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SoftCrystal Services Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Prize money: £4356.8
- 2m 4f 114y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Cloudy
7/4 (Won)
- Win: £2.63
- Place: £1.10
Form: -22031 D
Last run: 26 days
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 108
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 4 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
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 |
11st 7lb |
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 |
11st 7lb |
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 |
13/2
- Place: £1.50
Form: 0-6P44
Last run: 9 days
W: 11st 0lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
23rd May 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
11st 2lb |
Now 9lb below the mark of her sole hurdling success (2m3f, heavy), but aptitude for chasing remains unproven, falling mid-race on one attempt and racing too freely on the other. |
33/1 |
|
1 |
24th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 4f 25y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Mid-race faller in sole chase attempt; has a doubt over current form but is nicely treated assuming this return to fences prompts a resurgence; gained sole hurdles success off 5lb higher. |
12/1 |
5/2
- Place: £1.10
Form: 414-37
Last run: 75 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 |
25th Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 12y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Had some hiccups since bumper win, notably when pulled up in both handicaps this winter, over hurdles (2m4f, good) and on chase debut (3m, good to soft); this first 2m run over jumps needs to prompt a big turnaround. |
5/1 |
7/2
Form: 1/
Last run: 686 days
W: 11st 0lb
7 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12th 12 |
18th Jul 2024 Good 2m 7f 0y Class 5 |
11st 3lb |
Won a good-ground Fakenham bumper for Milton Harris in 2022 before a long absence; beaten only 10l in a 1m7f Wincanton maiden in April but well held on both starts since switched to handicaps; needs to improve for the big step back up in trip with cheekpieces and a tongue-tie now added. |
40/1 |
|
9th 1 |
25th Jun 2024 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Won a good-ground Fakenham bumper for Milton Harris in 2021; only 10l away in a Wincanton maiden in April but then never figured at all on handicap debut at Uttoxeter. |
16/1 |
12/1
Form: P6
Last run: 52 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
7th May 2026 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Looked back in good nick when scoring over C&D (good) in March but ran poorly and was pulled up at Uttoxeter last month (trainer blamed the good to soft ground); has become hard to predict. |
7/1 |
|
6 |
28th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 207y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Got back in the groove after three months off when landing a gamble at Huntingdon (2m4f, good) 17 days ago; back up 4lb in the weights but she still looks feasibly treated and has form figures of 12431 under Tom Broughton; key player. |
100/30 |
|
1st 1 |
11th Mar 2026 Good 2m 3f 137y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
A dual 2m hurdles winner last season but she failed to take to chasing early this term before beating only one back in this sphere in 2m4f Wincanton handicap in December; she has plenty to prove after a break. |
33/1 |
66/1
Form: 9
Last run: 299 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
led, soon clear, reduced lead before 3rd |
20/1 |
|
12 |
8th May 2024 Good 2m 5f 164y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
led, soon clear, reduced lead before 3rd |
20/1 |
|
2nd 8 |
14th Apr 2024 Good 1m 7f 195y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
Tailed off in a bumper and suffered the same fate on her switch to hurdling here last month. |
100/1 |
10/1
Form: 6-0
Last run: 32 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
31st Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Half-sister to Sizing Tennessee who won the Ladbrokes Trophy for this yard; hinted at promise when sixth of 18 on sole bumper start in February 2023; well held on hurdling debut 12 months later but was faring slightly better when capsizing at the last at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) in March; not discounted back from break. |
14/1 |
|
4th 2 |
31st Oct 2024 Good To Soft 2m 6f 7y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Half-sister to Sizing Tennessee who won the Ladbrokes Trophy for this yard; hinted at promise when sixth of 18 on sole bumper start in February 2023; well held on hurdling debut 12 months later but was faring slightly better when capsizing at the last at Plumpton (2m4f, soft) in March; not discounted back from break. |
14/1 |
|
2 |
4th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 114y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 6th, outpaced before 3 out |
10/1 |
100/1
Form: FP8-
Last run: 316 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
4th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 4f 114y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
novicey jumping, took keen hold, never going well, pulled up after 6th |
100/1 |
|
8th 4 |
23rd Apr 2023 Good 2m 0f 70y Class 4 |
11st 4lb |
Huge prices and has failed to complete in two hurdle runs, falling early on debut and pulled up at Lingfield in February; now goes in a hood. |
100/1 |
|
3 |
20th Feb 2023 Good To Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
200-1 for hurdle debut at Plumpton 21 days ago when coming to grief at the second flight; can only watch after that. |
200/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.10 |
| Straight Forecast | £10.36 |
| Trifecta | £20.60 |
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