April 01 / 13.57 Fakenham

13.57

Good

Cecil & Sheila Buttifant Memorial Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 0f 3y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Cecil & Sheila Buttifant Memorial Mares’ Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 22-1P2 D BF

Last run: 63 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Two 2m wins in 2023, last February (good to soft) and May (good), and ran well in defeat over C&D in between; she doesn't really fall into the progressive category but was caught on the hop by an improver (now rated 16lb higher) at Plumpton in January and shouldn't be far away back here.
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6

18th Jun 2024

Good

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

13:30 Stratford

Glance At Me

10st 13lb

J: James Martin

T: Andrew J Martin

Posted career-best performance when winning at Fakenham (2m, good) in April and will be fine over today's longer trip but two very disappointing runs have followed and he now has a point to prove.

10/1

5

5th Jun 2024

Good

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

16:40 Newton Abbot

Glance At Me

11st 4lb

J: James Martin

T: Andrew J Martin

3-14 over hurdles with her most recent win coming in April at Fakenham (2m, good) ridden by James Martin; flopped when favourite at Plumpton in May; remains on a career-high mark and needs to leave that latest effort behind but is probably capable of doing so.

6/1

7th

4

12th May 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 195y

Class 5

15:50 Plumpton

Glance At Me

11st 9lb

J: James Martin

T: Andrew J Martin

Beat Andapa to win this race on good ground a year ago and added to her tally at Fakenham (2m, good) six weeks ago; back up to her career-high mark today but ought to give this a good shot.

9/2

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4/1

  • Place: £3.40

Form: 52/22- D

Last run: 460 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Looked promising when winning Wetherby bumper in 2020 but hurdle career didn't progress as it might have and now back from another absence; however, her best form gives her a good chance now handicapping (mark dropped 6lb since first assessed) and market helpful; no aids today.
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4th

2

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Billams Legacy

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

in touch with leaders

9/4

4th

2

27th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 53y

Class 5

15:10 Hereford

Billams Legacy

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Fergal O’Brien

in touch with leaders

9/4

1st

3

17th Jul 2024

Good

1m 7f 168y

Class 4

14:10 Uttoxeter

Billams Legacy

11st 4lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Runner-up on the last seven of her ten hurdling starts, including a C&D handicap in April; her limitations are exposed but there is nothing obviously wrong with her attitude and she has a good chance at the weights in this run-of-the-mill maiden; suited by good and soft ground.

2/1

Form: 39-34

Last run: 147 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Won Irish point on yielding in 2022; has shaped quite nicely in bumper company and over hurdles for this yard, running well for a long way at Hereford (2m, good) in November; handicaps more suitable and should improve.
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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: 212609 D

Last run: 136 days

W: 11st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Two handicap hurdle wins at 2m on good but her finishing has let her down in three most recent attempts, the latest for new yard in November; kept to the AW since and reservations back hurdling.
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8th

8

(4)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

16:10 Southwell (AW)

Vision Of Hope

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Pearce

Touched off on Flat in May and over hurdles in July; well beaten on last two starts (Flat/hurdles) but she won at this track two winters back and also had serious form here early in 2024, so she can't be dismissed.

14/1

8th

8

(4)

31st Oct 2024

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 5

16:10 Southwell (AW)

Vision Of Hope

9st 1lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Pearce

Touched off on Flat in May and over hurdles in July; well beaten on last two starts (Flat/hurdles) but she won at this track two winters back and also had serious form here early in 2024, so she can't be dismissed.

14/1

Form: 598

Last run: 80 days

W: 10st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Six Flat wins in 2023, five on turf in France; modest on AW for this yard and jumping technique was scratchy to start with but she's on a very low mark for handicap debut; hard to ignore for trainer who is 13-33 with hurdlers here; first-time cheekpieces added to refitted tongue-tie.
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5th

4

(2)

11th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 3f 179y

Class 6

15:30 Leicester

Rebel Angel

10st 0lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: David Pipe

in rear

14/1

5th

3

(2)

18th Jul 2024

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:10 Chepstow

Rebel Angel

9st 9lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: David Pipe

Retains some ability but consistency isn't her forte; drops in trip and she holds each-way claims at a track she's run well at before.

10/1

Form: 8741F3 C

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 2lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Four wins divided between this track (2m4f) and Taunton (2m); however she was running flat when falling two starts ago and was beaten a long way at Wincanton since; a revival can only be guessed at.
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10th

12

1st Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 179y

Class 5

16:50 Wincanton

Sawpit Sienna

10st 2lb

J: Benjamin Macey

T: Samuel Drinkwater

11yo mare who has not won in over two years and was tailed off at Taunton (2m3f, good) last month; others are preferred.

16/1

10th

10

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 3f 1y

Class 5

17:10 Taunton

Sawpit Sienna

10st 2lb

J: Miss Clara Brewitt

T: Samuel Drinkwater

A dual course scorer but this veteran mare came in last of five in 2m Lingfield handicap last month; others are preferred.

16/1

5th

6

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

13:35 Lingfield

Sawpit Sienna

10st 2lb

J: Murray Dodd

T: Samuel Drinkwater

Not lasting out over longer trips this term, so return to 2m makes sense, but it's over five years since she was last able to win outside mares-only company; 6lb out of the weights.

16/1

Form: 5-505P

Last run: 59 days

W: 10st 8lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Had few chances but she hasn't proved her stamina as yet and was pulled up on handicap debut at Catterick (1m7f, soft) after making the running; had wind surgery since; looks best watched.
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7

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Bleue Verte

10st 5lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Richard Hobson

0-6 over hurdles and holds weak claims on form; chance depends on whether she improves for the switch to fences.

8/1

7

14th Apr 2024

Soft

2m 4f 194y

Class 5

17:17 Hereford

Bleue Verte

10st 5lb

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Richard Hobson

0-6 over hurdles and holds weak claims on form; chance depends on whether she improves for the switch to fences.

8/1

7th

7

1st Apr 2024

Good

2m 0f 3y

Class 5

13:57 Fakenham

Bleue Verte

10st 8lb

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Richard Hobson

Had few chances but she hasn't proved her stamina as yet and was pulled up on handicap debut at Catterick (1m7f, soft) after making the running; had wind surgery since; looks best watched.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.40
Straight Forecast £26.54
Trifecta £98.00

Selections

The Times:

Glance At Me

SPOTLIGHT:

Omaha Wish

WEST COUNTRY:

Billams Legacy

POSTDATA:

Sawpit Sienna

RP RATINGS:

Omaha Wish

Daily Mail:

Omaha Wish

Telegraph:

Glance At Me

The Guardian:

Glance At Me

The Sun:

Glance At Me

Daily Record:

Glance At Me

D Express:

Billams Legacy

Daily Mirror:

Billams Legacy

The Star:

Sawpit Sienna