December 10 / 14.55 Huntingdon

14.55

Soft

TrustATrader Henrietta Knight Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £11390
  • 1m 7f 171y
  • Class 1
  • 9 runners
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TrustATrader Henrietta Knight Mares’ Open National Hunt Flat Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 1 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
From the family of Grand National winner Red Marauder so she did well to win a good-ground bumper around Hereford and the second didn't disgrace the form when fifth in a Listed race at Cheltenham; nice prospect.
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3

18th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 125y

Class 3

14:20 Market Rasen

Future Fortune

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: Warren Greatrex

Winning bumper debut at Hereford (2m) in October 2023; failed to stay 2m4f on hurdles debut at Huntingdon in November but more like it when runner-up over 2m at Taunton (good to soft) latest; needs more again.

100/30

2nd

2

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

13:30 Taunton

Future Fortune

11st 4lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Warren Greatrex

towards rear

6/1

2nd

2

18th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

13:30 Taunton

Future Fortune

11st 4lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Warren Greatrex

towards rear

6/1

Abandoned

Form: 3-7

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Beaten 15l in a useful Newbury bumper in March but below that level when 23l behind Future Fortune at Hereford (again on good); her trainer is not perturbed by a rematch and she is no doubt capable of leaving that effort behind.
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2nd

4

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:15 Warwick

Irish Chorus

11st 11lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

3-5 over fences; eased late on when beating Politacus here and comfortably defied a 6lb rise at Newton Abbot (2m, good), albeit at the expense of just one other finisher; up another 5lb but sure to go well.

7/4

1st

3

14th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:42 Newton Abbot

Irish Chorus

11st 6lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

2-4 since switched to fences, most recently against her own sex at Warwick (2m, good to soft) where the form has worked out well; steps back into open company off 6lb higher but she remains open to progress in this sphere.

11/10

1st

4

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 4

15:40 Warwick

Irish Chorus

11st 9lb

J: Tom Bellamy

T: Alan King

Won three-runner chase at Leicester in December, her second start over fences, and her subsequent second at Taunton (also 2m, good) was perfectly respectable; may not be ideally suited by the forecast slower ground here but still features prominently in calculations.

11/4

Form: 2-22

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Enduring a bout of seconditis but clearly useful and the horse she kept honest here last time (good to soft) ran second in a Listed race at Cheltenham next time; entitled to take her chance in this company.
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1st

4

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

14:35 Uttoxeter

Looking As You Are

11st 8lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Triple hurdle winner who scored off 3lb higher at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) last February; some creditable efforts since but she didn't fire in a mares' handicap at Market Rasen (tenth of 12) last month; needs to step up again after that and others are more persuasive.

12/1

10th

7

17th Feb 2026

2m 4f 139y

Class 4

15:02 Market Rasen

Looking As You Are

11st 7lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Won a similar event off this mark at Ludlow last season (2m5f, good to soft); fair form this term, last time finishing a creditable 7l second at Fakenham (2m4f, good to soft; Mermaids Cave behind when falling at the last).

14/1

2nd

3

18th Jan 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 1y

Class 3

14:05 Fakenham

Looking As You Are

11st 7lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Alex Hales

Three-time hurdle winner, most recently off 2lb lower at Ludlow (2m5f, good to soft) last February; slightly disappointing when fifth at Windsor this month but began this season with two good efforts and has a fighting chance.

12/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Dug deepest to prevail on heavy ground at Galway in October, with a subsequent winner back in third; has since changed hands for £140,000 and she's high on the list.
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1

13th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:58 Stratford

Magical Annie

11st 13lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

Built upon her encouraging stable/hurdle debut when beating a good yardstick at Wetherby (2m, soft) in February and looked set to justify very skinny odds before last-flight fall at Catterick (2m, good) last month; leading contender on this handicap debut.

11/10

1

13th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

15:58 Stratford

Magical Annie

11st 13lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

Built upon her encouraging stable/hurdle debut when beating a good yardstick at Wetherby (2m, soft) in February and looked set to justify very skinny odds before last-flight fall at Catterick (2m, good) last month; leading contender on this handicap debut.

11/10

2

5th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 156y

Class 4

14:55 Catterick

Magical Annie

11st 7lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Fergal O’Brien

Heavy-ground bumper winner who scored at Wetherby (2m, soft) last month on her second hurdle start; leading claims provided she handles the better ground this afternoon (unraced on good going).

4/9

Abandoned

Form: 9-11 D

Last run: 126 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Flat-bred filly from a Flat-orientated yard; has run only in bumpers and won her last two, justifying favouritism in minor affairs (good to soft); has plenty more on her plate here and has been off since August.
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7th

2

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

One Colour

11st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

taken down early, took keen hold, in touch with leaders early, prominent 3rd, weakened quickly from 3 out, tailed off before 2 out

100/1

7th

2

20th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 4

15:10 Market Rasen

One Colour

11st 6lb

J: Tabitha Worsley

T: Max Young

taken down early, took keen hold, in touch with leaders early, prominent 3rd

100/1

11th

6

(2)

10th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

One Colour

9st 9lb

J: Grace McEntee

T: Max Young

midfield

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; half-sister to winners Terresita (2m-2m7f hurdle) and Taras Halls (bumper); dam bumper, 2m hurdle and 2m4f chase winner from family of smart staying jumpers Pleasure Shared and Southern Vic; faces a stiff task as the only runner without experience.
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9

24th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 207y

Class 2

15:28 Uttoxeter

Rialannah

11st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Lucy Wadham

2-3 for this yard after 2m7f/2m4f good-ground wins around Fakenham; dictated modest fractions the last time and this will be tougher off 4lb higher, but she doesn't have to lead and has to be respected.

