November 09 / 13.50 Newbury

13.50

Good To Soft

CSP Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £10892
  • 2m 0f 69y
  • Class 2
  • 11 runners
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CSP Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

20/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.50
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 12212U D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Keeping herself busy this year and has won two novice events for which she is penalised; on the retreat when unseating in a 2m4f handicap at Worcester the final time and looks vulnerable in a race of this nature.
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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

20/1

  • Place: £8.80

Form: 410- D

Last run: 210 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a Warwick bumper (good) by 2l before finishing tailed off at odds of 100-1 in the Grade 2 for mares at Aintree; others have shown a higher level of ability and there's a lot of stamina in her pedigree, so longer trips beckon.
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9

13th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

14:40 Cheltenham

Telepathique

11st 2lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

Highly progressive during last season's first chase campaign, culminating in Listed mares' win at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) in February; back to her best when beaten just over 6l by Spindleberry at Doncaster (2m4f, good; Listed) in December and she's 5lb better off with the winner today; won on heavy ground over hurdles; not ruled out each-way at forecast big odds.

33/1

2nd

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

13:32 Carlisle

Telepathique

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

First season over fences could barely have gone much better with four wins from five starts, latterly in a 2m4f Listed event at Huntingdon (good to soft) which she won despite jumping out to her left throughout (previous wins were on left-handed tracks); every chance on these terms if resuming where she left off; goes from the front.

Evs

2nd

2

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

13:32 Carlisle

Telepathique

11st 6lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Lucy Wadham

First season over fences could barely have gone much better with four wins from five starts, latterly in a 2m4f Listed event at Huntingdon (good to soft) which she won despite jumping out to her left throughout (previous wins were on left-handed tracks); every chance on these terms if resuming where she left off; goes from the front.

Evs

4/5

  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Mixed messages as to the strength of her Irish point win (3m, good to yielding) but she was a strong favourite and won comfortably; fetched £290,000 at the sales in March; trainer was positive about her in his Stable Tour.
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2nd

2

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

14:25 Killarney

Break My Soul

11st 0lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Dual winning hurdler for Nicky Henderson and took fourth in Grade 1 company behind Lossiemouth at Aintree in 2025 (2m4f, good to soft); made a winning chase debut for this yard, and ran a valiant race when third in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham (2m, good); pulled up at Fairyhouse when last seen off top weight; top-rated of these reverting to hurdles; new headgear.

9/4

1

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

16:25 Fairyhouse

Break My Soul

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Chase debut win at Gowran Park (2m, heavy) in November and easily best of four attempts since on latest when fine third of 20 in 2m Grand Annual at Cheltenham last month on handicap debut (good); no easy task for top-weight but has to be respected.

11/2

3rd

17

11th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 199y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Break My Soul

10st 9lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Has failed to kick on since chase debut win at Gowran Park (2m, heavy) in November; however, the best run of her career came when fourth of five finishers in the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle (2m4f, good to soft) last April and on that evidence there could be some mileage in her mark; not written off.

16/1

Form: 5214-4 D BF

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ascot bumper winner who had some of these behind when an excellent fourth behind a shorter-priced stablemate in a Grade 2 at Aintree's National meeting; her hurdling debut at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) was rather underwhelming but she's entitled to improve on that.
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7th

2

11th Jun 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

20:53 Worcester

Politacus

12st 0lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

Winless since April 2024 and she came in a remote second of seven back hurdling in 2m Uttoxeter handicap 18 days ago; needs to take a step forward.

14/1

2nd

4

24th May 2026

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:37 Uttoxeter

Politacus

11st 10lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

Returns to hurdling after going 0-5 over fences, producing only one effort of real note; nothing wrong with her mark if getting back in this discipline floats her boat.

5/1

6th

7

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:15 Warwick

Politacus

11st 3lb

J: Liam Harrison

T: Fergal O’Brien

No match for Irish Chorus here in March but she's got a handy pull in the weights with that rival and she lost a shoe when beaten 12l at Stratford; not discounted.

3/1

Form: 94-35

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat-bred filly; inferior bumper form to a few of these and she didn't jump well when tailed off on her hurdling debut at Warwick; non-runner at Chepstow on Wednesday (2.05).
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9th

4

8th May 2024

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

20:10 Fontwell

Selkirk Grace

11st 4lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Hughie Morrison

Eight-race maiden who was pulled up at Hereford last time but she looks interesting on her close call in a Taunton handicap (2m, soft) in January; has claims if she can bounce back after wind surgery and yard is in decent form; cheekpieces added.

7/1

9th

4

8th May 2024

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

20:10 Fontwell

Selkirk Grace

11st 4lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Hughie Morrison

Eight-race maiden who was pulled up at Hereford last time but she looks interesting on her close call in a Taunton handicap (2m, soft) in January; has claims if she can bounce back after wind surgery and yard is in decent form; cheekpieces added.

7/1

4

14th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 163y

Class 5

16:00 Hereford

Selkirk Grace

11st 0lb

J: David Bass

T: Hughie Morrison

There was some promise before she went down by only a neck on her handicap debut at Taunton (2m, soft); not a given on pedigree that this longer trip will suit but she's only 4lb higher than last time and probably improving.

4/1

Form: 3- BF

Last run: 234 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winning Irish point debut and then sold for £150,000; beaten 13l in a Southwell bumper (good to soft) and unlikely to be long before she steps up in distance; could still feature.
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9th

9

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 192y

Class 5

15:10 Ffos Las

Sanda Rena

11st 1lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Irish point winner; still unexposed after only four hurdling starts but finished well down the field on last month's handicap debut (2m5f); tongue-tie added today; improvement required.

