12.55
GoodRoy Couchman Memorial Mares’ Maiden Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div I)
- Prize money: £4193.42
- 1m 7f 168y
- Class 4
- 8 runners
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
7/1 (Won)
- Win: £4.34
- Place: £1.20
Form: 22-
Last run: 191 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
22nd Mar 2025 Good 2m 0f 51y Class 2 |
11st 11lb |
Below par at Wincanton in December and turned over at odds-on at Ludlow last month, following wind surgery; however, she's not ruled out in view of the promise she showed on her first two hurdle starts in November. |
6/1 |
15/8
- Place: £1.20
Form: 1433-
Last run: 237 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 8 |
21st Mar 2026 Good To Soft 3m 0f 100y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Won 2m4f handicap at Sandown (soft) in December and she ran well in defeat in Listed/Grade 2 races on next two starts (2m4f/1m7f, good/soft); mid-race unseat at Cheltenham last week; she's a half-sister to a 3m2f winner and it's possible this new trip will be within range; in with a chance. |
8/1 |
|
5 |
12th Mar 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 56y Class 1 |
11st 5lb |
Followed a clearcut handicap win at Sandown (2m4f, soft) with a good fourth to Nurse Susan in a Listed event there in January; another sound effort when a rallying third of four in 2m Ascot mares' Grade 2 (soft) since; the return to further will suit but she has plenty to find on form. |
66/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
17th Jan 2026 Good To Soft 1m 7f 157y Class 1 |
11st 2lb |
Keeps getting better and she followed a clearcut handicap win at Sandown (2m4f, soft) with a good fourth to Nurse Susan in a Listed event over the same C&D two weeks ago; 4lb better off with that rival today and there's unlikely to be much between them. |
5/1 |
6/1
- Place: £1.80
Form: /705-2
Last run: 179 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Filly
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 4 |
4th May 2026 Good 2m 0f 54y Class 4 |
11st 11lb |
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 |
11st 6lb |
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 |
11st 9lb |
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 |
5/2
Form: 1-0 D
Last run: 184 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 5 |
1st Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won a Hereford bumper (2m, good to soft) on rules debut in March and she wasn't disgraced in a Grade 3 event at Punchestown two months later; closely related to a US hurdle winner (2m1f/2m2f) and she's a key player now switched to this sphere on her return. |
5/2 |
|
4th 5 |
1st Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Won a Hereford bumper (2m, good to soft) on rules debut in March and she wasn't disgraced in a Grade 3 event at Punchestown two months later; closely related to a US hurdle winner (2m1f/2m2f) and she's a key player now switched to this sphere on her return. |
5/2 |
|
10th 10 |
1st May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 132y |
11st 11lb |
Won a bumper at Hereford in March; hard to assess in the context of this race; others preferred. |
20/1 |
66/1
Form: 7P
Last run: 56 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
16th Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
held up in rear, bit short of room on inner with one circuit to go, headway 7th, weakened quickly 2 out, pulled up approaching last |
14/1 |
|
7 |
16th Nov 2024 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 5 |
10st 5lb |
held up in rear, bit short of room on inner with one circuit to go, headway 7th, weakened quickly 2 out, pulled up approaching last |
14/1 |
|
5th 4 |
1st Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Arguably shaped with more promise than 29l defeat suggests on her Worcester debut (2m, good) in August, but she failed to build on that when pulled up at Bangor the following month. |
66/1 |
4/1
Form: 22-
Last run: 281 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 8 |
6th Mar 2025 Good To Soft 1m 7f 50y Class 4 |
11st 0lb |
Runner-up in both bumpers (soft/good to soft) and things may click over hurdles at some stage, but she's yet to shine in this discipline. |
14/1 |
|
5th 7 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Runner-up in both her bumpers but hasn't jumped well in two hurdles, finishing tailed off here and then departing early at Taunton (25-1); best watched for now. |
25/1 |
|
5th 7 |
8th Feb 2025 Soft 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Runner-up in both her bumpers but hasn't jumped well in two hurdles, finishing tailed off here and then departing early at Taunton (25-1); best watched for now. |
25/1 |
66/1
Form: 9
Last run: 21 days
W: 11st 6lb
6 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
21st Mar 2025 Good 2m 3f 83y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway 10th, went third but pushed along before 4 out, soon lost ground, tired jump 2 out, weakened approaching last |
16/1 |
|
10 |
20th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
held up in rear, no impression after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out |
200/1 |
|
10 |
20th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 4f 0y Class 4 |
10st 11lb |
held up in rear, no impression after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out |
200/1 |
14/1
Form: 5-083
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
25th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
midfield, dropped to rear after 5 out |
8/1 |
|
4 |
25th Nov 2024 Good To Soft 2m 5f 55y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
midfield, dropped to rear after 5 out |
8/1 |
|
8th 3 |
1st Nov 2024 Good 1m 7f 168y Class 4 |
11st 6lb |
Runner-up in good-ground Irish point last spring; down the field in three bumpers after that but she made an encouraging start over hurdles when third of ten at Hereford (2m, good) last month; was 10l adrift in that race but she kept on well and should benefit from the experience; in the mix. |
14/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £12.50 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.97 |
| Trifecta | £43.50 |
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