November 17 / 12.00 Newcastle

12.00

Good

QuinnBet Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4752.9
  • 2m 4f 62y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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QuinnBet Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.73
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 9/18-2 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Comfortable winner of a mares' bumper here (good to soft) in March; was then found out at Cheltenham in April; reappeared with a promising hurdles debut in a mares' contest at Uttoxeter (2m, good; runner-up) last month; can improve for both that and the step up in trip; contender.
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7th

2

27th Oct 2024

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

15:52 Wincanton

I Am Gonna Be

11st 12lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Charlie Longsdon

pressed leaders, raced in third after 3rd, mistake 4 out

10/1

1

24th Sep 2024

Good

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

16:05 Warwick

I Am Gonna Be

12st 0lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Has mixed record over fences since last autumn but was a respectable fifth in a much stronger race than this when back over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f, good) last month and is another 3lb lower here; seems best suited by good/good to soft ground; big player.

7/1

5th

10

28th Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Worcester

I Am Gonna Be

10st 11lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Charlie Longsdon

Bumper/hurdle winner; very mixed over fences since joining this yard and now returns from a third wind operation; risky.

10/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 40,000gns after winning an Irish point (good; second start) in April; fourth foal; dam unraced sister to 2m hurdle/2m5f chase winner Profit Margin; it's worth checking for market confidence on her rules debut.
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5

24th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:25 Perth

Lady Mendoza

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Rebecca Menzies

0-14 over hurdles; returned from layoff with pretty good fourth at Cartmel (2m6f, good) in May but three lesser efforts have followed and she doesn't always look enthusiastic; headgear switched again today.

14/1

5th

7

23rd Aug 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 5

15:20 Cartmel

Lady Mendoza

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Rebecca Menzies

0-13 over hurdles; kept on for fourth here (2m6f, good) in May, after a layoff, but two lesser efforts have followed and she doesn't always look enthusiastic; needs to be perked up by change of headgear.

10/1

10th

3

16th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

17:10 Uttoxeter

Lady Mendoza

11st 3lb

J: William Maggs

T: Rebecca Menzies

Kept on for fourth at Cartmel (2m6f, good) in May, after a layoff, and may not have been suited by the soft ground when below form there last month but she's 0-12 over hurdles now and doesn't always look enthusiastic.

12/1

Form: 008-39

Last run: 102 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Showed some promise in Irish bumpers but failed to build on that over hurdles and in a point this year (was placed in a Downpatrick handicap over 2m3f); changed hands since that point run last month; probably of greater interest when returning to handicaps.
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8

5th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 4

16:25 Musselburgh

Maggie Barrett

11st 7lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Brian Ellison

Ex-Irish mare who has form figures of 314 for new stable, the win gained in Sedgefield maiden hurdle (2m4f); ran creditably in 2m1f handicap there last time; could go well again.

10/1

5

29th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 5f 34y

Class 5

15:10 Sedgefield

Maggie Barrett

11st 11lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Brian Ellison

Beaten about 8l into fourth of eight when back in a handicap here (2m1f, soft) a fortnight ago, but this step up in trip could suit as she won a four-runner maiden over 2m4f here (soft) in November; not discounted.

6/1

4th

2

13th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

15:20 Sedgefield

Maggie Barrett

11st 11lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Brian Ellison

Built upon November's promising stable debut when pipping short-odds favourite in four-runner maiden here (2m4f, soft) a few days later, her eighth start over hurdles; ought to cope with today's drop back in trip and should again be very competitive in this handicap.

7/2

Form: 3/

Last run: 688 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Triple turf Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f, on soft or heavy; acts on a sound surface), including a Redcar seller last month; well-beaten third on sole previous hurdles start in December 2020; check for any market confidence on her return to this discipline.
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4th

8

16th Feb 2023

Good

2m 0f 190y

Class 5

16:30 Newcastle

Licit

10st 13lb

J: Mr William Easterby

T: Tim Easterby

Two Flat wins last autumn (both on heavy) but hasn't achieved much over hurdles yet, finishing last on latest run at Catterick.

25/1

7th

1

25th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

16:15 Catterick

Licit

12st 0lb

J: Mr William Easterby

T: Tim Easterby

Three-time Flat winner, most recently in heavy-ground seller in October (1m2f; RPR 74); unexposed in this sphere but she was well held when unseating at the last on her handicap hurdle debut at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) 12 days ago; needs to find improvement.

12/1

6

13th Jan 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

15:20 Sedgefield

Licit

11st 5lb

J: Mr William Easterby

T: Tim Easterby

Three-time Flat winner, most recently in heavy-ground seller in October (1m2f; RPR 74); safely held when fourth of seven in maiden hurdle at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) the following month but remains very unexposed in this sphere; interesting.

