January 31 / 14.45 Exeter

14.45

Good To Soft

Herring Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div I)

  • Prize money: £4084.5
  • 2m 0f 161y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Herring Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div I)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.73
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 23

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won sole Irish point; stuck on well on hurdle debut at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) when taking second to one who has improved since but a slightly haphazard round of jumping followed at Ludlow in November when losing her chance with a blunder two out; capable of upping her game.
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2nd

4

9th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

2m 7f 198y

Class 3

16:25 Taunton

Florencethemachine

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Back from a break and her yard has won two of the last four renewals; has been chasing this season, making all to beat two rivals off 1lb lower at Exeter in November (3m, good); has won twice as a hurdler and should hold every chance.

6/4

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8/1

  • Place: £3.90

Form: 8

Last run: 94 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Dam bred several winning jumpers, some useful; couldn't sustain effort on bumper debut at Aintree (good to soft) in October but open to improvement now hurdling for yard that's won two of the last three runnings.
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4

6th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

17:20 Wincanton

Coco Brave

11st 8lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

prominent, in touch with leaders 4th, mistake 5th, reminders before 6th, overjumped and fell 3 out

15/2

5th

3

21st Jan 2025

Heavy

2m 4f 110y

Class 5

13:20 Leicester

Coco Brave

11st 10lb

J: Chad Bament

T: Anthony Honeyball

Glimpses of promise in a bumper and maiden hurdles; came in for some support on her handicap and seasonal debut at Southwell (2m4f, good) last month, when doing much of the work before weakening to be an 18l third; tongue-tie now goes on and no surprise if she finds an improved finishing effort.

11/2

Form: 66-63

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Has shown promise in bumper company and since hurdling, running quite well on unsuitably heavy ground at Wincanton recently; no surprise to see her do a lot better for the switch to a staying track on less testing going.
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8th

5

19th Apr 2026

Good

3m 0f 217y

Class 2

15:27 Plumpton

Bethpage

11st 7lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Fairly useful mare who has Listed form but was never going well en route to a modest third at Ascot (2m5f) when back from a layoff last time; will need to travel better in this competitive affair.

20/1

3rd

2

29th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 146y

Class 3

17:25 Ascot

Bethpage

11st 12lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Emma Lavelle

Progressive last spring, including 3m/3m2f wins, and good second in Kempton Listed race (2m5f) in November; nearly always races on officially good ground nowadays, so good to soft may excuse a heavy defeat in December when last seen; needs to resume her progress, though, given the career-high mark.

6/1

1st

5

31st May 2025

Good

3m 2f 83y

Class 3

19:30 Stratford

Bethpage

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Emma Lavelle

Returned from wind op with small-field 3m win in March and bettered that form when close second on both outings last month (2m4f/2m7f, also on good ground); major player if this new trip suits.

9/4

Form: 70P-96

Last run: 183 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Minor form in bumpers and over hurdles; has qualified for a modest mark in handicaps and will have a better chance at that level.
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6th

9

22nd Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 3

16:37 Bangor-on-Dee

Feryl Beryl

11st 0lb

J: Jordan Nailor

T: Deborah Cole

Seven-race maiden with a basement mark and has been absent for 12 months.

100/1

4th

8

11th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 6f 7y

Class 5

15:20 Stratford

Feryl Beryl

10st 9lb

J: Chris Ward

T: Deborah Cole

Well beaten in two bumpers and in four races over hurdles, all at around 2m; needs to improve for the longer trip now going into handicaps.

25/1

5th

5

31st Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:45 Exeter

Feryl Beryl

11st 6lb

J: Chris Ward

T: Deborah Cole

Minor form in bumpers and over hurdles; has qualified for a modest mark in handicaps and will have a better chance at that level.

66/1

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W: 11st 6lb

7 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam pulled up both starts in points, half-sister to multiple point winner Jumbul Sale out of prolific point winner; making late start to career and likely to need the run.
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11

28th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

12:15 Taunton

Confused Again

10st 2lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Jackie Du Plessis

Tailed off at triple-figure odds on all three starts (2m); a leap of faith is required to support her but she makes her handicap debut off a basement mark and her dam is from a prolific pointing family, so the step up in trip is an interesting move.

20/1

11

28th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

12:15 Taunton

Confused Again

10st 2lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Jackie Du Plessis

Tailed off at triple-figure odds on all three starts (2m); a leap of faith is required to support her but she makes her handicap debut off a basement mark and her dam is from a prolific pointing family, so the step up in trip is an interesting move.

20/1

6th

6

23rd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

15:05 Exeter

Confused Again

10st 9lb

J: James Best

T: Jackie Du Plessis

Struggled over C&D when a big-priced outsider for last month's belated debut.

100/1

Form: PP

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Out of a half-sister to tough stayer Dawson City and bred to do better at some stage but pulled up all four starts, in two points and two novice hurdles.
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0

1

31st Jan 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 161y

Class 4

14:45 Exeter

Astro Annie

11st 6lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

Out of a half-sister to tough stayer Dawson City and bred to do better at some stage but pulled up all four starts, in two points and two novice hurdles.

100/1

0

3

26th Dec 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 4

12:53 Wincanton

Astro Annie

11st 0lb

J: Freddie Gingell

T: Joe Tizzard

Pulled up in two Irish points earlier this year and also struggled (albeit on heavy ground) when 50-1 for recent rules debut here (2m5f); drops back in trip with tongue-tie added.

100/1

0

2

12th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 5f 82y

Class 4

13:45 Wincanton

Astro Annie

11st 0lb

J: Brendan Powell

T: Joe Tizzard

in touch with leaders, weakened 3 out, soon pulled up

25/1

Form: 88-4

Last run: 51 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Never in the picture in bumpers at Cheltenham and Newbury early in 2023 but she ran much better than the triple-figure odds suggested she would when a close fourth on her hurdle debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft) last month; entitled to improve and makes more appeal than some.
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5th

5

12th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Jackeline

11st 3lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Course winner in 2024 but she failed to take to fences last season and came in last of seven back in this sphere at Newton Abbot (2m) last month; others are much preferred.

12/1

7th

4

4th Apr 2026

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

15:10 Newton Abbot

Jackeline

11st 5lb

J: Daniel Sansom

T: Seamus Mullins

Close third over hurdles at Chepstow (2m, good) in October but she's not taken to fences this winter and has been pulled up in last two starts; bit to prove but she's on a dangerous mark back in this sphere and could be a big factor if she can revive; blinkers worn in last two starts are removed.

8/1

Form: 2-1

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Dam's siblings include Champion Hurdle winner Katchit; fair bumper debut in May 2022 but wasn't seen again until December when she outclassed a newcomer and an Irish point winner at Plumpton (good to soft); likely type now hurdling.
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Exacta £2.10
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Trifecta £12.70

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