November 14 / 12.55 Market Rasen

12.55

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Book Boxing Day At The Races EBF Mares’ “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3539.9
  • 2m 4f 139y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Book Boxing Day At The Races EBF Mares’ “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

4/7 (Won)

  • Win: £1.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 6142-

Last run: 250 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won Warwick bumper last November and good second in a Listed mares' event at Sandown (both soft) in March; that suggests she should be more than capable of winning a race like this on reappearance for a yard whose novice hurdlers are going really well.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

3

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 2

15:30 Warwick

Rula Bula

11st 8lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Last season started well but petered out and it might be happening again, as although it wasn't a bad run behind Cheltenham Festival heroine White Noise two starts back, Chepstow last time was underwhelming (well behind Siog Geal; soft ground no excuse).

20/1

7th

3

15th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 3

15:55 Chepstow

Rula Bula

11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Narrowly made a successful reappearance at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) off 5lb lower; worrying that last season petered out after starting well, though it was by no means a bad run at Newbury when 11l behind White Noise who won the Dawn Run at Cheltenham on Thursday; goes well fresh.

6/1

1st

3

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

15:47 Carlisle

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11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won a maiden hurdle on last season's return before delivering her best form yet when second in Newbury Listed race (2m, good to soft); her three runs after the turn of the year were disappointing, leaving her with a point to prove now.

10/1

8/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: P

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bought for £70,000 after winning Irish point on debut in April; 9-1, better than being pulled up suggests on her Chepstow hurdle debut five weeks ago, still in contention three out and only just starting to weaken when eased before the second-last; can't have been anything seriously amiss and she retains potential.
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2nd

6

14th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

12:55 Market Rasen

Fireball Frenzy

11st 3lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

in touch with leaders

8/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 7-

Last run: 210 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a Listed Flat winner who has produced a useful hurdler; 100-1 for 18-runner Cheltenham bumper in April (good ground; hooded) but ran on well from the rear to finish seventh; should have a future over hurdles.
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3rd

1

2nd Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:25 Worcester

Zarhanya

11st 12lb

J: Daire McConville

T: Martin Keighley

Made an eyecatching bumper debut over a year ago but after a fair start over hurdles it's not really happened, including in handicaps the last twice; drops back in trip with cheekpieces added.

25/1

8th

3

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Zarhanya

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Still unexposed after only four hurdling starts and has the services of Sean Bowen today but made rather underwhelming handicap debut over 2m3f six weeks ago and is not bred to benefit from this step up in trip.

7/1

8th

3

3rd Jun 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

Zarhanya

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Martin Keighley

Still unexposed after only four hurdling starts and has the services of Sean Bowen today but made rather underwhelming handicap debut over 2m3f six weeks ago and is not bred to benefit from this step up in trip.

7/1

Form: 8-

Last run: 330 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
25-1 and never better than midfield in a soft-ground Newbury bumper last December; her dam was a smart chaser so she should have a future over jumps but possibly best watched this time unless the betting vibes are strong.
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3

4th Jun 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 5

16:00 Uttoxeter

Pepite De Saphir

11st 9lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Career already subject to two significant interruptions, and offered little in a debuted tongue-tie when starting out for current connections here last month (2m7f, good).

66/1

3

16th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

18:20 Uttoxeter

Pepite De Saphir

11st 8lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Rebecca Menzies

Lightly raced mare who signed off for the Newland/Insole stable with a remote second of four in 2m4f handicap hurdle at Newcastle last February; needs to hit the ground running for her new yard; tongue-tie added.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a winning debut in a 3m Irish point (good ground) in May; the runner-up in that race was well held on her Hexham hurdle debut last month but the betting should provide more clues.
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1

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

15:40 Fakenham

Natus Vincere

11st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Came good under rules at Huntingdon (2m3f, heavy) in February, her second handicap; found one just too strong when odds-on to follow up at Market Rasen (2m2f, good to soft) last month but was given a wind op soon afterwards and now moves up in trip; probably still has potential.

13/8

2nd

3

15th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 2f 140y

Class 5

15:32 Market Rasen

Natus Vincere

11st 7lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Stable debut at Leicester in January landed her amateur rider in hot water, but she made no mistake under Sean Bowen at Huntingdon (2m4f, heavy) last month; up 8lb and it remains to be seen if testing ground is important to her, but she remains unexposed; should be hard to beat.

1/2

1st

5

19th Feb 2026

2m 3f 137y

Class 5

16:01 Huntingdon

Natus Vincere

11st 6lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Olly Murphy

Irish point winner; picked up for £15,000 in October after heavy defeats in non-handicaps for previous yard; favourite for stable debut at Leicester (2m4f, heavy; first-time tongue-tie) after an absence but never got involved for a jockey having her first ride under rules; plenty to find with After Many Days on that run but Sean Bowen now takes over.

3/1

Form: 747-

Last run: 261 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second in a point but suffered heavy defeats in a Wetherby bumper and two 2m Catterick maiden hurdles last winter; goes up in trip on this first start for nearly nine months.
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5th

15

16th Sep 2025

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 5

17:10 Uttoxeter

Rhiannon Ring

10st 4lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Declan Carroll

0-7 over hurdles; placed twice off today's mark at start of this year (1m7f/2m, good to soft) but absent since a fall in March; tongue-tie fitted for first time here.

16/1

9

26th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:45 Market Rasen

Rhiannon Ring

10st 6lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Declan Carroll

Third on good to soft at Catterick (2m) and Southwell (2m1f) in the last two of her three handicaps; not so good over this sort of trip on previous two outings but worth a second look.

8/1

3rd

8

3rd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

17:15 Southwell

Rhiannon Ring

10st 5lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Declan Carroll

Good third at Catterick (1m7f; second handicap attempt) last time, improving on previous rules form; has place possibilities on that effort and win possibilities if improving further.

6/1

OUR TIP

Form: 9/UP-7

Last run: 170 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on her completed start over hurdles in May and surely up against it again.
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4th

6

14th Mar 2026

Soft

3m 1f 166y

Class 5

15:45 Fontwell

After Midnight

10st 2lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Julian Smith

Has no obvious form claims, including in three handicaps; first-time cheekpieces; 2lb out of the weights.

33/1

7th

8

17th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:20 Bangor-on-Dee

After Midnight

10st 8lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Julian Smith

Showed no significant promise when a big-priced outsider in four maiden/novice hurdles (2m3f-2m5f); makes handicap debut from a lowly mark but still needs significant improvement.

20/1

Form: 35PP

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some promise in points in Ireland and in a bumper for David Pipe in June but big prices and pulled up in two maiden hurdles this autumn; a recent wind operation needs to have transformed her.
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13th

14

(11)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 2

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Tres Bien

9st 1lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Hayley Burton

Placed in a bumper but now exposed as a limited hurdler and this is her third trainer after seven starts.

200/1

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Payout
Exacta £4.50
Straight Forecast £4.50
Trifecta £16.30

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