April 10 / 18.27 Fakenham

18.27

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Racing TV Mares’ Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £3267.6
  • 2m 0f 3y
  • Class 4
  • 12 runners
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Racing TV Mares’ Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.70
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 7

Last run: 51 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Has a useful Flat pedigree but she was 20-1 for a bumper at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) on her debut in February and never got involved before finishing a well-held seventh of 14; was behind Mistal Milly in that race and others are preferred.
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1st

8

15th Mar 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Birdhouse

10st 4lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

Soft-ground C&D bumper winner last Easter but yet to run to a comparable level over hurdles, last month's Market Rasen handicap third in debuted cheekpieces (retained) still comprising a 13l beating; mark unchanged.

7/1

3rd

8

6th Feb 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 5

14:35 Market Rasen

Birdhouse

10st 2lb

J: Charlie Hammond

T: Stuart Edmunds

midfield, not fluent 4th, mistake 3 out

14/1

0

9

8th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 5

16:05 Taunton

Birdhouse

11st 1lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Stuart Edmunds

Resolute winner of a soft-ground bumper at Fakenham last April; has kept a low profile in two completions over hurdles but she's on a plater's mark and is surely capable of better at this modest level.

5/1

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8/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam French 2m1f hurdle/GB 2m4f chase winner, half-sister to leading French jumper Cyrlight (2m-2m6f winner) and French 2m2f/2m5f Listed hurdle winner Park Light; in-form yard has 21% record in bumpers this season and she needs watching in market on debut.
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13

4th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:00 Uttoxeter

Floating Line

10st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Nicky Henderson

prominent, not fluent 5th, lost ground after 4 out, weakened before 3 out

16/1

13

4th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

16:00 Uttoxeter

Floating Line

10st 13lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Nicky Henderson

prominent, not fluent 5th, lost ground after 4 out, weakened before 3 out

16/1

6

26th Apr 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

Class 4

16:39 Chepstow

Floating Line

11st 6lb

J: Nico de Boinville

T: Nicky Henderson

Runner-up in Fakenham bumper for Olly Murphy last April; didn't live up to market expectations in Kempton novice hurdle (2m) in November but is still open to progress.

7/2

8/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
150,000gns foal, 40,000gns 3yo; third foal; closely related to winners Eagles By Day (1m4f/1m6f including Group 3; RPR 113) and Au Clair De Lune (1m3f-1m6f; 89); dam bumper, smart 2m-2m4f hurdle and 1m2f-1m6f Flat winner (including Group 3/Gold Cup second; 115); yard 3-5 in bumpers here in recent seasons and she's an interesting newcomer.
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5th

4

13th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

12:55 Newcastle

Young At Heart

11st 1lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: Lucy Wadham

disputed lead early, soon raced in second, pressed leader when not fluent and flashed tail 7th

3/1

5th

4

13th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 7f 149y

Class 5

12:55 Newcastle

Young At Heart

11st 1lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: Lucy Wadham

disputed lead early, soon raced in second, pressed leader when not fluent and flashed tail 7th

3/1

12

12th Apr 2024

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 5

15:45 Fakenham

Young At Heart

11st 1lb

T: Lucy Wadham

Form: 52

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shaped with promise when well backed at Hereford (stayed on for fifth) on her debut in January and she built on that when a rallying second at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) 17 days ago; looks interesting on that effort and she's open to more progress.
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3

4th Sep 2025

Good

2m 3f 65y

Class 4

18:30 Sedgefield

Scarlet OTara

11st 12lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Won three times over hurdles last year (2m3f-2m7f) but it isn't happening over fences, pulled up all three starts this term; now comes back in trip with blinkers replacing cheekpieces; handicapped to be competitive but impossible to recommend without market support at present.