11/2

OUR TIP

Form: 53-34

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Placed in an Ayr bumper (heavy) in February, on her second start; followed that up with a promising hurdles debut (2m, good to soft) in May; looked in need of the run when well beaten in a Hexham novices' contest last month; open to improvement now stepping up in trip.
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4

19th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 171y

Class 5

14:50 Musselburgh

Its A Midnight

11st 6lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Lucinda Russell

prominent

12/1

8th

7

15th Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 5

13:00 Kelso

Its A Midnight

11st 8lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Lucinda Russell

Handicap newcomer who has been well beaten the last twice; however, she's had wind surgery since (also wears a first-time tongue-tie) and that may help her tap back into the promise shown in the first half of last year (including on heavy ground); could have a part to play.

7/1

5th

3

17th Nov 2022

Good

2m 4f 62y

Class 4

12:00 Newcastle

Its A Midnight

11st 2lb

J: Stephen Mulqueen

T: Lucinda Russell

Placed in an Ayr bumper (heavy) in February, on her second start; followed that up with a promising hurdles debut (2m, good to soft) in May; looked in need of the run when well beaten in a Hexham novices' contest last month; open to improvement now stepping up in trip.

7/1

Form: 44-8

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Improved on her debut effort when staying on to be fourth in a Perth bumper (good to soft) in April; heavy ground a possible excuse (had been taken out of her intended debut due to heavy ground) when last on her reappearance at Carlisle; should see more from her now going up in trip over hurdles.
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5

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:33 Kelso

Blame Rose

10st 9lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Last effort of note was when winning on heavy ground at Hexham (2m4f) just over a year ago; perhaps went off too fast there last time (especially over 2m7f; good to soft) but current wellbeing looks an issue.

12/1

5

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 4f 189y

Class 4

16:33 Kelso

Blame Rose

10st 9lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Last effort of note was when winning on heavy ground at Hexham (2m4f) just over a year ago; perhaps went off too fast there last time (especially over 2m7f; good to soft) but current wellbeing looks an issue.

12/1

7th

3

3rd May 2025

Good

2m 7f 63y

Class 5

20:10 Hexham

Blame Rose

11st 6lb

J: Nathan Moscrop

T: Susan Corbett

Won a 2m4f handicap here last April but things have fallen apart in just three runs since (form figures of U0P); showed signs of being in season when pulled up at Newcastle last month but she still has stamina to prove at this trip and both wins have been in the mud; down the list.

9/1

Form: 55-22

Last run: 122 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Hadn't shown much for her previous trainer in Ireland and was no match for the winner when 17l second on her debut for this trainer at Hexham in June (2m4f, good); tried to make all when 3l second on handicap debut at Cartmel (2m6f, good) in July; needs something extra now back from a break.
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4th

17

10th Jan 2023

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 5

12:15 Doncaster

Young Moloney

11st 1lb

J: Patrick Wadge

T: Daragh Bourke

Ex-Irish; runner-up in Cartmel handicap (2m6f, good) in July on second run for current trainer, but has fared less well both starts since; needs to bounce back.

16/1

6

9th Dec 2022

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 4

13:40 Doncaster

Young Moloney

10st 4lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Daragh Bourke

Runner-up on handicap debut at Cartmel (2m6f, good) in July but after a break she's not come close to that form in two runs this autumn; overall record now stands at 0-7 and has something to prove at this new trip.

20/1

6th

10

29th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 4f 100y

Class 4

12:35 Ayr

Young Moloney

10st 3lb

J: Ross Chapman

T: Daragh Bourke

Good second in a Cartmel handicap in July (2m6f, good) but well beaten at Newcastle this month on only run since; a bit to prove.

16/1

Form: 6-21

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Produced three similar efforts in bumpers, keeping on well to win at Carlisle (2m1f, heavy) last month; however, her jumping lacked fluency and she was well beaten on her hurdle debut at Hexham yesterday.
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6

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

15:50 Southwell

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11st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

in touch with leaders, lost ground after 2nd

16/1

6

15th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

15:50 Southwell

Perculator

11st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Mark Walford

Placed on consecutive outings after her narrow win at Wetherby (2m5f, good) in November but looked out of sorts on her last two outings and needs to have been refreshed by a 12-week break.

16/1

2

21st Jan 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

13:20 Leicester

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11st 13lb

J: James Robottom

T: Mark Walford

Disappointing at Wetherby last month but in good form previously, winning there in November (2m5f, good) before two good thirds at Carlisle (good to soft/soft); could bounce back with a big performance.

9/1

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Trifecta £26.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

I Am Gonna Be

D Express:

Lady Mendoza

RP Ratings:

I Am Gonna Be

POSTDATA:

I Am Gonna Be

The Times:

I Am Gonna Be

Telegraph:

I Am Gonna Be

The Guardian:

I Am Gonna Be

Daily Mail:

I Am Gonna Be

Daily Mirror:

I Am Gonna Be

The Sun:

I Am Gonna Be

The Star:

I Am Gonna Be

Daily Record:

I Am Gonna Be