7/1

1st

7

4th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 1y

Class 2

17:13 Fakenham

Rialannah

11st 1lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Lucy Wadham

Came good for Lucy Wadham at second attempt, winning readily here (2m7f, good) three weeks ago; should be okay back at 2m4f and recent 5lb rise does not look excessive; could have more to offer for new stable.

6/1

1st

5

13th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 95y

Class 4

14:40 Fakenham

Rialannah

11st 11lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Lucy Wadham

0-15 over hurdles but posted some good efforts for the Joel Parkinson-Sue Smith stable last term and ran a big race when fifth on recent seasonal/stable debut at Uttoxeter (2m4f, good to soft); will be suited by this move back up in trip; one to consider.

4/1

Form: 61 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Unlikely that she was helped by a funereal gallop when beaten 8l at Aintree and she was nicely on top at the finish when accounting for a winning pointer from the Henderson yard on soft ground at Warwick; probably a good prospect.
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5th

3

23rd Apr 2026

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 2

15:30 Warwick

Rula Bula

11st 8lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Last season started well but petered out and it might be happening again, as although it wasn't a bad run behind Cheltenham Festival heroine White Noise two starts back, Chepstow last time was underwhelming (well behind Siog Geal; soft ground no excuse).

20/1

7th

3

15th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 3f 100y

Class 3

15:55 Chepstow

Rula Bula

11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Narrowly made a successful reappearance at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) off 5lb lower; worrying that last season petered out after starting well, though it was by no means a bad run at Newbury when 11l behind White Noise who won the Dawn Run at Cheltenham on Thursday; goes well fresh.

6/1

1st

3

2nd Nov 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 33y

Class 4

15:47 Carlisle

Rula Bula

11st 12lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Won a maiden hurdle on last season's return before delivering her best form yet when second in Newbury Listed race (2m, good to soft); her three runs after the turn of the year were disappointing, leaving her with a point to prove now.

10/1

Abandoned

Form: 0-6

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Half-sister to the stable's classy Lookaway; well beaten here in February and perhaps flattered off a modest pace when under 5l away back here in October (behind Looking As You Are); now tongue tied; others would appear to have more going for them.
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5th

10

13th Feb 2024

Soft

2m 3f 110y

Class 4

13:55 Lingfield

Sans Choix

11st 6lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

Wasn't beaten far in the second of three bumpers, at Huntingdon in October, and flew too high in a Listed Doncaster race in December; unraced on slower than good to soft and likely best watched on hurdle debut.

25/1

11th

12

15th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 1

14:50 Doncaster

Sans Choix

11st 2lb

J: Bryony Frost

T: Neil King

Half-sister to the stable's classy Lookaway; well beaten in February and perhaps flattered off a modest pace when under 5l away back at Huntingdon in October (behind two of these); now tongue tied; others would appear to have more going for them.

50/1

Form: 2

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Point form is nothing to shout about but she was a market springer when a front-running second at Warwick (soft) last month, where a Skelton newcomer skipped clear when it mattered; has something to find.
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6th

8

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 4

15:00 Bangor-on-Dee

The Secret Pearl

11st 6lb

J: Bryan Carver

T: Alex Hales

Won a mares' maiden at Market Rasen (2m, good) last April; runner-up in first two handicaps during the winter but she's been disappointing in last two runs; bit to prove but mark is sliding and she's had wind surgery since her latest effort at Fontwell last month; not ruled out.

14/1

4th

5

8th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

15:05 Fontwell

The Secret Pearl

11st 9lb

J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

T: Alex Hales

Absent since slightly disappointing run at Aintree on Boxing Day but returned from break with two good seconds over 2m4f in the autumn (good/soft) and has good claims if back at that level here.

6/1

1

15th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 4

17:35 Fontwell

The Secret Pearl

11st 7lb

J: Harry Bannister

T: Alex Hales

Creditable sixth of 15 in Grade 2 novices' handicap at Newbury (2m4f, good) in March and rallied well to snatch narrow win in Market Rasen maiden (2m, good) last month; leading contender.

13/8

Non-runners

Listentoyourheart

Verdict

Ben Pauling’s MAGICAL ANNIE was bought for £140,000 after winning at Galway and her proven ability in the mud ticks a big box. Rula Bula (second choice), Future Fortune and Looking As You Are are next on the list.[Alistair Jones]

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Magical Annie

LAMBOURN:

Future Fortune

The Times:

Listentoyourheart

D Express:

Rula Bula

RP RATINGS:

Magical Annie

POSTDATA:

Magical Annie

WEST COUNTRY:

Magical Annie

The Sun:

Magical Annie

The Star:

Magical Annie

Daily Record:

Magical Annie

Telegraph:

Future Fortune

Daily Mirror:

Listentoyourheart