10/1

7

24th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

Class 4

13:45 Worcester

Scarlet OTara

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Won three times over hurdles last year (2m3f-2m7f) but has badly lost her way since; pulled up in both chases this season (cheekpieces added last time); big leap of faith needed to support her.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-sister to bumper winner Mistral Nell; dam 2m7f hurdle winner, closely related to useful 3m-3m2f chase winner Silvergrove out of US 1m1f Flat/2m hurdle winner; yard has 18% strike-rate in bumpers this season and she needs a close look on debut.
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3rd

1

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

19:00 Market Rasen

Mistral Blue

12st 0lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Dual 2m3f hurdle winner on good ground; pulled up on soft at end of last year but returned from a break with a quite encouraging fifth of 12 at Warwick (2m5f, good) this month and enters calculations here.

5/1

5th

2

4th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 5

17:35 Warwick

Mistral Blue

11st 12lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Hereford (2m3f, good) winner under Fern O'Brien in April last year and virtually matched that effort on her comeback run at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) in November; best forgiven her follow-up effort back there in December as the soft ground went against her; wouldn't want any rain but returns on a competitive mark and not ruled out.

10/1

1st

3

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:20 Hereford

Mistral Blue

11st 7lb

J: Fern O’Brien

T: Fergal O’Brien

Won hurdle debut at Doncaster (2m3f, good) in December 2023 but a long way below that level on her six starts since; down the weights and more competitive under Fern O'Brien over C&D latest; in most circumstances she would need to improve on that but this could be a very weak race.

7/2

Form: 04

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
55,000euros 3yo; improved on her debut effort when fourth of 12 at Warwick (2m, good; 10-1) in February but was beaten 21l in that race and she needs another major step forward here.
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3rd

1

22nd Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

17:30 Taunton

Lady Caro

12st 0lb

J: Cameron Johnstone-Baker

T: Emma Lavelle

2-16 in handicaps, raised to 3m here (good) for last three outings; ridden by Cameron Johnstone-Baker last month on last two starts, runner-up before winning easily with a career best four weeks ago (Miss Tiara third); 8lb higher today but needs plenty of respect.

7/4

1st

3

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

14:45 Taunton

Lady Caro

11st 11lb

J: Cameron Johnstone-Baker

T: Emma Lavelle

Sole win (from 22 races) in March 2025; nearly all minor honours this term, runner-up under Cameron Johnstone-Baker over C&D (good) last time; strong each-way claims again.

9/4

2nd

6

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

16:10 Taunton

Lady Caro

11st 4lb

J: Cameron Johnstone-Baker

T: Emma Lavelle

Yet to score this season but she comes here in decent nick, fourth of nine over C&D in December; mark is easing so she has possibilities after a break.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
75,000gns yearling, 4,000gns 3yo; first foal; dam unraced half-sister to Group-placed 6f 2yo winner Zumbi and Listed-placed 1m winner Say No Now; wears hood in a bumper on her debut and is probably best watched.
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6th

6

(1)

25th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

14:10 Southwell (AW)

Star For A Day

9st 2lb

J: William Carver

T: Simon Hodgson

awkward start, held up in rear

11/1

7th

8

(2)

4th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

15:15 Lingfield (AW)

Star For A Day

8st 12lb

J: William Carver

T: Simon Hodgson

dwelt start, never better than midfield

25/1

10th

5

(4)

20th Dec 2023

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Lingfield (AW)

Star For A Day

9st 2lb

J: William Carver

T: Simon Hodgson

held up in last

14/1

Form: 4

Last run: 51 days

W: 10st 8lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Went off 18-1 but she caught the eye with her staying-on fourth of 14 at Ascot (1m7f, good to soft) in February; sets the standard on that promising debut effort and she's a key player for in-form yard.
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6th

1

13th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 35y

Class 5

16:55 Perth

Mistral Milly

12st 0lb

J: Harry Atkins

T: D J Jeffreys

Yet to win (0-10); is now rated 6lb lower than when runner-up at Hereford (2m5f, good to soft; for Emma Lavelle) over two years ago; reportedly bled from the nose when fourth of six at Warwick (2m; in an added tongue-tie) seven weeks ago; risks attached.

