Air Horse One (bumper/useful 2m-2m4f hurdle); interesting newcomer.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

11 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Dam an unraced half-sister to high-class chase winner Ad Hoc but making a very belated debut at the age of 11.
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5

19th Jul 2023

Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Mountain Rapid

11st 0lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Mark Campion

Dam an unraced half-sister to high-class chase winner Ad Hoc but making a very belated debut at the age of 11.

40/1

Non-runners

Falanghina

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £2.50
Straight Forecast £2.64
Trifecta £6.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Manimole

SPOTLIGHT:

Police Academy

Daily Mirror:

Falanghina

WEST COUNTRY:

Manimole

Telegraph:

Manimole

The Guardian:

Manimole

Daily Mail:

Manimole

The Sun:

Manimole

The Star:

Manimole

Daily Record:

Manimole

RP RATINGS:

Police Academy

The Times:

Police Academy

D Express:

Police Academy