December 02 / 12.56 Doncaster

12.56

Good

At The Races App Market Movers Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5990.6
  • 2m 3f 88y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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At The Races App Market Movers Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

2/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.60
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 5-02

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Never that dangerous in her three bumpers, going down by some 12l in the latest at Fakenham; has a very stout pedigree so going up in trip for her hurdling debut is a positive.
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3rd

1

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

19:00 Market Rasen

Mistral Blue

12st 0lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Dual 2m3f hurdle winner on good ground; pulled up on soft at end of last year but returned from a break with a quite encouraging fifth of 12 at Warwick (2m5f, good) this month and enters calculations here.

5/1

5th

2

4th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

Mistral Blue

11st 12lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Hereford (2m3f, good) winner under Fern O'Brien in April last year and virtually matched that effort on her comeback run at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) in November; best forgiven her follow-up effort back there in December as the soft ground went against her; wouldn't want any rain but returns on a competitive mark and not ruled out.

10/1

1st

3

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:20 Hereford

Mistral Blue

11st 7lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won hurdle debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good) in December 2023 but a long way below that level on her six starts since; down the weights and more competitive under Fern O'Brien over C&D latest; in most circumstances she would need to improve on that but this could be a very weak race.

7/2

8/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 44

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten just over 5l in a Ludlow bumper and ran okay at Huntingdon (2m3f novice) for all that she was 20l off the winner; from a fine jumping family and should improve with experience.
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9th

3

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:00 Ludlow

After Many Days

11st 7lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

0-18 but she's finished runner-up in her last three handicaps and latest was at Hereford (2m4f, good; 15-8 favourite) last month; up another 2lb but she still looks feasibly treated and should be in the thick of things again.

2/1

2nd

4

18th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

15:00 Hereford

After Many Days

11st 8lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Yet to win over hurdles but has run many a good race in handicaps and beat all bar a well-treated rival last time at Huntingdon (2m3f, heavy); has gone well here before on good ground; every chance.

11/4

2nd

3

19th Feb 2026

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

16:01 Huntingdon

After Many Days

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

0-14 over hurdles but has run many a good race in handicaps, including last time at Leicester (2m4f, heavy) where she looked set to collect before reeled in late on; up 2lb but goes on heavy and should be bang there.

7/4

Form: 3-6

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £150,000 after winning an Irish point; third in a bumper but faded to finish tailed off on her switch to hurdling at Newbury (2m, good to soft; 28-1); hard to enthuse over after that but it's still early days.
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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: 5

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £45,000 after winning a 3m Irish point; was last to finish and 5l behind After Many Days on her switch to hurdling at Huntingdon; raced freely that day and now goes in a tongue-tie; may improve.
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8

21st Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

16:10 Perth

Brief Statement

10st 7lb

J: Toby Wynne

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Irish point winner in February 2023; showed no more than minor promise in three novice hurdles (2m-2m3f) towards end of that year and makes handicap debut after 663-day absence; considered only if lively in betting.

12/1

4th

2

28th Dec 2023

Good

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:15 Catterick

Brief Statement

11st 0lb

J: Craig Nichol

T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero

Bought for £45,000 after winning a 3m Irish point; has achieved just poor form in two 2m3f hurdle races; retains potential but today's drop in distance is uncertain to suit.

10/1

Form: P

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in an Irish point and bought for £15,000; lost ground quickly and was pulled up at Ludlow (2m5f; 66-1).
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2nd

4

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

13:25 Fakenham

Little Talks

10st 13lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

11-race maiden over hurdles but has made the frame in all four starts at this track; tailed off at Fontwell recently following a four-month break but the return to this track could see her back to her best.

5/1

2nd

4

19th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

13:25 Fakenham

Little Talks

10st 13lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

11-race maiden over hurdles but has made the frame in all four starts at this track; tailed off at Fontwell recently following a four-month break but the return to this track could see her back to her best.

5/1

8

23rd Oct 2024

Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

14:30 Fontwell

Little Talks

10st 12lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Ran game race from the front when close third of six at Fakenham (2m7f, good) in June but we haven't seen her again since and she's 0-10 over hurdles now; others appeal more.

8/1

Form: 3137-4

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner; did well in bumpers for Fergal O'Brien (same colours) and there was plenty to like about her stable/hurdle debut at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) where she only dropped away late on; now into a mares' only race and has fair form claims on that latest effort.
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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: 6

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £22,000 after picking up a modest Irish point (3m, good); 28-1 when tailed off in a Ludlow hurdle and this chasing type may need more time.
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16

24th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 0y

Class 3

16:45 Cheltenham

Harrys Hope

11st 3lb

J: Mr Samuel Scott

T: Ben Pauling

4-9 over fences; creditable second in Class 2 chase at Uttoxeter (3m2f, good) this summer and filled same position behind revitalised opponent at Worcester (2m7f, good) last month; holds each-way claims at least.

14/1

2nd

6

5th Sep 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Worcester

Harrys Hope

11st 4lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

4-8 over fences; ran big race when second of ten in competitive Class 2 chase at Uttoxeter (3m2f, good) on latest outing six weeks ago and is only 1lb higher here; probably best suited by good/good to soft ground but has been placed on soft; major player.

11/4

2nd

11

27th Jul 2025

Good

3m 2f 13y

Class 2

15:07 Uttoxeter

Harrys Hope

10st 4lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

4-7 over fences; a gritty winner at Warwick in early June (3m, good) and went close to following up over that same trip here a day later; up in grade but remains on a competitive mark and the break should have done her good.

15/2

Non-runners

Belleme Basc, Chatshow Host, Dontyawantme, Masked Artist, Orbys River, Pepite De Amour, Seasmoke, Villainess

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Payout
Exacta £12.20
Straight Forecast £13.17
Trifecta £22.50

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Dontyawantme

SPOTLIGHT:

Mistral Blue

The Times:

Brief Statement

Daily Mail:

Belleme Basc

The Star:

Sanda Rena

WEST COUNTRY:

Mistral Blue

Daily Mirror:

Mistral Blue

Daily Record:

Mistral Blue

POSTDATA:

Dontyawantme

Telegraph:

Dontyawantme

The Guardian:

Dontyawantme

D Express:

Dontyawantme

The Sun:

Dontyawantme