12/1

4th

4

26th Mar 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:58 Warwick

Mistral Milly

11st 7lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: D J Jeffreys

She's on a competitive mark on what she showed in 2024 for Emma Lavelle and she was returning from a long absence when tailed off at 80-1 at Haydock three weeks ago; however, it's hard to be confident about her claims.

14/1

Form: 3

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Battled well when winning her sole Irish point in October before being bought for £100,000 the following month; held in third of 12 at Warwick (2m, good) on her stable debut in February but was beaten less than 3l and that was a promising start under rules; respected.
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5

3rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:18 Southwell

Omaha Wish

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Sam Allwood

held up in rear

16/1

5

3rd Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

15:18 Southwell

Omaha Wish

11st 5lb

J: Charlie Todd

T: Sam Allwood

held up in rear

16/1

Form: 6

Last run: 59 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished sixth of eight at Kempton (2m, good to soft; 14-1) on her debut in February but she travelled smoothly for a long way and was only beaten around 7l in the end; should benefit from that experience and she's not ruled out.
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3rd

5

17th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

14:38 Huntingdon

Solid As A Rock

10st 7lb

J: Nick Scholfield

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Bumper form was nothing to shout about, with her latest third a remote last; others are much preferred.

33/1

3rd

4

21st Apr 2023

Good To Soft

1m 5f 159y

Class 5

17:05 Fontwell

Solid As A Rock

10st 9lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Travelled well for a long way when a 7l sixth at Kempton (2m, good to soft) on his debut in February but he failed to build on that when out the back at Fakenham last month; others preferred.

33/1

10th

8

10th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

18:27 Fakenham

Solid As A Rock

11st 2lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Jim & Suzi Best

Finished sixth of eight at Kempton (2m, good to soft; 14-1) on her debut in February but she travelled smoothly for a long way and was only beaten around 7l in the end; should benefit from that experience and she's not ruled out.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to two bumper winners but she also has plenty of stamina in her pedigree; yard 0-21 in bumpers and this newcomer could be a longer-term prospect.
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8th

8

27th Apr 2023

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Warwick

Lady Plumton

10st 13lb

J: Kevin Brogan

T: Louise Allan

Last of 11 when 100-1 for recent bumper debut at Fakenham.

100/1

11th

3

10th Apr 2023

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

18:27 Fakenham

Lady Plumton

11st 2lb

J: Robert Dunne

T: Louise Allan

Out of a half-sister to two bumper winners but she also has plenty of stamina in her pedigree; yard 0-21 in bumpers and this newcomer could be a longer-term prospect.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

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0

9

4th Aug 2023

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

Sholokhov Cocktail

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

Beat only one home in a bumper but much better when second on last month's hurdle debut at Southwell; that was a seller but she would have gone very close but for a blunder at the final flight and the winner has scored again since; better claims than most; up in trip.

100/30

2nd

7

3rd Jul 2023

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

15:35 Southwell

Sholokhov Cocktail

10st 7lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Jamie Snowden

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and challenging approaching last, mistake last

12/1

9th

3

15th May 2023

Soft

1m 7f 182y

Class 5

18:45 Southwell

Sholokhov Cocktail

11st 2lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Jamie Snowden

prominent

8/1

Non-runners

Sholokhov Cocktail

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Payout
Exacta £100.20
Straight Forecast £79.80
Trifecta £362.20

Selections

RP Ratings:

Mistral Milly

SPOTLIGHT:

Young At Heart

Telegraph:

Omaha Wish

D Express:

Floating Line

POSTDATA:

Scarlet O'Tara

The Times:

Young At Heart

Daily Mail:

Young At Heart

The Guardian:

Mistral Milly

The Sun:

Mistral Milly

The Star:

Mistral Milly

Daily Mirror:

Omaha Wish

Daily Record:

Omaha Wish