November 30 / 13.35 Musselburgh

13.35

Good To Soft

Sponsor The Saltire For A Day Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Go North Lady Buttons Series Qualifier)

  • Prize money: £5281
  • 2m 3f 171y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Sponsor The Saltire For A Day Mares’ Handicap Hurdle (Go North Lady Buttons Series Qualifier)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain and snow

7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.84
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1241-2 D BF

Last run: 53 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Triple winner of mares' hurdles, the most recent being in a Perth handicap (2m4f, good to soft) in April; prominent racer; arrives on the back of a career best effort at Kelso (2m, good to soft) last month; still scope for more now back up in trip; major contender.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:18 Perth

Autumn Return

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

Defied top weight in Class 4 handicap at Market Rasen last time, taking chase record to 3-6; she's 2-2 at Perth but this looks a difficult task; first run beyond 2m5f under rules.

33/1

4th

2

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 1

15:18 Perth

Autumn Return

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

Defied top weight in Class 4 handicap at Market Rasen last time, taking chase record to 3-6; she's 2-2 at Perth but this looks a difficult task; first run beyond 2m5f under rules.

33/1

1st

1

4th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 89y

Class 4

15:35 Market Rasen

Autumn Return

12st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Ruth Jefferson

Has won two of her five starts over fences but backward steps the last twice, latterly never going at Musselburgh; has to get herself back on track.

8/1

14/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 25P-53

Last run: 166 days

W: 10st 9lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Point winner who has made the frame twice over hurdles, at up to 2m7f; still early days but this might just prove too competitive.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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

OUR TIP

Form: 116-66 CD

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Won back-to-back C&D mares' handicap hurdles in March (both good to soft) but has found things tough since; bit to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

28th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

19:00 Market Rasen

Lone Star

11st 13lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Capitalised upon some considerable help from the handicapper when winning over C&D (good) just under a year ago and returns here after a decent effort at Kelso this month, but she's nothing like the force of old and has become inconsistent.

9/2

5th

5

6th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 189y

Class 5

16:00 Kelso

Lone Star

11st 11lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Last win came off a 5lb lower mark at Market Rasen in June last year (2m4f, good); not at her best last time but has a chance on her previous run when third at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft).

9/1

10th

4

11th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 62y

Class 5

14:07 Newcastle

Lone Star

11st 11lb

J: Joe Williamson

T: Philip Kirby

Scored at Market Rasen (on good ground) last June and she returned from a seven-month absence with a very good third of nine over C&D 11 days ago; this C&D winner can go very well off an unchanged mark.

6/1

25/1

Form: 67P418 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 8lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Perth specialist who has also won over C&D; well beaten in both codes since scoring at Perth in September (when 2lb lower) and won't find things easy in this grade.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

10th

13

17th Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

19:05 Perth

Pammi

10st 9lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Jim Goldie

Multiple C&D winner; fourth (beaten 16l, with Dailileo third) in this race last year, and it's fair to say that she's yet to really fire in 2024; weakened (eighth of ten) over C&D last time, which leaves her work to do with Diamond State.

16/1

8th

5

4th Jul 2024

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

16:50 Perth

Pammi

11st 3lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Jim Goldie

Multiple C&D scorer who also took this in 2021 and 2022; came in last on the Flat at Hamilton recently but she had shaped well when a C&D third last month so rates a player once more for yard among the winners.

7/2

7th

9

(7)

19th Jun 2024

Good

1m 5f 16y

Class 6

13:45 Hamilton

Pammi

9st 0lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Jim Goldie

in touch with leaders

14/1

Form: 6671-1 D

Last run: 197 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Arrives seeking a protracted hat-trick, having won twice at Perth (2m4f, good to soft; 3m, good) in the spring, the latter easily; remains unexposed and, with the yard's runners in good nick, she's a player if returning in the same form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

8th Jun 2025

Good

2m 7f 207y

Class 5

17:07 Perth

Nowinittowinit

12st 0lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Jessica Bedi

Had wind surgery since last run (stable debut) and now reverts to hurdles; defied a 4lb higher mark over C&D two years ago, albeit in a weak contest.

14/1

1

26th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

12:35 Southwell

Nowinittowinit

12st 0lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Jessica Bedi

Two hurdle wins at Perth (2m4f and 3m) in spring 2023; was running well over fences and hurdles there in the summer but pulled up on final start for Stuart Crawford; sold 3,000gns since; bit to prove for now.

20/1

1

26th Nov 2024

Good

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

12:35 Southwell

Nowinittowinit

12st 0lb

J: Aaron Anderson

T: Jessica Bedi

Two hurdle wins at Perth (2m4f and 3m) in spring 2023; was running well over fences and hurdles there in the summer but pulled up on final start for Stuart Crawford; sold 3,000gns since; bit to prove for now.

20/1

Form: 222322 BF

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
2m hurdle winner (good) who is 1-15 in this sphere; consistent and came up with a career best last time, when a close second at Hereford (2m3f, good to firm); player.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

5

(8)

23rd Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 104y

Class 6

15:15 Musselburgh

Never No Trouble

9st 9lb

J: Charlie Maggs

T: Donald McCain

slowly away and lost many lengths start

11/2

11th

10

(3)

6th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

17:35 Nottingham

Never No Trouble

10st 4lb

J: Miss Lizzie O’Neill

T: Donald McCain

Well beaten at Doncaster last July on her most recent Flat outing; she was returning from six months off when unplaced over hurdles last month; maiden status on Flat set to remain intact.

16/1

Non-runners

Golden Glance

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.90
Straight Forecast £8.06
Trifecta £35.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Autumn Return

Telegraph:

Nowinittowinit

POSTDATA:

Lone Star

TOPSPEED:

Never No Trouble

Daily Mail:

Nowinittowinit

RP RATINGS:

Autumn Return

The Times:

Autumn Return

The Guardian:

Autumn Return

D Express:

Autumn Return

Daily Mirror:

Autumn Return

The Sun:

Autumn Return

The Star:

Autumn Return

Daily Record:

Autumn Return