April 24 / 15.35 Ludlow

15.35

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Dave Newnes 60th Birthday Mares’ Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

  • Prize money: £4224.8
  • 2m 5f 55y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Dave Newnes 60th Birthday Mares’ Novices’ Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 10-556

Last run: 59 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won two AW bumpers at start of last year and made quite encouraging hurdle debut in November (2m4f), but has disappointed in both outings this year (2m3f/2m); makes handicap debut with a bit to prove.
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Verdict Starting price

9

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:10 Ludlow

Ici La Reine

10st 9lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Mel Rowley

Two bumper wins early in 2023 kicked off her career but she's struggled over hurdles and pulled up on recent chase debut; fourth run for this yard and they now turn to headgear.

20/1

9

23rd Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:10 Ludlow

Ici La Reine

10st 9lb

J: Shane Quinlan

T: Mel Rowley

Two bumper wins early in 2023 kicked off her career but she's struggled over hurdles and pulled up on recent chase debut; fourth run for this yard and they now turn to headgear.

20/1

3

2nd Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 48y

Class 5

14:55 Exeter

Ici La Reine

11st 6lb

J: Charlie Deutsch

T: Mel Rowley

Two bumper wins for previous yard but she's generally struggled in six hurdle runs and was last of ten in a Southwell handicap (2m, good to soft) last month; dropped another 5lb but has plenty to prove back up in trip on chase debut.

6/1

Form: -35753

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Placed in two good-ground bumpers last year and posted her most encouraging of three hurdle runs when third of six here (2m, soft) three weeks ago; moves back up in trip for her handicap debut and has plenty of scope for further progress now back on a sound surface.
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3rd

6

8th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

13:45 Huntingdon

Of Course You Can

11st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Neil Mulholland

in touch with leaders, prominent from 5th, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakening when lost second inside final 110yds

3/1

3rd

6

8th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

Class 4

13:45 Huntingdon

Of Course You Can

11st 1lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Neil Mulholland

in touch with leaders, prominent from 5th, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakening when lost second inside final 110yds

3/1

12th

20

17th Apr 2025

Good

2m 4f 56y

Class 2

14:45 Cheltenham

Of Course You Can

10st 2lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Neil Mulholland

in touch with leaders

20/1

Form: 36404

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability in bumpers (once on good ground) before fairly respectable fourth of seven on hurdling debut at Wincanton (2m5f, heavy) in December; well beaten twice since, though, and needs improvement on this handicap debut.
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10

26th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 2

15:30 Cartmel

Musique De Fee

10st 12lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Georgina Nicholls

Thriving mare gained a third victory at Hereford (3m1f) before a good third over C&D two days ago; she's not taken lightly in her current mood.

4/1

10

26th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 2

15:30 Cartmel

Musique De Fee

10st 12lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Georgina Nicholls

Thriving mare gained a third victory at Hereford (3m1f) before a good third over C&D two days ago; she's not taken lightly in her current mood.

4/1

3rd

3

24th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 83y

Class 3

17:05 Cartmel

Musique De Fee

11st 8lb

J: Joshua Bryan

T: Georgina Nicholls

3-5 since cheekpieces were fitted in March, the latest win gained in four-runner race at Hereford (3m1f, good) a fortnight ago; did that very easily and latest 6lb rise does not look excessive; good chance.

15/8

Form: 875-FP

Last run: 160 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish maiden; bettered low-key stable debut when very respectable fifth in this race a year ago (good to soft), but was pulled up in November, after a break, and has been absent again since.
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6th

4

24th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

19:00 Hereford

Chinook

11st 10lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

In rear throughout when sixth at Ludlow (2m5f, good) in April and and fell there 12 days ago; now 0-13 over hurdles; needs the addition of blinkers to give her a good boost here.

33/1

6th

4

24th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 147y

Class 5

19:00 Hereford

Chinook

11st 10lb

J: Sean Houlihan

T: Sheila Lewis

In rear throughout when sixth at Ludlow (2m5f, good) in April and and fell there 12 days ago; now 0-13 over hurdles; needs the addition of blinkers to give her a good boost here.

33/1

8

12th May 2024

Good

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:38 Ludlow

Chinook

10st 13lb

J: Joe Anderson

T: Sheila Lewis

Ex-Irish maiden; easily best of five starts for new yard came in April 2023, four runs back, when fifth of 13 over C&D; 6lb lower today but needs a revival on this second run since her winter break.