14/1

9th

9

20th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 192y

Class 5

15:10 Ffos Las

Sanda Rena

11st 1lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Irish point winner; still unexposed after only four hurdling starts but finished well down the field on last month's handicap debut (2m5f); tongue-tie added today; improvement required.

14/1

10th

1

24th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

17:40 Ludlow

Sanda Rena

11st 12lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Recent seasonal/stable debut fourth at Chepstow wasn't a step forward form-wise, but she saw out the near-2m4f no worse than before; initial mark aligns closer to her previous Southwell bumper placing.

15/2

Form: 1- D

Last run: 233 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second reported foal of an Irish 2m4f hurdle/2m5f chase winner; wasn't overly troubled to win a soft-ground junior hurdle at Market Rasen and there were winners in behind; looks useful.
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3

11th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

18:35 Uttoxeter

Bella Civena

11st 13lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

1-5 over hurdles for Harry Derham; signed off for him with pretty good third in Taunton handicap (2m3f, good; also has form on soft) but makes debut for new stable after 505-day absence.

8/1

3rd

6

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

19:00 Taunton

Bella Civena

11st 7lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear after 7th, headway after 3 out, went third 2 out, hung left and no extra final 110yds

6/1

3rd

6

24th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

19:00 Taunton

Bella Civena

11st 7lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Junior hurdle winner on soft but the ground was heavy when well held on handicap debut at Doncaster (2m); retains potential for her respected yard.

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Placed but well held in two point bumpers during early 2022; off since; best watched in a race of this nature.
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10th

14

11th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 5

16:40 Chepstow

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

21-race maiden; big prices and well beaten in four starts since November including in a hurdle handicap at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) last month; out of the weights again and can only be watched.

100/1

12th

17

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:45 Newcastle

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Price

T: William de Best-Turner

18-race maiden; massive prices and well beaten in three starts since November (chase and two maiden hurdles); no reason to expect better from 5lb wrong; better to focus elsewhere.

100/1

13

31st Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Worcester

Raindance Queen

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: William de Best-Turner

One of her better runs when 16l fourth of 13 to King Of The Story over C&D last month but this maiden is even further out of the handicap this afternoon and is hard to fancy.

40/1

Form: 3237-

Last run: 275 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Thereabouts in her first three bumpers before finishing well held in a Listed event at Market Rasen won by the exciting Dysart Enos (other good mares ahead of her); had wind surgery since; should have a future over hurdles.
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7th

12

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:03 Ffos Las

Tipperary Star

10st 5lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

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

7th

8

25th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 4

15:30 Hereford

Tipperary Star

11st 4lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

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

15:15 Huntingdon

Tipperary Star

11st 5lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Warren Greatrex

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

OUR TIP

Form: 71-8 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Came from behind to win a Fakenham bumper (soft) in April; wouldn't have won on her hurdling debut at Warwick but did herself no favours when jumping badly left three out; Flat bred and others in here are way more intriguing.
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1st

8

15th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Birdhouse

10st 4lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Soft-ground C&D bumper winner last Easter but yet to run to a comparable level over hurdles, last month's Market Rasen handicap third in debuted cheekpieces (retained) still comprising a 13l beating; mark unchanged.

7/1

3rd

8

6th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:35 Market Rasen

Birdhouse

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

midfield, not fluent 4th, mistake 3 out

14/1

0

9

8th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

16:05 Taunton

Birdhouse

11st 1lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Resolute winner of a soft-ground bumper at Fakenham last April; has kept a low profile in two completions over hurdles but she's on a plater's mark and is surely capable of better at this modest level.

5/1

Form: 10- C

Last run: 210 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for 235,000gns after bolting up in an Irish point; no less impressive in a bumper here in March (again good ground) before pulling her way out of contention in the Grade 2 at Aintree; remains an exciting prospect; now tongue tied.
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5th

1

16th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 213y

Class 4

15:15 Stratford

Seeyouinmydreams

12st 0lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

Free-going front-runner; signed off for Paul Nicholls with wide-margin success in modest selling hurdle last month and remains on a workable handicap mark but capitulated pretty tamely when well-held third of four in Plumpton chase (2m1f, good) for new stable three weeks ago; comes with risk.

7/1

3rd

1

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 219y

Class 4

18:39 Plumpton

Seeyouinmydreams

11st 11lb

J: Jack Andrews

T: T Ellis

5-11 over hurdles for Paul Nicholls and arrives on the back of a wide-margin success in a seller at Hexham (2m, good) 24 days ago; bought for £26,000 and commands major respect on chase debut for his new stable.

3/1

1st

2

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:40 Hexham

Seeyouinmydreams

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Paul Nicholls

Four hurdle wins at trips ranging from 2m-2m4f; was running well in handicaps in the autumn after chancing her arm over fences last September and this is a very winnable race given the favourable terms; strong claims for top yard that's 4-5 here.

2/5

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Payout
Exacta £459.40
Straight Forecast £295.31
Trifecta £1082.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Seeyouinmydreams

The Times:

Bella Civena

TOPSPEED:

Manimole

LAMBOURN:

Break My Soul

Telegraph:

Bella Civena

The Guardian:

Bella Civena

Daily Record:

Break My Soul

RP RATINGS:

Seeyouinmydreams

WEST COUNTRY:

Seeyouinmydreams

Daily Mail:

Seeyouinmydreams

D Express:

Seeyouinmydreams

Daily Mirror:

Seeyouinmydreams

The Star:

Seeyouinmydreams

POSTDATA:

Manimole

The Sun:

Manimole