March 04 / 14.40 Doncaster

14.40

Good

Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £17085
  • 3m 0f 84y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 16321 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Kept on strongly on the run-in to make all in Class 4 handicap at Ayr (3m, good to soft) last month and is now 2-5 over hurdles; takes on higher-calibre opposition here but is going the right way and enters calculations.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

1

22nd Apr 2026

Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:10 Perth

Apple Away

11st 4lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Consistent sort who won this two years ago (soft); Panic Attack has better form and she's run just once this season, but that was a solid effort when third of five at Carlisle in November over an inadequate 2m4f (good to soft), and she can give a good account.

6/1

3rd

1

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

13:32 Carlisle

Apple Away

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Classy mare but very much a stayer having won last season's 3m4f Grand National Trial at Haydock (good to soft; kept on) in February, after which she disappointed in the Midlands National; does travel strongly so unwise to dismiss purely on the strength of today's trip, especially on a stiff track; returns with yard in form.

4/1

3rd

1

2nd Nov 2025

Good

2m 3f 210y

Class 1

13:32 Carlisle

Apple Away

11st 6lb

J: Derek Fox

T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore

Classy mare but very much a stayer having won last season's 3m4f Grand National Trial at Haydock (good to soft; kept on) in February, after which she disappointed in the Midlands National; does travel strongly so unwise to dismiss purely on the strength of today's trip, especially on a stiff track; returns with yard in form.

4/1

Evs

  • Place: £1.20

Form: 122212

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 126

Form & Verdict
Dual 2m novice hurdle winner this season (good to soft/soft) and very respectable second in Sandown Grade 2 when upped to 2m4f last month (good to soft); has a 3m Irish point win on her CV too and sets the form standard on this first attempt at 3m under rules.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 2

15:20 Chepstow

Shes A Saint

11st 0lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Lightly raced for her age and returned from layoff to win at Aintree festival (2m, good) in April; also ran well in two subsequent competitive handicaps and remains unexposed over this sort of trip but needs to kick on again to overcome current mark.

14/1

7th

3

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Shes A Saint

11st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Stays 3m so always needs a strong pace to chase at this trip, which was the case when winning so well in a big field at the Aintree Grand National meeting (good); never threatened at Plumpton latest but again ran well in keeping on for fifth (behind Our Champ); could well arrive late on the scene to play a part in the finish.

12/1

7th

3

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 1

13:35 Haydock

Shes A Saint

11st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Stays 3m so always needs a strong pace to chase at this trip, which was the case when winning so well in a big field at the Aintree Grand National meeting (good); never threatened at Plumpton latest but again ran well in keeping on for fifth (behind Our Champ); could well arrive late on the scene to play a part in the finish.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2126 BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Might have thrown away victory by hanging badly left on run-in at Exeter in January and flopped when warm favourite last month but made good start to hurdling career in the autumn, most notably when winning by 9l at Wincanton (2m5f, good to soft); tackles 3m for first time under rules today; can be in the shake-up if back in form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

4

6th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Warwick

Annie Magic

11st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Jeremy Scott

Well handicapped on her old hurdles form but she's been pulled up in three of her last five starts including at Newbury (3m, good to soft) in March; drops back in trip/grade but she needs a major turnaround back against her own sex.

14/1

6th

4

6th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Warwick

Annie Magic

11st 9lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Jeremy Scott

Well handicapped on her old hurdles form but she's been pulled up in three of her last five starts including at Newbury (3m, good to soft) in March; drops back in trip/grade but she needs a major turnaround back against her own sex.

14/1

11

22nd Mar 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 52y

Class 4

17:20 Newbury

Annie Magic

11st 2lb

J: Lorcan Williams

T: Jeremy Scott

Well handicapped if going back far enough but last season didn't end well and again below par this term over fences (in cheekpieces last twice), with her placed efforts nothing to shout about (beaten 22l and 39l); returns to hurdling with a few questions to answer.

12/1

Form: 71-521

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 0lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Won good-ground Kelso bumper in September and has improved with experience over hurdles; made all in run-of-the-mill Musselburgh maiden (1m7f, soft) a fortnight ago and is open to significant further improvement over 3m but others in this line-up have already achieved a fair bit more.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

7th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

15:10 Sedgefield

Midnight Shuffle

11st 13lb

J: Sam Coltherd

T: Stuart Coltherd

prominent

11/2

Form: 33-322

Last run: 218 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
0-5 over hurdles when trained by Tom George; signed off for him with perfectly respectable second in Bangor maiden (2m3f, good) last summer but significant improvement will be required to prevail in this company on stable debut; hooded for first time.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

4th Mar 2023

Good

3m 0f 84y

Class 1

14:40 Doncaster

Miss Chantelle

11st 0lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: B F Brookhouse

0-5 over hurdles when trained by Tom George; signed off for him with perfectly respectable second in Bangor maiden (2m3f, good) last summer but significant improvement will be required to prevail in this company on stable debut; hooded for first time.

20/1

2nd

7

29th Jul 2022

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

14:35 Bangor-on-Dee

Miss Chantelle

11st 2lb

J: Tom Scudamore

T: Tom George

in touch with leaders, close up and ridden 2 out, every chance last, chased winner run-in, kept on

9/4

Form: 2-2F1

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Irish point winner who was runner-up on first two hurdling starts (ahead of Apple Away on latter occasion) before displaying improvement to win pretty easily by 23l at Sedgefield (2m4f, good) nine days ago; moves up in trip here; interesting.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

1

11th May 2024

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

16:35 Hexham

Aubis Walk

12st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

held up in rear, headway and in touch with leaders 5th

9/2

4th

1

11th May 2024

Good

1m 7f 133y

Class 4

16:35 Hexham

Aubis Walk

12st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

held up in rear, headway and in touch with leaders 5th

9/2

5th

5

24th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:25 Perth

Aubis Walk

11st 0lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Nicky Richards

Pulled up in an Ayr novice handicap last time (2m4f, heavy) having made a winning chase debut in a handicap over same C&D in December (soft); up in trip (has won a 3m point); plenty to find.

20/1

Non-runners

Aubis Walk

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £5.90
Straight Forecast £5.08
Trifecta £13.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

She's A Saint

TOPSPEED:

Apple Away

The Times:

Aubis Walk

WEST COUNTRY:

Annie Magic

Daily Mirror:

Apple Away

RP Ratings:

She's A Saint

POSTDATA:

She's A Saint

Telegraph:

She's A Saint

The Guardian:

She's A Saint

Daily Mail:

She's A Saint

D Express:

She's A Saint

The Sun:

She's A Saint

Daily Record:

She's A Saint

The Star:

Aubis Walk