January 26 / 13.00 Sedgefield

13.00

Soft

Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4193.42
  • 2m 3f 188y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Windy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 4/7/51 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won two Irish points in October (3m, soft/soft to heavy) and improved upon previous rules form to win on stable debut at Huntingdon (2m4f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; likeable prospect; can go well once more.
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1st

1

24th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 3

17:05 Cartmel

Springtime Promise

12st 2lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won Grade 2 novice hurdle in February 2024 (2m4f, soft) but chasing didn't go to plan during light campaign last season and she was well beaten when upped to 3m1f for hurdle return in January; this race is much easier but she's not yet proven on good ground and her current ability is hard to gauge; had wind op in February.

8/1

1st

1

24th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 3

17:05 Cartmel

Springtime Promise

12st 2lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won Grade 2 novice hurdle in February 2024 (2m4f, soft) but chasing didn't go to plan during light campaign last season and she was well beaten when upped to 3m1f for hurdle return in January; this race is much easier but she's not yet proven on good ground and her current ability is hard to gauge; had wind op in February.

8/1

8th

5

23rd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

3m 1f 10y

Class 2

14:30 Huntingdon

Springtime Promise

11st 1lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Fergal O’Brien

towards rear, headway into midfield with one circuit to go, not fluent 9th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened approaching last

12/1

4/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 3/0/14

Last run: 121 days

W: 11st 9lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at Perth (2m4f, soft) when last seen; however, a break may have helped and she won in good style on her hurdle debut at Perth (2m, soft) last July; there's stamina in her useful pedigree and she retains potential.
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6th

1

14th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 4

15:15 Perth

Condesa

12st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Won a novice here (2m, soft) last July; has been below her best in two valuable handicaps at Newbury and Ayr this spring; this is back in calmer waters but she still needs to show more.

7/1

9th

6

20th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 2

15:00 Ayr

Condesa

10st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

prominent behind clear leaders, not fluent 6th, weakened after 9th, tailed off

16/1

9th

6

20th Apr 2024

Soft

3m 0f 70y

Class 2

15:00 Ayr

Condesa

10st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

Pulled up on handicap debut at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft) last month but she's much better than that, having finished second to a subsequent Grade 2 winner at Sedgefield (2m4f, soft) in January; there's stamina in her pedigree and this lightly raced 8yo is not written off now up in trip.

16/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 1-434 BF

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won on bumper debut at Cheltenham (2m1f, good) last April and good Listed third there (2m, soft) in November; only fourth when favourite for novice hurdle at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) on Boxing Day but she's open to improvement in this sphere and entitled to respect.
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4

4th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 61y

Class 4

16:05 Carlisle

Micks Jet

11st 11lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Bumper/hurdle winner who completed the set in a 2m3f Wetherby handicap chase (good to soft) last winter; not seen since a below-par third over fences at Market Rasen last April; lower mark back hurdling but got to be a chance she'll need this after nearly a year off.

14/1

3rd

1

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

14:35 Market Rasen

Micks Jet

12st 0lb

J: Mr Shay Halton

T: Philip Kirby

In the frame five consecutive times since switched to chasing this year, most notably when winning by 18l in first-time cheekpieces at Wetherby (2m3f, soft) in January; should also be suited by today's trip-and-ground combination; likely contender again.

7/2

OUR TIP

Form: 126

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Point winner who scored on rules debut at Stratford (2m6f, soft) in November and bumped into promising type when well-beaten second at Exeter (2m7f, good to soft) next time; didn't run badly when Listed sixth at Haydock (2m3f, heavy) last month and she's a key player now back down in grade.
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7th

11

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

16:20 Uttoxeter

Getaway Theatre

11st 2lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Stuart Edmunds

Won at Chepstow (2m7f, good to soft) last winter and she returned after nine months off with a near-miss at Warwick (3m1f, soft) in November; looks interesting on that form but she's not matched it in two runs since and needs to rediscover her spark.