14/1

Form: 0-0P58

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Displayed minor promise when fifth in Hereford maiden (2m3f, good) in January and may not have handled the heavy ground when struggling on handicap debut in February, but others have much more obvious claims.
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7

23rd Oct 2024

Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 5

16:45 Fontwell

Jaunty Belle

10st 2lb

J: Conor Ring

T: David Rees

Ran much better than 30l defeat might suggest when fourth under very positive ride here (2m5f, good to soft; first-time blinkers) last month but she's effectively on the same mark from 2lb out of the weights today and has now been unplaced all eight hurdling starts; cheekpieces refitted.

14/1

4th

4

8th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 5

13:55 Fontwell

Jaunty Belle

10st 8lb

J: Jay Tidball

T: David Rees

prominent, led after 1st, bad mistake 2nd, joined 3rd, not fluent 5th

16/1

Form: 37-2P3 BF

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 2lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
0-7 over hurdles but placed in two of her three handicaps, more recently when third at Taunton (3m, soft) last month; likely to be right in the thick of things again.
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1st

6

15th Jun 2024

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 5

19:10 Uttoxeter

Giulietta

11st 5lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Placed in four of her first five handicaps (once over 3m) before drawing clear to win easily by 11l at Worcester (2m4f, good) on Thursday; will be of strong interest if she makes a quick reappearance under 7lb penalty here.

5/2

1st

7

13th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

21:00 Worcester

Giulietta

10st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

No match for wide-margin winner when second at Southwell last month and now 0-9 over hurdles but ended last season with two good efforts (3m/2m5f) and ought to make her presence felt here.

5/1

6

14th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

17:35 Southwell

Giulietta

11st 4lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

0-8 over hurdles but placed twice this spring; ran big race in defeat when close second at Ludlow (2m5f, good) three weeks ago and won't mind if there's rain about here; ought to be right in the thick of things again.

11/4

Form: 5465

Last run: 64 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Unexposed after only four hurdle runs, but was soundly beaten when last of five on handicap debut at Taunton (3m, soft) in February and needs today's faster ground to show her in a much better light.
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1st

8

12th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

14:08 Bangor-on-Dee

Bridget Mary

10st 11lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Rebecca Curtis

Won soft-ground chase off 1lb lower at Stratford (2m3f) in October and reverts to fences after two respectable hurdle runs in cheekpieces this year; will be suited by today's trip-and-ground conbination and probably won't be far away.

6/1

1st

8

12th Apr 2025

Good

3m 0f 30y

Class 5

14:08 Bangor-on-Dee

Bridget Mary

10st 11lb

J: Jamie Brace

T: Rebecca Curtis

midfield, headway 8th, prominent 10th, led before 2 out, went clear when shaken up run-in, comfortably

6/1

3rd

6

21st Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

14:08 Ffos Las

Bridget Mary

11st 1lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Rebecca Curtis

0-10 over hurdles but won a soft-ground chase in the autumn and ran well when fourth in first-time cheekpieces at Chepstow (2m3f, soft) last month; good ground also suits; one to consider.

100/30

Form: 249864

Last run: 29 days

W: 10st 7lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on handicap debut in February but her keeping-on fourth at Taunton (3m, soft) last month was much more encouraging; she was over 6l behind Giulietta there, but is open to further progress and her bumper form suggests today's faster ground will suit.
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10th

9

20th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Warwick

Emma Hamilton

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Form figures of 131 since wearing a visor, the wins at Ludlow (3m, good) and Uttoxeter (2m6f, soft); may progress further in the retained headgear, provided she copes with another drop back in trip; shortlisted.

7/2

10th

9

20th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 0y

Class 5

14:40 Warwick

Emma Hamilton

11st 5lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Henry Daly

Form figures of 131 since wearing a visor, the wins at Ludlow (3m, good) and Uttoxeter (2m6f, soft); may progress further in the retained headgear, provided she copes with another drop back in trip; shortlisted.

7/2

1st

14

20th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 6f 45y

Class 5

14:40 Uttoxeter

Emma Hamilton

10st 2lb

J: Alice Stevens

T: Henry Daly

pressed leaders, raced in second 3rd, pressed leader 7th

9/1

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Selections

The Times:

Giulietta

SPOTLIGHT:

Of Course You Can

LAMBOURN:

Ici La Reine

RP RATINGS:

Of Course You Can

POSTDATA:

Of Course You Can

Daily Record:

Of Course You Can

Telegraph:

Giulietta

The Guardian:

Giulietta

Daily Mail:

Giulietta

D Express:

Giulietta

Daily Mirror:

Giulietta

The Star:

Giulietta