12.55
SoftSky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4901.4
- 2m 0f 0y
- Class 4
- 17 runners
Runners: 17 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
16/1 (Won)
- Win: £13.20
- Place: £3.10
Form: 5-S
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
26th Mar 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 150y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A winner over hurdles (novice) but has failed to complete in her last five appearances, the last twice over fences; getting away from soft ground could be a bonus. |
11/2 |
|
7 |
21st Feb 2024 Soft 2m 4f 11y Class 3 |
10st 8lb |
Has won over hurdles; failed to complete in last four races but was in touch when falling four out at Wetherby (2m3f, soft; chase debut) most recently; could go well granted a clear round. |
9/1 |
|
0 6 |
25th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 3f 85y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear |
9/1 |
5/4
- Place: £1.10
Form: 111-2 D
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
7th Feb 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Listed bumper winner in 2021 and won two of four hurdle races last season, including on her only start in cheekpieces, which return today; reappeared with another 2m handicap win (Hereford) and, bred to be suited by at least 2m4f, she was a hot favourite when upped to that trip at Cheltenham in December, only to unseat two out when challenging; can make amends, with plenty more to offer over this sort of trip. |
6/4 |
6/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 1-5
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
12th Feb 2024 Soft 1m 7f 195y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
prominent, disputed lead 5 out |
7/1 |
|
0 1 |
15th Jan 2024 Good 2m 3f 147y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Low-mileage 7yo who ran considerably better than eventual 41l defeat might suggest on seasonal debut at Fontwell (2m5f, heavy) last month, weakening out of contention only on extended run-in; with today's much reduced emphasis on stamina probably in her favour, she's one to consider. |
12/1 |
|
5th 3 |
12th Dec 2023 Heavy 2m 5f 164y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Heavy-ground Irish bumper winner but has been a disappointment in Britain and was pulled up on her handicap debut in April (2m5f, good to soft); still early days, however, and perhaps she needs the mud (most British runs on good to soft); also had wind surgery. |
8/1 |
33/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 6 |
30th May 2026 Good To Firm 2m 6f 7y Class 5 |
11st 6lb |
Has three wins over hurdles but she has been below her best since returning from a 436-day break in February; down to a career-low mark in this sphere but best watched for now. |
12/1 |
|
7th 6 (6) |
30th Apr 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 6 |
10st 12lb |
Six-time winner with three on the Flat and three over hurdles; returned after a lengthy absence in February but she's posted two respectable efforts over hurdles since; on dangerous mark back on the Flat but she's 0-21 on AW and others are preferred. |
10/1 |
|
5th 3 |
4th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Six-time winner with three on the Flat and three over hurdles; didn't fire at Taunton last month but her last win was over C&D (good) and she's well handicapped if she can bounce back near her best; has possibilities in change of headgear. |
10/1 |
33/1
Form: 39
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 4lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
24th Nov 2023 Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Off the mark under rules in a 3m3f chase at Stratford in April (good to soft); returned from a three-month absence to win a 2m5f handicap hurdle at Newton Abbot in October and followed up over fences at Ffos Las two weeks later; not at her best over hurdles in hat-trick bid last month but no real surprise were she to bounce back. |
5/1 |
|
4th 6 |
31st Oct 2023 Good To Soft 2m 7f 131y Class 4 |
10st 7lb |
raced in third, slow jump 2nd, lost third after 4 out, weakened after 2 out |
7/2 |
|
1st 3 |
15th Oct 2023 Soft 2m 5f 110y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Game winner of gruelling handicap chase at Stratford (3m3f, good to soft) in April and again looked suited by emphasis on stamina when keeping on well to reel in the long-time leader over hurdles at Newton Abbot (2m5f, soft) last month; probably needs a career best here. |
11/2 |
4/1
Form: 3
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
6th Feb 2024 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
led, jumped right 1st, jumped right 2nd |
7/2 |
|
5th 1 |
21st Jan 2024 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 10lb |
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 |
11st 3lb |
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 |
66/1
Form: 22-79
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 |
8th Jan 2024 Soft 2m 0f 104y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Two good efforts from the front on last two starts in 2m maiden hurdles, at Stratford and Warwick (both on good to soft); has a big weight to carry on handicap debut and lack of a run since May is not ideal. |
11/2 |
|
4th 8 |
13th May 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
led, took keen hold and increased tempo after 3rd, ridden when headed before 2 out, kept on until no extra run-in |
14/1 |
12/1
Form: 20-
Last run: 235 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
22nd Apr 2023 Good 2m 0f 145y Class 4 |
12st 0lb |
Improving mare who won Fakenham maiden (2m, soft) in pretty good style last month, her third start over hurdles; open to further progress in handicaps; shortlisted. |
7/4 |
|
1st 8 |
17th Mar 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 3y Class 4 |
10st 13lb |
Sister to Edwardstone; close up on bumper debut round Southwell's sharp track and she ran better than the bare result on return from break behind a long odds-on shot at Exeter in February (2m, good to soft); of interest for yard that is 7-24 with hurdlers here in last five years. |
6/4 |
|
2nd 10 |
1st Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 161y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
held up in rear, mistake 4th, some headway after 4 out, ridden after 3 out |
10/1 |