16/1

5th

1

26th Jan 2026

Soft

3m 0f 217y

Class 4

15:20 Plumpton

Getaway Theatre

11st 11lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Solid contender on the form of a Chepstow win (2m7f) last February and when narrowly failing to give weight to a subsequent winner at Warwick (3m1f, also on soft) in November; lacked the pace to play a part on good to soft there since but today's surface and lower grade will help.

100/30

Form: 218 D

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on hurdle debut here (2m1f, soft) in October then went one better at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft); well beaten in Listed race at Haydock last month (behind Getaway Theatre) but the heavy ground may have been too much and she could bounce back with a big performance today.
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6th

9

10th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 3

15:15 Market Rasen

Southern Babylon

10st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ruth Jefferson

Won a 2m4f maiden for mares here in November and ran in a Listed race next time, in which she was well held (again the case at Sedgefield); absent since January but may well have more to offer in handicaps.

10/1

6th

9

10th May 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 3

15:15 Market Rasen

Southern Babylon

10st 9lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Ruth Jefferson

Won a 2m4f maiden for mares here in November and ran in a Listed race next time, in which she was well held (again the case at Sedgefield); absent since January but may well have more to offer in handicaps.

10/1

5th

3

26th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 3f 188y

Class 4

13:00 Sedgefield

Southern Babylon

11st 9lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ruth Jefferson

Runner-up on hurdle debut here (2m1f, soft) in October then went one better at Market Rasen (2m4f, good to soft); well beaten in Listed race at Haydock last month (behind Getaway Theatre) but the heavy ground may have been too much and she could bounce back with a big performance today.

5/1

Form: 38

Last run: 20 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
This step up in trip may help on her third hurdle start but this modest Flat maiden has been soundly beaten so far in this code.
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5th

5

(4)

18th Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Ripon

Cantalupo Bella

8st 7lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Placed in low-grade handicaps at up to 2m on the Flat, including on heavy; has not accomplished much over hurdles on last five outings but at least her fitness should be assured; needs a second look for in-form yard.

11/2

5th

5

(4)

18th Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Ripon

Cantalupo Bella

8st 7lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Placed in low-grade handicaps at up to 2m on the Flat, including on heavy; has not accomplished much over hurdles on last five outings but at least her fitness should be assured; needs a second look for in-form yard.

11/2

7th

9

19th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:15 Wetherby

Cantalupo Bella

10st 2lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Michael & David Easterby

Placed in low-grade handicaps at up to 2m on the Flat and ran well for a long way when upped to 3m for last month's handicap hurdle debut at Southwell (heavy); effectively 1lb higher today but might last longer on the less testing ground; dangerous to ignore.

16/1

Form: 22-6

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in two bumpers early last year (soft/heavy); well beaten on recent hurdle/seasonal debut at Kelso (2m, soft) but could be sharper for that run and she's bred to be suited by this step up in trip; not written off.
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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: 798

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten at big odds in both bumpers and on last month's hurdle debut at Musselburgh; transformation needed in first-time hood.
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7

14th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

Western Glen

11st 3lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Gillian Boanas

held up in rear, pulled up before 2 out

5/1

7

14th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:15 Market Rasen

Western Glen

11st 3lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Gillian Boanas

held up in rear, pulled up before 2 out

5/1

6

15th Oct 2024

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 5

15:35 Market Rasen

Western Glen

11st 3lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Gillian Boanas

took keen hold, held up in rear, midfield before 8th, not fluent then lost ground 3 out, good headway home turn, went second before 2 out, hit 2 out, 5 lengths down when fell last

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £27.30
Straight Forecast £33.84
Trifecta £112.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Springtime Promise

RP RATINGS:

Getaway Theatre

Telegraph:

Condesa

TOPSPEED:

Getaway Theatre

The Guardian:

Getaway Theatre

POSTDATA:

Springtime Promise

The Times:

Springtime Promise

Daily Mail:

Springtime Promise

Daily Mirror:

Springtime Promise

The Star:

Springtime Promise

Daily Record:

Springtime Promise

D Express:

Condesa