3/1
Form: 10-11 D
Last run: 38 days
W: 11st 11lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
15th May 2026 Good 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
Very closely matched with Masked Dance on their two Ludlow encounters in February, over 2m5f (soft) and 3m (good to soft); she's fine after a break and should have a part to play. |
7/1 |
|
3rd 3 |
26th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 174y Class 3 |
11st 9lb |
Three-time course winner, most recently when fending off Masked Dance over 2m5f (soft) three weeks ago; unraced beyond that trip but remains well handicapped on older form; will be a tough nut to crack if her stamina holds out. |
3/1 |
|
1st 6 |
4th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Dual 2m course winner in 2023 (both times on soft); returned from long absence with quite encouraging run over that trip here (good to soft) two months ago and has slipped to a good mark but her stamina for 2m5f must be taken on trust. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: 6
Last run: 66 days
W: 10st 3lb
3 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
29th Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 98y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Hurdle winner in 2022 (2m, good to soft) who comes into it on the pick of her chase form, a close second at Exeter (2m1f, soft) in late 2023; has to show that drying ground suits but she's entitled to have a say after needing her comeback run following an absence. |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: 41 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 6 |
5th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Sole Flat win was debut (May 2021) and she showed modest form this year; 125-1, remote in maiden hurdle at Chepstow (2m3f) six weeks ago. |
100/1 |
|
13th 16 |
25th Oct 2022 Good To Soft 2m 3f 100y Class 4 |
10st 9lb |
towards rear, jumped right and hit 5th, struggling 7th, weakened after 3 out |
100/1 |
|
5th 5 (9) |
4th Oct 2022 Soft 1m 3f 198y Class 6 |
9st 13lb |
midfield, pushed along and switched to near side over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, no impression final 110yds |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: P
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11 |
12th Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
Ran very poorly on chasing debut in December and now reverts to hurdling after a 191-day break; on a good mark (even from 2lb out of the weights) but is not the force of old and others have much less to prove. |
16/1 |
|
6 |
3rd Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Won three handicap hurdles on the trot on good/good to soft in February 2023; mainly disappointing since; hard to know what to expect now going over fences for the first time (fell in two of her three starts pointing in Ireland). |
13/2 |
|
6 |
3rd Dec 2024 Good To Soft 1m 7f 182y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Won three handicap hurdles on the trot on good/good to soft in February 2023; mainly disappointing since; hard to know what to expect now going over fences for the first time (fell in two of her three starts pointing in Ireland). |
13/2 |
50/1
Form: 8
Last run: 34 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 10 |
12th Jun 2024 Good 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
in touch with leaders, outpaced and reminders 10th |
66/1 |
|
7 |
16th May 2024 Good 2m 3f 104y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
prominent, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out |
33/1 |
33/1
Form: 67
Last run: 15 days
W: 11st 4lb
4 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 1 |
14th Mar 2026 Soft 3m 1f 166y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Went chasing without success but she made a winning return to hurdles at Southwell recently (all three wins at 3m there; heavy and soft); raised 5lb but it remains to be seen if she can be as effective around here. |
7/4 |
|
1st 4 |
18th Feb 2026 3m 0f 60y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Won this is 2024 (first-time cheekpieces), followed up over C&D (also heavy) seven weeks later and beaten just a neck on only other start here; has been chasing since without success and finished a long way off Asa at Catterick last week (first-time blinkers) but returning cheekpieces, hurdling and this C&D are all reasons to be positive. |
6/1 |
40/1
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 4 (3) |
18th Jan 2025 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
slowly away, towards rear |
12/1 |
|
8th 4 (3) |
18th Jan 2025 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
9st 7lb |
slowly away, towards rear |
12/1 |
100/1
Form: 3/P9
Last run: 11 days
W: 11st 4lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
2nd Feb 2023 Good 2m 7f 95y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Placed in good Irish point in December 2019 and also in Plumpton bumper on rules debut a year later but, following another long absence, showed no significant promise in three maiden/novice hurdles in late 2022 (2m-2m3f); makes handicap debut from a lowly mark but considered only if lively in the betting. |
33/1 |
|
16th 7 |
5th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Third in a point and a bumper; long absence before her two runs over hurdles last month and she did not show much. |
100/1 |
|
9th 3 |
24th Nov 2022 Soft 2m 3f 110y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Displayed some ability in a point/bumper but she returned from a long absence at Sandown (hurdle debut) recently and was pulled up at 100-1. |
100/1 |
66/1
Form: P
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
5th Dec 2022 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Had wind surgery before her debut, when 50-1 and failing to show much in a maiden hurdle at Hereford (2m3f, good to soft) three weeks ago. |
66/1 |
|
3 |
15th Nov 2022 Good To Soft 2m 3f 147y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
First foal of a 1m4f-1m7f Flat and 2m hurdle winner; has had wind surgery; sole newcomer in the field; stablemate of Flirtatious Girl; market helpful. |
33/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £33.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £19.23 |
| Trifecta | £165.70 |
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